Author: rugby843

I am a widow since 2013 and live by myself in a small apartment. I use a wheelchair to get around, but I wouldn't consider myself disabled. I'm 11 years away from having bladder cancer resulting in a urostomy and I'm doing well. This cancer was a result of having radiation in 1995 because of uterine cancer. So have faith in yourself, a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. My first try at blogging was an attempt to help other people with my condition. I am a mother of three married children, and a grandmother to eight gorgeous kids, featuring them often here, and a great grandmother to two as of today, 6/7/25! I enjoy exploring my feelings and like to try the challenges. I like humor, music, movies, games, and some sports. I absolutely appreciate your reading and commenting on my blog. I am happy to read all of your blogs and learn more about you. Please comment however you like, ask whatever, and I'll answer honestly. Thanks for reading! Cheryl

Carrot Ranch Fiction

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

***

Sparkling in the sun, I enjoy your visit on my lawn. However temporary your stay, please know how delighted I am by your presence. A gathering of such distinctive individualized crystals, all shaped and patterned differently by Mother Nature’s wisdom. How does she perform such a miracle for us? I doubt we’ll ever know all of her secrets. Scientists with learned minds from different eras study you in their laboratories trying to explain to us why you exist as such unique creatures, but they are only guessing. How can they possibly decipher the ins and outs of such beauty?

99 words

***

https://carrotranch.com/2021/04/01/april-1-flash-fiction-challenge-2/

A2Z 4-1-21

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

A is for apple. . .nah, just kidding, but remember that old jumping rope game? I guess that shows my age because I do not see children jumping rope any more. It was fun and good exercise and usually took place out of doors–all actions to aid their health. There were no tablets, video games, or computers making you vegetate on a couch or chair. Yes, an old fashioned concept.

***

https://rugby843.blog