read write prompt #35: fun in the sun

It’s July. And except that it’s my birthday month and the birthday month of more than a few of my closest girlfriends (party time!), I really hate July.
I am not a fun-in-the-sun kind of girl. Set aside the fact that I have light blue eyes (greater risk of macular degeneration and plain-old light sensitivity). [...]

Posted by Carolee on 07.09.2008 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Carolee, Read Write Prompt , , , , , ,


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