Ski Sojourn Highlights (there were no lowlights)

Posted on April 16, 2019April 15, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

Trip Facts Departed Hopkins December 25, 2018 Returned Hopkins March 24, 2019 90 days 31 days skiing 10,018 miles One… Read more Ski Sojourn Highlights (there were no lowlights)

Skiing Big Sky, Montana

Posted on January 15, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

Back in the 70s Mom, my brother Harry and I went to Big Sky when the Huntley Lodge was the… Read more Skiing Big Sky, Montana

Ski Sojourn 2019

Posted on January 8, 2019January 7, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

It is January 1, 2019 and I sit among my family in Montana, warm, snug and happy in familiar surroundings.… Read more Ski Sojourn 2019

Learning to Read through Poetry

Posted on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Prompt from Maureen Millea Smith. Take a poem or writing and tell us what it means to you. Invictus BY WILLIAM… Read more Learning to Read through Poetry

Howling at the Moon

Posted on August 9, 2018August 8, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

The Prompt: A werewolf howling at the moon (from Artprompts.org) I was accepted to go to Stanford in the… Read more Howling at the Moon

Prompt Me from Peggy Erickson: Success is the Best Revenge

Posted on August 2, 2018July 30, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Peggy Erickson: Life after camp/How do you forgive after camp? In 1942 my parents, Tom and Emmy Koyama, were… Read more Prompt Me from Peggy Erickson: Success is the Best Revenge

Prompt Me! From Sharon Lauderdale Sloan: The Hanky

Posted on July 26, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Sharon Lauderdale Sloan: The hanky. (I was ironing today and had a wonderful memory of helping my grandmother iron and she… Read more Prompt Me! From Sharon Lauderdale Sloan: The Hanky

Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: The Pony Story

Posted on July 19, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Gina Szafraniec: The pony story On my 16th birthday, I woke up that morning filled with anticipation. I wasn’t… Read more Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: The Pony Story

Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: Writing Letters Growing up on the Farm

Posted on July 12, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Gina Szafraniec: Writing letters at home I grew up in the 1960s on a family farm one mile out of… Read more Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: Writing Letters Growing up on the Farm

Growing Up Montana Style-the Drive to the Miles City Ram Sale circa 1964, Part 2

Posted on July 5, 2018June 24, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

In addition to the Prompt Me! posts, I have begun writing more about growing up in Montana. This two part… Read more Growing Up Montana Style-the Drive to the Miles City Ram Sale circa 1964, Part 2