Category Archives: Lesson 5

Exercise 1: Key scenes from my memoir “Head sticking into the Gladioli Careering down the road in my blue “”Ferrari’ In the hospital ward with prople dying from what I was suffering from My retirement function Going to a bar … Continue reading →

The Warshing Machine “Why do I have to wash my own clothes? My Mom always does all the clothes washing” my Granddaughter complained to me.” I had been called to come visit a week with my teen age granddaughter while … Continue reading →

“What on earth is our store doing on TV?” I said pointing accusatorily at the television set on the shelf above the cash register in the antique shop. “Oh lady, there was a really bad earthquake in California this morning. … Continue reading →

I did not want to sit down. Every time I sit down I’d start shaking my right leg like crazy. My dad used to ask, “What are you doing, pumping for oil?” So, instead of pumping for oil I took … Continue reading →

Dad pulled the top of the sardines. A briny, metallic scent attracted Fuzznuts to the kitchen. Fuzznuts, Dad’s yellow tomcat, meowed loudly and clawed his pants leg. “Hey girls, I have a snack for you,” Dad laughed. “Eewww, no,” we … Continue reading →

Cautiously, I balanced the seven milkshakes on my lap, contained in two drink carriers from our local fast food restaurant. Howie leapt from our white minivan and began unbuckling the smallest of the children from their seats. He yelled at … Continue reading →