Antoinette L Brey
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I am an elder in a time of freedom. I am now retired. All i want to do is have fun. Without a daily routine, my imagination is one of my only salvations. I am not planning on writing a book, it is just for my own pleasure
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A Weekly Drive
It was a Thursday evening , and I had the night off. I called Laurie to see if we were going on out weekly drive and meal. It wouldn't get dark until a bit later. It was a day before I got paid, but I had budgeted for it this week. We usually brought our cameras. Tonight we headed out at about 6pm. It would be a late dinner but Stevens Restaurant was open till nine. We seemed to always miss the sunset but the country side was calming, and the conversation brought peace to me. That night when we arrived at Stevens there was two or three empty tables. We even got to choose which of the two rooms we ate in. We sat in the front room.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Feast
Oh my God
I sit and listen with an actresses smile feigning interest. My stomach begins to growl . But he has planned the next thirty minutes, and food is nowhere in his schedule. And when I say it is time to get going, I then get a lecture. Something about how now that I am retired I do not need to rush . I did not want to spend twenty dollars on a lunch when I had food at home. I did not see him offering to treat me, to a meal. This date was planned to stroke his ego not mine. Maybe I should have given him a lecture. I just left as soon as we had gone on the walk he had planned. I wonder what I would have told him. What is a woman's job? Should I have defined it for him? It definitely is not a women's job to inflate a man's ego. Especially at the detriment of her own. but I knew telling him how I felt would not have lead to a dream date. It would have provoked another lesson. About what, I am not sure.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Humans
Thrift Store
I love walking around friends' dwelling and looking at the artwork. Some people have gallery walls, while others have a centralized image. People have, collections from trips, art work done by either their children or friends and relatives. And of course there are those that can afford established artists. My mother used to have art work from her trip to Paris. There also were some pictures that had been printed by an artist we visited in Florida. When my mother died I took the picture of the owl, done by the Floridian artist.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Styled
My Protector
My cat did not used to stand guard, with confidence and peace of mind. When my cat first came to my apartment all she wanted to do was play. She seemed so happy to be free from the bathroom where she had been residing. My furniture was her race track, to run across and unfortunately to kneed like bread and scratch, until the fabric became frayed.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Petlife
Wine tasting or a date
He was laughing , he was always laughing. But then he said it again. "You should let me take you out on a date, I promise you it will be the best first date you ever had." I chuckled to myself. I had know him for years , with no romantic inclinations. I might lean my head on his shoulder. but I couldn't remember the color of his eyes. I did not think about rubbing his hairy chest.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Confessions
Peru
"Don't drink the water" Everyone had told me . And I didn't. I used a little of the water to brush my teeth but I did not swallow it. We used bottled water for everything, accept maybe cooking. But at Anna's we did not eat anything cooked in water. We had gone to several local restaurants. I usually followed the local's lead and got chicken, delicious. They served larger meals than I was used to in the United States. It felt so good to eat a proper meal.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Confessions
Dear Nana
Dear Nana, We in an abstract manner got to say goodbye. I did the hulu dance you taught me as a child. I didn't know if you saw my performance. You appeared to be sleeping. I wished you would awake there was so much I wanted to say. I had thought you would live forever. You were such a strong, smart women . But that night about four hours after my dance you slipped out of this world leaving me numb. But I knew you had left so much of you with me. When life gets difficult I remember your drive.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Families
Dear Younger Me
Dear younger me, You are a woman full of ambition. The desire to get ahead, and be famous - is being challenged by your wild side. Everybody working those boring repetitive jobs feels unfulfilled. They smile and work onward in their quest for a promotion. To afraid to risk their source of income to show their discontent.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Motivation
Express Espresso
The smell of coffee, the social engagement which accompanies drinking it. The romance of the poet, writing his heart onto the paper, being kept alert, by his cup of coffee. The stronger the better. The Paris cafe, the beret hat. I guess it is not surprising that when I got older I was seduced by the desire to experiment with coffee. I never liked it black and I had learned as a child that it was no good mixed with a half a cup of milk. The way my mother made it for me when we went to social engagements. I quickly learned that sugar does not usually complement the taste of the brew. And yes I did drink it when I wrote, and no , it didn't make me more creative. Coffee in inexpensive dives was often watery, so I aimed to go were the flavor would be richer, and unfortunately more expensive.
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Feast
Normal - Boredom
Therapy- psychological reviews - the over prescribing of Prosaic and other anti depressants, our society is constantly striving to make it's citizens normal. What is society's definition of normal: a college degree, a husband or a wife, and children. But what happens to the person being shoved into that mold? When are they allowed to play and explore different sides of their and their friends personalities, A lot of people secretly strive for this. To escape from the routines of life,
By Antoinette L Brey5 years ago in Criminal
