Day Fourteen
Today’s Writing 101 Prompt: Pick up the nearest book and flip to page 29. What’s the first word that jumps off the page? Use this word as your springboard for inspiration. If you need a boost, Google the word and see what images appear, and then go from there.
Today’s twist: write the post in the form of a letter.
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Dear Freckles,
When I was small you were sprinkled across my nose and I didn’t like you. I thought you made me look ugly. People tried telling me that you were tiny kisses from the sun, but I didn’t buy it. I knew you were a gift to me from my beloved grandmother, but I wasn’t pleased with her gift.
When I was a teenager, I tried to cover you up and make my skin look flawless. I even tried to get tanned so my skin would all be the same color, and you would disappear. I tried everything to get rid of you.
As I got older you seemed to go away on your own, and in some ways, I kind of missed you. After all, you were part of my youth. You were tiny kisses of sun. You were sprinkles of love from my grandmother.
My sweet granddaughters have little traces of you scattered across their noses and I’m happy that you haven’t really disappeared and have remained in my family. I hope my granddaughters are pleased with their little sprinkled gifts from me.
In Loving Memory,
Your Face
BEAUTIFUL WORDS 
It’s lovely piece of writing
I like when you say “tiny kisses from sun”
Thank you so much Nature Lover. I am so pleased you liked it.
So cute! They sure are tiny kisses from the sun and your granddaughters are very lucky to have a piece of you 😀
Thank you so much Lrod!! That makes me smile. 🙂
How sweet and charming, PJ! My freckles faded, too, but my daughters did not get a single one.
I wonder if they will show up on your granddaughters? Are you glad yours faded?
Yes, the ones on my face faded, but I have small freckles on my arms, unfortunately intermixed with some age spots, LOL!
Yes, me too. I also have some on my legs but I think those are called “aged spots” or “liver spots.” They showed up when I lost 70% of my kidney function.
Tough dealing with the O-L-D as my brother calls it!
Hahaha! I am trying to do it gracefully. LOL
Yes, me too.
Sweet 🙂 It’s so interesting to relive this all again 🙂 Freckles are beautiful!
Thank you Jodi! We were to reach for the closest book and go to page 29 and pick out a word that stands out to us and write a letter to that word. Hahaha! That isn’t that easy to do.
Yes – I remember – that is what I meant buy fun to relive it – from Writing 101. I remember the first time around – when I first “met” you 🙂
I know that was fun times! Too bad you didn’t take it again this time. I’m not as stressed out over the assignments this time. 😀
That is one fun blog to read..! I’m sure your grandchildren wouldn’t like how fondly u speak of freckles lol
I have a feeling they don’t mind them as much as I did at their age. Thank you for reading and commenting. 🙂
My pleasure
🙂
Nice!!
I never used to get a tan as a kid, my freckles just joined up! Who am I kidding, it’s the same thing happening now.
A rather lovely read, thanks for sharing!
If your freckles joined up wouldn’t that be a tan? LOL! Thanks for the visit and comment!
what a beautiful post…hos sweetly you sign off as ‘your face’. i just love your works.
Thank you so much Shavangi! I am honored by you saying that because you are such a wonderful writer. I love your work too. 🙂
So kind of you 🙂
It’s the truth. 🙂
This is a lovely way of describing your freckles. Also something good to get from a grandmother although you didn’t like it when you were young. You have written this piece very well.
Thank you so much Scrapydo2! I appreciate your comment and I value your opinion! 🙂
THIS was adorable! 🙂
Thank you Colleen! 🙂
You’re welcome Priceless.
Hi Priceless Joy!
This letter really shows the phases we go in life, and how we change our perception of things as we acquire maturity. The same freckles finally accepted in a meaningful way and writing the family history.
Beautifully written!!
Thank you Lucile. Thank you for reading and for the comment. 🙂
Awe such a sweet story, Joy
Thank you Cat! How are you doing? Did you have therapy yesterday?
Sure did, I’m doing okay, thanks 🙂
Gosh Cat, I’m sorry. I just realized you published a post about your therapy yesterday. Please forgive me. I asked this question around way early this morning and was probably still half asleep.
Lol you must be psychic coz I am just this minute ready to publish my post on yesterdays therapy 🙂
Really? I read something from yesterday didn’t I?? Am I losing my mind? LOL I hope not!
I last wrote a post 3 days ago 🙂
Oh my gosh! Where has my head been? I wasn’t feeling well yesterday maybe that can be my excuse. I know this, you have been on my mind a lot so maybe, for real, that is why.
I hope you’re better today
I am thank you. I was very nauseous yesterday for some reason.
Lovely PJ!
I just read the book “All the light we cannot see” and one of the main characters is blind and her father used to tell her that her freckles were tiny kisses from the sun too 🙂 or something similar. Such a nice take on freckles.
Thank you so much M! That sounds like a very good book!
Short and OH, so sweet.
Thank you so much!
Aaww, I’m sure you too looked adorable in freckles ^_^ ❤
Thank you so much! LOL!
My thoughts are that this was the most beautiful thing I’ve read all day and I have been reading a lot today.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment! You have made my day!! 🙂 🙂
This one is a masterpiece!
Thank you Prakash! I really am honored by your comment. Thank you so much!
🙂 welcome.. 🙂
How cute! I think freckles make every face looking pretty i don’t know! So lovely to read that 👍🏼
Thank you so much for reading and commenting. Freckles do make faces prettier! I didn’t think so though, when I was younger.
Wonderful take on this one!
Thank you Roger. 🙂