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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: My California
Write Dance Believe
Before I dared to call myself a writer, before I could ever imagine seeing even a single word of mine in print, before I knew what a blog was, I read this: ‘When your life’s seasons, assignments or relationships change, … Continue reading
The Power Of Surprise
In early summer of 2001, Eldest Son gave me a fabric CD holder inscribed with the name of his high school and date of his graduation. Ideal for holding CDs for my car, when I opened it, I noticed there … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Flash Fiction, My California, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, California, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Health, love, music, Power, Time, Walking, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Spooktacular Snacks For A Healthy Halloween
With Halloween fast approaching, I like to prepare early for all those trick-or-treaters by stocking up on plenty of sweets ready to hand out on the day. The problem is, will there be any left by the time Halloween … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, My California, Recipes
Tagged California, Children's Halloween Parties, Eyeball Soup, Family Life, food, Halloween, Health, Healthy Snacks, Nutrition, Nuts, Recipes, Trick or Treat
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Homecoming Queen: 99 Word Flash Fiction
When I first joined Facebook, I left the question about ‘hometown’ blank. To me, your hometown is the place where you are born and grow up and return to decades later for heartwarming family reunions (I love the thought of … Continue reading
Happy July 4th: Back To Blogging On Monday
Wishing my dear American family and friends a wonderful July 4th. I hold dear so many happy family memories of picnics, barbeques, and fireworks, joining in with the celebrations on the Central Coast of California. I never expected to be … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family Traditions, My California
Tagged America, Blogging, California, Family Traditions, July Fourth, Morro Bay
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Not Goodbye But Au Revoir
Today, I wish the view from the Summerhouse looked like this: My plan was to post my ‘Bench At The Beach’ (May’s theme) photo on Friday for Jude’s Bench Series that she runs every month. Too late for the cut-off, … Continue reading
Love’s Lullaby
This week ends with a poem. This wasn’t my plan originally, but lovely, talented poet Christy of Poetic Parfait tagged me for the writing challenge, ‘Love Ten Sentences‘ for which I have to write a poem about love within ten … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Hops, My California, Poems
Tagged Blog Hop, California, Children, Friendship, hope, joy, love, Poetry, Writing Challenge
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A Mother’s Love: Day 4 Black And White Photo Challenge
This Sunday in the UK, families everywhere will be honouring Mum on what we call Mothering Sunday. When I lived in America, I lost track of when this special day occurred, since Mother’s Day, as it is called there, is … Continue reading
A View From My Summerhouse 