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Wayward Sparkles

Stories of this life gone astray

Conversations

Interesting conversations I’ve had with various people or have overheard because I was being nosy.

Deal or No Deal?

January 7, 2021 by M.L. James

David told me this morning that I’ve cost us something like $80 a month.

Categories Conversations, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life 6 Comments

The Buffalo Not in the Room

July 29, 2020July 26, 2020 by M.L. James

Is mozzarella all the same, though, really?

Categories Conversations, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, The Challenge, This Writing Life Tags communication fails, different types of mozzarella cheese, different types of pasta noodles, family conversations, going to the grocery store, humor, lasagna, mozzarella cheese, substitutions, wives vs. husbands 34 Comments

Barking Time

July 21, 2020July 19, 2020 by M.L. James

Sometime between the hours of 6 and 8 PM is barking time.

Categories Check this out, Conversations, Events in Our Lives, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life Tags buddy, Conversations with my family, dogs, dogs barking, family rituals, humor, Iggy, laugh therapy 18 Comments

To Post or Not to Post

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 by M.L. James

It happened very quickly.

Categories Conversations, Events in Our Lives, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life Tags Ancient Aliens, blogging issues, chaos, controversial topics, creativity, egos, God, human nature, humor, kinds of blog posts, misunderstandings, music, taboo subjects, writer group issues 44 Comments

David: Thursday, June 18, 2020

June 28, 2020June 21, 2020 by M.L. James

“Hey, you didn’t throw my coffee out from this morning, did you?”

Categories Conversations, Events in Our Lives, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life Tags adverse reaction to meds, David, ER staff, family crisis, first responders, health scare, heroes, Lauren 50 Comments

Now We’re Cooking

June 7, 2020June 6, 2020 by M.L. James

We won’t talk about the beer cheese soup fiasco, though. Nope. We will not revisit that.

Categories Conversations, Events in Our Lives, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life Tags Covid 19, grilling, humor, restaurant food vs. homecooking, stresses of cooking, summertime problems 16 Comments

Happy 85th Birthday, Lucy, aka A Night to Remember!

December 30, 2019December 9, 2019 by M.L. James

I pray that He also has a sense of humor, which I fully suspect He does because…humans. 

Categories Check this out, Conversations, Events in Our Lives, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life 26 Comments

Advil, please

November 13, 2019November 10, 2019 by M.L. James

Am I giving you a headache, Mother?

Categories Conversations, From Lemons to Arnold Palmers, This Writing Life Tags Conversations with my family, Family, headache, humor, judging, philosophical questions kids ask, Right, Wrong 26 Comments
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