Category Archives: Creative Work

Various types of written pieces for the entertainment of our community.

Cruise Control

by Fred Prout Sometimes your life seems to go in one direction. Always forward. A super highway. Doing things. Going places. People. We collect people. And places. Like a bee collects pollen. Life on cruise control. New places. Different people. … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, Featured, General Interest | Tagged | 4 Comments

The Case of the Kidnapped Housekeepers

One thing’s for certain at The Home For Senior Delinquents. Every day is a new adventure. Breakfast this morning. We have a buffet breakfast that starts at eight am. Some of our folks get there ten to fifteen minutes early, … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, Featured, General Interest | Tagged | 5 Comments

Do Unto Others

by Jackie Barker (lot 130) The whole world seems to be going crazy. Road rage, looting of stores by gangs and Karens beyond count are in the news every day. What can be done to stop these insane behaviors? Perhaps … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, General Interest | 7 Comments

Humanity

By Ruby Bonham Is humanity progressing or regressing? Technology has had a major impact on the way we perceive things The media stirs the pot, keeping people in an agitated state and prone to violence. Truth and fact finding are … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, General Interest, Opinion/Editorial | Tagged | 1 Comment

Dryer Shrinkage

By Ruby Bonham Over the years my clothes have mysteriously shrunk in the dryer.  One day they fit then surprise, they don’t.  After much investigation I concluded it must be the dryer.  To prevent this anomaly, I have kept two … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, General Interest | Tagged | 2 Comments

“Cruise on the Danube River with Dennis Hellawell”

Dennis Hellawell is sharing the slide show of his 12 day river cruise on the Danube River. It was a trip from The Black Sea in Romania to Budapest, Hungary and included stops in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Hungary. … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, General Interest | 3 Comments

Getting Old Ain’t for Sissies

“Getting old ain’t for sissies”. How many times have we heard that phrase? Of course we always thought it applied to someone else – not us. When did we cross that age barrier into Senior Citizen? Just yesterday we were … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, Featured, General Interest | Tagged | 5 Comments

Psychic Strings

A recent conversation with T Rex. About weirdness, coincidence and who knows what. “I Was never going to tell this story. It is a 100% true account of, probably, the weirdest event of my life. I didn’t want to share … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, Featured, General Interest | Tagged | 7 Comments

Life is a Circus

Everybody loves the circus. Nonstop fun and excitement. Danger too. There’s a good reason the trapeze artists have a safety net. No matter how many years of practice, pain and sweat trying to be one unit, a team, they are … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, Featured, General Interest | Tagged | 2 Comments

Second Chances

Since losing Ed, then DeDe and finally Dolly, I wasn’t sure I wanted to open my heart to future loss again. I was fine, no dog bowls, toys or dog beds cluttering the house. I still got up to feed … Continue reading

Posted in Creative Work, Featured, General Interest, Life at Timber Valley | Tagged | 6 Comments