tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172662812026-02-01T19:04:32.418-05:00Lisa Buie-Collard - Author Author websiteLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-83875585650485401492025-08-06T16:32:00.001-04:002025-08-06T16:32:43.326-04:00August IWSG Taking A Leave... Hello Wonderful Writers and Bloggers.I am taking a few months off from blogging. I hope you all are having a wonderful summer! Thank you all so very much for your support, visits, and comments. I appreciate the IWSG so very much and hope to recommence this winter. IWSGThe awesome co-hosts for the August 6 posting of the IWSG are Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Natalie Aguirre, Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-75703091003870244102025-06-05T18:11:00.001-04:002025-06-05T18:11:35.343-04:00Loss and IWSG Late Again IWSGI missed yesterday's post, but at least I got here today. I won't have a long post today, just remember to thank our co-hosts this month, and support all the amazing writers on this blog hop. Blog Hop seems such an old fashioned word now. But it still serves those of us who have a need to be a part of something bigger than just ourselves.Every month there is a question we can answer if Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-88295006724070390502025-05-07T00:00:00.062-04:002025-05-07T00:00:00.235-04:00May Showers & IWSGIWSG Okay today is what I will term a b***h session. I am officially done with Microsoft. I have used Word (Microsoft365) for over 20 years, subscribing after having bought it back when you still could. I love Word. I loved the whole package, and my husband uses excel all the time in his work. So, up until now this has been a win-win situation. Now I am locked out of my account AND there is Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-78116991911248805552025-04-02T09:35:00.003-04:002025-04-02T09:35:58.047-04:00April Is Upon Us IWSG IWSGGood Day to you all. Today this post will be very short. Hope you all have a wonderful spring-filled April with lots of flowers and good rain...A little Madness in the Spring by Emily DickinsonA little Madness in the SpringIs wholesome even for the King,But God be with the Clown -- Who ponders this tremendous scene --This whole Experiment of Green --As if it were Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-53182223399665566032025-03-05T00:00:00.172-05:002025-03-05T00:00:00.129-05:00In Come The Ides of March IWSGThe Ides of March is the Roman calendar date of March 15, which is associated with the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCEThe term "Ides" comes from the Latin word iduare, which means "to divideInteresting that Ides comes from Iduare, to divide. We are in such a state of flux right now, I find no surprise in this timing.Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn LaskyAnd now on to Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-61985869344505529692025-02-04T18:00:00.023-05:002025-02-04T18:00:00.229-05:00February 2025 Already IWSG IWSGConflict. Every story must have this at some point or no one will read it. This is a truth we all know and have come to live with. This year however, for me, is about more than dealing with conflict in my stories. It is how to deal with conflict in my life, in my country, and in my future. I know some people are happy with where our country is and where it seems to be going. I will Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-8494194186058424682025-01-07T18:00:00.143-05:002025-01-07T18:00:00.227-05:00January 2025 IWSG First Post Of The Year, And From France!IWSG WEBSITEBonne Annee as they say here in France, but with an accent on the first "e" in annee. It looks funny without it. Happy New Year, as we say in the States! We've been traveling since December 5th, 2024, so I missed December's post. Can't say I'm sorry because, yes, traveling! I'm sitting in the Pyrenees mountains in a "gite", like an AirBNB and it's quiet and beautiful, serene and a Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-58546922585103499982024-11-06T00:00:00.033-05:002024-11-06T00:00:00.115-05:00November Is Not Tidy IWSGIWSGCo-hosting this month! I love being able to contribute back to this group. By the time you read this the election day voting will be done, but not the election itself. I won't go into all that means because it will be different for all of us. I will leave it to our poet Walt Whitman who wrote this for a very long ago election, because it still holds truth for this newest one...May peace be Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-63802434686099972582024-10-02T00:15:00.000-04:002024-10-02T00:15:21.695-04:00October Has Blown In With A Vengeance IWSGIWSG I didn't know what I was going to write about this month. I waited until the words came, now, and the first word is Helene. This world has so many disasters happening in it right now, that to say this one is so completely horrible and devastating feels almost surreal, not reality. But most of my family, and a LOT of my friends have been hit hard. I am so grateful that so far everyone isLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-86953529265685276012024-09-05T07:38:00.000-04:002024-09-05T07:38:43.305-04:00IWSG September Disappointed IWSGSo, yes, late again, and, to boot, disappointed in myself. Not only because of being late, but because I can't seem to find the rhythm I had writing before we left. Not. One. Word. And, the feeling/question I have is, what is my purpose? All my life I have had a purpose. I've heard this is what happens when one reaches a certain age, so maybe I'm right on schedule. I feel so unmotivated, and Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-24703336316254378632024-08-07T00:00:00.005-04:002024-08-07T15:51:48.446-04:00August IWSG & Home IWSGHappy hot August, yuck. After spending 6 weeks down under where it is winter, and a mild one at that, coming home to dry heat and dry air conditioning is taking time to adjust to. Also being jet lagged doesn’t help! However, it is nice to be home and sleeping in my own bed. I had hoped to have the energy to write my post yesterday but sleep deprivation will change the best laid plans. Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-44377516809653942972024-07-03T00:00:00.003-04:002024-07-03T17:33:48.294-04:00July IWSG https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/Good day to you all! Sorry to those of you who got to this post before I did! I am on the other side of the world and in my traveling forgot what day it was! I beg pardon.I am back in a country that I first went to exactly 50 years ago. New Zealand. Long before LOTR made it a “destination”, it has been a place I hold dear in my heart, not only Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-57330955315702167742024-06-20T00:00:00.005-04:002024-06-20T00:00:00.119-04:00My June Bug IMPORTANT (TO ME) JUNE BIRTHDAYJune is the month of my daughter's birth. She, of course, changed my life with her entrance into the world, as did my son. I love them both so very much; I'm so happy to have had the chance to be a mother, to them, and to my other son, my "step-son". How did that come about? One "step" away? Perhaps. All I know is the heart loves who it loves, and my heart is filledLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-40159953936674410252024-06-05T00:00:00.021-04:002024-06-04T11:19:09.646-04:00JUNE! Already! IWSG Posting IWSG WEBSITEI am happy! Amidst preparing for travel, amidst life and it's good and bad challenges, I have made time to write! I'm coming back into it gently, trying not to judge and enjoy the feeling of what I have inside me and on "paper". Whew, I am thankful for finding again a love of the story. Writing is not an easy trek and can be so incredibly frustrating. Yet the high when the Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-63479704487182607582024-05-02T08:08:00.004-04:002024-05-02T08:09:43.225-04:00May’s Surprises & IWSG Have you ever tried VR (virtual reality) goggles? Have you ever flown a drone? I was lucky enough yesterday to try both…and both are mind bending. I started with the drone, here in the Blue Ridge mountains near Asheville, so you understand it’s already gorgeous. Flying the drone was the closest I’ve come to flying with both feet on the ground. If you are a writer, have you ever had that Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-83398612089047309732024-04-03T00:00:00.047-04:002024-04-03T00:00:00.310-04:00April Showering Me With Kindness & ISWG IWSGOur "X" Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSGPlease visit our co-hosts this lovely month of April: Janet Alcorn, T. Powell Coltrin, Natalie Aguirre, AND Pat Garcia!I'm starting out my post this month with the IWSG information because I love how important it is for me to be a part of this blogging community. I don't post as much as I should, but I loveLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-82651766439743428072024-03-11T17:14:00.004-04:002024-03-11T17:14:52.073-04:00March Is Marching On Without Me On IWSG So On To April! IWSGI had planned to post last week for IWSG, but somehow I didn't. So I'm posting this week (for April evidently!). Life has taken off in such a good way (mostly), that I would forget my head if it weren't permanently attached. This is good and bad. Because I'm not writing it's bad. Because life is so full right now it's good. I am reading like I haven't read since before Covid. I've read Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-59506561368248153392024-01-03T14:46:00.003-05:002024-01-03T14:46:33.758-05:00January & The Beginning Of A New Year IWSG IWSGHappy New Year! I hope you all had wonderful beginnings. Mine have been calm, low key and full of time with family. Lovely. The rest of the year looks to have a lot of travel, and more time with friends and family. This is all good. I hope the world decides to calm down and carry on...In honor of new beginnings I'm sharing a poet's words...The Good Morrow And now good-morrow to ourLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-87604318640009287012023-12-06T00:00:00.093-05:002023-12-06T20:54:44.867-05:00December Floating In To Carry Us Out...IWSG IWSGThis month I'd like to share a movie preview with you. This film has touched my heart and makes me feel love for the best in humans. We are not a "black & white" race upon this earth. We are such a mix that I don't like to use "gray" to describe us; I prefer mixed. We are a mixed race. Full of wonder and impossible dreams, and, hate and intolerance. I like to think that over the Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-17505049399021719562023-11-01T00:00:00.188-04:002023-11-01T00:00:00.147-04:00November Thankfulness & IWSG IWSG WEB PAGENovember is when we're supposed to stop and take a look at our lives and what we are thankful for in those lives. I've been reading my mother's writings lately. She's been keeping a journal since I was a teenager, and, writing anecdotes as the occasions arise. I found something she wrote about my "other" dad which I wanted to share with you. I will let her words speak now as I Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-60590658288493611092023-10-04T00:00:00.008-04:002023-10-04T11:00:44.519-04:00Autumn in October Begins The Nestling In... IWSG IWSGI started this post and never finished it, till today that is, so I'm technically not late! Yay me. I'm finally home for what looks to be many months in a row! So, what is my excuse for not writing? I don't have one, not even a little one. So, I'm thinking of taking on NaNo this year. I've done it before and done wonders with it so I think that is a challenge I will take on, which will,Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-88215048765840253462023-09-06T00:00:00.081-04:002023-09-06T00:00:00.140-04:00So...September Already? IWSGIWSGHow is it possible for time to flow so swiftly? I can't believe it's already September, though, I'm very happy with the weather we've had. Not like some areas of our world where the heat is so extreme and lives are threatened every day.The question for this month I answered last month, so will say instead that I'm so very proud to be a part of this group. I really appreciate all of the Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-72912584061482725022023-08-07T12:00:00.079-04:002023-08-07T12:00:00.148-04:00August "Rush" Overdue IWSGIWSGOkay, I've set a reminder now for September's post since life is so busy these days that I always miss my post, this time by five days! I woke up in the middle of the night remembering I didn't post. So, lost some sleep, but finally made it here.Grandchildren are so worth it, missing the post I mean! Yes, I blame it on grandchildren, happily. I am more in love than ever with them, and their Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-75379604492475382092023-07-06T16:03:00.000-04:002023-07-06T16:03:36.061-04:00July In The Time Of Heat and IWSG IWSGI used to love July, the summer, the heat, the freedom. My tolerance for heat has diminished drastically with age. However, this July I'm in heaven. Our grandson's (and their parents of course) are visiting for a whole month! There is so much to do, so much to explore and enjoy with all four of them. Our eldest is 3 and a half, the youngest is six months. So, I get a baby fix while alsoLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17266281.post-68148451594082897022023-06-08T21:47:00.000-04:002023-06-08T21:47:01.485-04:00June! OMG it's June IWSG Already!I'm so glad to realize that I've only missed IWSG by one day. Last year, I missed so many that I got relegated to the end of the line on the sign up, after at least 6 year or so of not missing any. Be that as it may, I'm not at all upset to be able to say I actually have been writing after a hiatus of over a year not writing. It finally feels good to be writing, to be reading, to be ready to takeLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.com4