Tag Archives: war

The Games (Little) People Play, Now

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Tonette Joyce

The topic this week is the games we played as children that we still like to play, and those we never want to play again. I played with dolls a lot. My sister is seven years older so she had … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Family, Friendship, Life, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce, youth | Tagged " Sorry", 21, 500 Rummy, Barbie dolld, Barbie houses, Black Jack, card games, Casino, Chess, Coty dolls, games, Gin Rummy, Low-Hole Rummy, Monopoly, Parcheesi, Pincochle, Rummy, Tammy dolls, Tressie Dolls, war | 19 Comments

What? Me, Worry?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are supposed to talk about a time when we acted bravely when, in actuality, we were frightened. For me it will be easy. When have I acted bravely when I was really frightened? All the time. I … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, disability, Friendship, Life, Tonette Joyce, writing | Tagged acting clam, actinig ability, bakeries, behaving confidently, confidence, fear, firefighting, moms, overcoming fear, Publishers, relatives, remaining calm, self-control, submitting articles, submitting writing, teaching teens to drive, war, writing confidence | 12 Comments

Now, It’s ‘Independence Day’ To Me

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Tonette Joyce

To be honest, I never felt terribly patriotic growing up, but OH! how we did do up the Fourth of July with fireworks! We bought them early and we bought a lot of mostly small ones, but they lasted through … Continue reading →