Word for 5/21 – Brother

My house is still in chaos from the wallpapering adventure.  I thought I would find a picture of my brother to scan and share.  But where oh where can they be?  It finally came to me to take a photo of the picture my brother made for me while he was still he high school.  It was not a priority project  (or maybe he was short on supplies) and he painted white over a couple of spots in the background.  Even with these flaws I have always had it hanging somewhere where ever I have lived.  Once I moved to my current location it has always had a place in my piano studio.

Word for 5/20 – Optionally

I love rhubarb pie.  Optionally I could have kept it all to myself but I limited myself to two pieces.  I forced the other 3/4 of the pie onto the  men working on wallpapering and insulating  my house.

Word for 5/19 – Lying

I have had a dumpster lying on my front lawn all week,

but it will be disappearing tomorrow.

Word for 5/18 – Mandate

There is only one mandate in our household — the cat, Zoe, gets to do whatever she wishes.

And mostly she wants to drape herself over this old coach and sleep.

Word for 5/17 – Billion

I am not a big number person.  I count my pennies.  I value a dollar.  I can stretch myself to deal with things in the hundreds, even the thousands.  But when it comes to a billion I am lost.  And looking online to deal with today’s word I found out that I have a very good reason for my inability to comprehend a billion or beyond:If part of the world claims a billion has 9 zeros behind it but another part of the word says 12 zeros I don’t feel as bad.   (And yes I know I skipped saying whether or not the concept of a million is in my range of comprehension.  I’m waiting to decide on that one.)

Word for 5/16 – Backspace

There it is, the backspace button on my computer keyboard.

 A backspace option to life sounds scary.

A delete button might be too tempting.   But a pause button, now that strikes me as a great option.

Word for 5/15 – Twenty

A twenty gram asparagus stock.

Word for 5/14 – Order

My husband’s utensils are poised to dive into his order of bacon and French toast.

Word for 5/13 – Stark

This upstate NY church has a plain and rather stark interior.

Word for 5/12 – Trail

This sign marks the trail to a National Trust country estate in Bodmin, Cornwall, England which I visited last spring.