UP IN SMOKE

It's

INSECURE WRITER’S SUPPORT GROUP 

BLOG DAY

                                                               

The first Wednesday of each month, members of IWSG announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG Day post.These questions may prompt you to share insight or a personal experience or story. Remember, the question is optional.  

IWSG was founded  by Alex J. Cavanaugh and is a forum of writers who gather together to talk about writing and the writer's life. 

The awesome co-hosts for the March 4 posting of the IWSG are Jacqui Murray, Lisa Buie-Collard, Sarah Foster, Natalie Aguirre, and Shannon Lawrence!

March 4 question – Other than the obvious holiday traditions, have you ever included any personal or family traditions/customs in your stories?

Well...

Now that you’re asking...

I, and the women in my family...

DO have a tradition...

Cigar smoking!

Every time some or all of us get together...

We’ll break out the cigars and have a smoke.

And...

In one of my novels I used this tradition in a scene... 
With my protagonist and her sisters and cousins...

Getting together and smoking cigars.

Now back to me and my cigar tradition...
 I haven't included all the photos for this tradition... 
(it would have been way too many)

But here are a few ...

Notice: some of the younger gals weren’t so fond of the cigars...

But eventually they came around.

And next year...

When my oldest granddaughter turns 18...

It’ll be her turn to light up and take a puff.

And you?

Do you have any traditions or customs that made it into one of your stories? 

Always,
Em-Musing

P.S.

While on a trip to Cuba a few years back, I met a woman on the street enjoying her cigar.

BTW Cohiba cigars are the best.