IN HONOR OF MOTHER’s DAY- FOR A MOTHER I MISS SO MUCH❤️❤️❤️ Content and beaming with pride, she was happy to be a stay at home mother. But one blustery spring evening, news came of her husband’s sudden passing. Possessing no life insurance, there was little to cushion the financial blow from losing the breadwinner…
Tag: Humor
Gimpy Gets a Bath
Re-blogging one of my surgical misadventures back in 2014. Leave it to me to find a way to laugh at myself! Hope it gives you a laugh today. Maybe you’ve been through something similar and have funny story to share? Posted by CPERCIACCANTO on JUNE 25, 2014 As stated in my last blog (Gimpy the…
Christmas Conundrum
What an ending to 2016! This year had high points but proved very challenging for our family. And December has proved that this year is going out with a bang… or kick in the teeth…and shins! In four weeks, I lost my aunt and suffered from the flu, strep throat, a fast and furious stomach…
The Challenge to be Present
Recently, I was accused of not living in the present. Constantly planning for the future, wishing for more, focusing on what could be instead of what is. As much as I wanted to disprove their accusation, there was no argument to be made. I have always been a planner, a list maker, and a…
Get outside to write outside
There is a new crispness to the air and a crunch of leaves beneath my feet- which means only one thing- Autumn has arrived! The time of year where everywhere you turn a new hue of leaves is spreading across the trees and pumpkin spice lattes are taking over coffee land. What better time,…
Summer’s Swan Song
As summer comes to a close and my favorite season rounds the corner, I can’t help but feel excited to trade the hot days, for cool nights, lemonades for pumpkin spice lattes and bright green leaves for rusty harvest colored ones. I hope you all had fun filled summers, with brilliant memories made and maybe a chance…
Excerpt from my memoir: Nutella and NyQuil Addictions
**Thought I’d post an excerpt from my memoir this week. This chapter touches on the fact that there is no right or wrong way to grieve ( maybe healthier ways albeit), but it’s all just crazy messy grief. We try our best, in our own ways to wade across that arduous lake. However the trek…
Get Busy Living
Sorry to be distant Blogosphere, but I have been busy living. The summer is known for taking time to have fun with family and friends in the great outdoors and we have been taking advantage of that. From the breezy SC coast to the woodsy NC mountains, all the way to the high heat…
#writeoutside
Have any writers out there found some inspiration from getting outdoors? Now that I live in the mountains, I find there are many scenic places to stop and pull out a pencil and notebook ( as I always have one on hand). But sometimes, it’s just about carving out time to write and soak in…
Spontaneous Afternoon Delight
Who says you can’t have fun on a Tuesday afternoon? A new mountain friend of mine daydreamed about taking a drive into Asheville to enjoy a newly opened European bakery. On a spontaneous whim we said, “Well…why not? Let’s go!” And go we did! We taste tested several delectable pastries, along with a vanilla cardamon…
Doctors Orders…
My last primary care physician would always start his exam with a question…. “What are you doing for yourself today, just for you, that makes you happy?” It’s such an easy question, but frightening how hard it was to answer sometimes. Life throws us into the daily grind of schedules, errands and to-do lists….
Coffee+Writing=Magic
“And while the paths and outcomes of creative living will vary wildly from person to person, I can guarantee you this: A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner-continually and stubbornly bringing forth…
WRITE OUTSIDE 