Walk With Me
or bike or horse ride – with me along this delightful island of Jersey(c) Sherri Matthews 2015
This Is Lockdown
The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol I
Congress of Rough Writers Awards
Lady By The River: Stories of Perseverance
Heart Whispers: A Poetry Anthology
Slices of Life: An Anthology of True Stories
The Lighthouse Award
Wonderful You!
Category Archives: Family Life
A Lingering Look At Windows: High Voltage Tattoo Parlor
Tattoos anyone? It’s been a while since I posted some photos for Dawn’s A Lingering Look At Windows challenge so to get started up again, I’m spicing things up a bit. Well, for me anyway! Your average English country garden … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Aspie Girl On The Move
It occurred to me recently that where I live now is the longest I’ve lived in one house (six years) for the past 35 years. Up until now, it would have been five years but the average ‘stay’ was … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Letters Of A 17th Century Prisoner
This week’s Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge is to share a photograph with letters, any letters. As Cheri puts it: ‘As you look through your lens, think about how your image might convey something bigger: a snapshot of how we … Continue reading
True Crime, Freesias and a Happy Easter
My conversations with my dad are not what most daughters have with their fathers. For one thing, they are held over the telephone most Sundays when he calls me from home prison. For another, our conversations aren’t exactly run-of-the-mill. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, My California, My Dad's Alcoholic Prison
Tagged Alcoholism, California, Childhood memories, Dogs, Easter, Family Life, Freesias, Jesus, Laci Peterson, prison, True Crime
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The Best Conversations Are In Cars
Since sharing in my last post about all the different writing voices screaming in my head, I’ve managed to quieten down a few of them, although not enough to feel too smug. Not smug at all in fact. Still, my … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Memoir, My California
Tagged California, Cars, Childhood memories, Family Life, Memoir, School, School Children, writing
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The Luck of the Irish and My Californian Earthquake
Today is St Patrick’s Day, as if you didn’t know. You would think that since I am a quarter Irish thanks to my paternal grandmother, I would be leaping about all over the place to the strains of Riverdance (and … Continue reading
Making My Way Back To You Now…
Oh sunny, happy Monday morning to you all dear friends! I hope you all had a super weekend. I’ve missed you…I’ve been away from my laptop since posting on Friday. Son Nicky spent the weekend with us celebrating Hubby’s birthday … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Friendship
Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Blogging, Friendship, thank you
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Far From Okay But I Want To Be Happy
Do you ever feel so weighed down that you want to stay in bed, pull the covers up over your head and go to sleep for days on end? That’s how I’ve been feeling lately. No spring in my step, … Continue reading
A Lingering Look at Windows: Beautiful Bordeilles, Rural France
This week’s A Lingering Look at Windows, Dawn’s wonderfully laid back weekly photo challenge, has me remembering a visit to the delightful town of Bordeilles in the Dordogne region of southwestern France in the summer of 2012. Transported as I was … Continue reading
A View From My Summerhouse 