An antique typewriter Each week, Denise at Girlie on the Edge blog posts a prompt word and invites bloggers to come up with a Six Sentence Story. It's a fun challenge for writers, and a delight for readers. Go over to her blog to read what others have written, and feel free to post your own story, too! This week's prompt: twist. ********************************* The kids who moved in next door were big kids--much older than her 3-year-old self--but they might be fun to play with, and as they were coming towards her, the idea of them being new friends seemed at least possible. She was rather shy, but she understood the basics of making friends, so when those neighbors crowded all around her and asked her what her name was, she didn't hesitate to answer. She thought she had spoken loudly enough, but apparently her shyness got the best of her, because they didn't seem to have heard her. "Twisty?" they asked, and recognizing she needed to be even louder, she ...
Living life with a thankful heart

Look at you! A dog lover from an early age!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes!
DeleteKind-hearted Kristi, cuddling (Knuffelen in Dutch) a little doggie.
ReplyDeleteI'm more of a Kissing Kittens Kind of girl myself....
My favorite word though; Knowledge, although I always wonder why on earth there's a K in that word to begin with....
.... and just looked it up and it's because we Dutch and German were some of the first Americans and our Kn-sound couldn't be pronounced by you guys, but it stayed in the writing... So, that's new Knowlegde for today!!
DeleteI learned something new today! Thank you!
DeletePrecious is not a word I use... but how precious are you!?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember ever being called precious before, but I do remember my mom (lovingly) calling me "little imp!" Thank you, though. :-)
Deletewing-back chair? I loves a comfortable wingback chair!
ReplyDeleteIt is comfortable, and it is still in my parents' house.
DeleteI bet you were a little imp! But the kindest little imp around! Love the picture.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I love this picture of you! The curls were there from the beginning, weren't they? I think kind=Kristi.
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