It's Five Minute Friday when I link up with Lisa-Jo of The Gypsy Mama .  We are given a word to write on each week for five minutes flat.  Our word for today is: ROOTS . GO I remember the day we moved in.  The house was old.  My dad bought it without my mother ever seeing it.  The stairs creaked as my brother and I raced up the stairs to claim our bedroom.  I got the one in front.  The window seats would work perfectly for my many dolls.  Memories surface of days when I played teacher with my little sister perched in the middle of the dolls.  They mad…

Hurricane Sandy pummeled the northeast this past week.  Although the storm is over, the devastation is only now being fully revealed. It was brought home for me as my hometown of Lindenhurst, Long Island was greatly impacted. The above photo used to be Barnacle Bill's Restaurant; a well known fresh seafood eatery located on the corner of Montauk Highway and Roosevelt Avenue.  It's since changed hands but the flooding can be seen as the canal behind it overflowed. The three photos were taken by Lisa Huber.  Lisa grew up on Gulf Street which int…

It's Friday and I'm linking up with Lisa-Jo of The Gypsy Mama for Five Minute Friday.  We write for five minutes flat on a word given to us this morning.  Our word for today is:   VOICE. GO: When I first read this word, I immediately thought of the reality TV show "The Voice".  I enjoy watching this one as the judges listen to the voice alone.  Their chairs are turned so they cannot see the contestant.  Instead, they focus on listening to the voice alone.  If they like what they hear, they hit their button and turn their chair.  Often, …