Tag: grandparents

  • The Barn

    PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox  I was nervous about staying with my grandparents the minute I saw their ‘barn.’ The windows were completely boarded and though the stone walls looked fairly clean-ish, nothing surrounding the barn did. This was the first time I had ever met my mother’s parents due to a fight they had…

  • The Courtyard

    My grandfather’s courtyard was the only place where I truly felt at peace.  I spent at least one week at my grandfather’s house every summer, and if I was lucky, an entire month.  My dad disappeared from my life when I was seven and only came around once in a blue moon.  My grandparents stepped…

  • Christmas Nutcracker

    The nutcracker was the first decoration I put up every year.  I sometimes left the nutcracker out for a few extra days just because.  And there was no one around to tell me what to do.  The nutcracker brought so many memories of my grandparents that I felt comforted – like it was watching out…

  • From the Stars

    “You will watch over us from the stars,” I said staring at the stars from the backyard.  I could still hear my sister and her boyfriend fighting.  It was like the wanted the entire neighborhood to hear them fighting since they only left the windows open when they were fighting.  Maybe it was an unconscious thing they had since they literally fought every time the windows…

  • Health

    I knew my cousin’s health was declining when her hair lost its shine.  Her hair had always been her pride and joy and there was no way she would let it go.  I just knew I needed a way to be able to approach her about it without her blowing me off.  She had been burned too many…

  • Sanctuary

    I always felt like the park next to my house was my sanctuary.  When my parents started fighting or I was feeling claustrophobic in our tiny house, I went to the park.  There were plenty of benches to do my homework and for the most part, the families who frequented the park were dog friendly. …