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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Adventures!

This landed in my email this morning. https://aem.spsend.com/ViewAsPage.aspx?BlastId=f84f69a0-8f49-4d4c-8714-76f8552cbb9c&ContactId=17d64f4d-b9d3-4ff4-a748-86559b46cdd1 I think of Naut, naturally, and also consider how much of this kind of adventure I might be up for. What adventures tickle your... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 7, 2017

The GISHWHES challenge: to write a poem to a pet who has departed...

VIOLETTA, 15 YEARS MY FRIEND It is not you my sweet friend I lay to rest upon a bed of petals, cover over with petals of pink and yellow and white and all the gentle colors of the rose... because I could not simply consign your empty body to the earth, lying on, surrounded by unlovely dirt. It is... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 22, 2017

GSHWES!

First, take a look at what it is... https://www.gishwhes.com/g_blog/what-is-gishwhes/ Then, here's the prompt: Have you ever done something that would fit into the GSHWES challenge? Let's hear all about it, and what happened because of it! Also, consider joining the Moosterpiece Theater team:... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Wouldn't it be better if...?

Wouldn't it be better if we weren't so afraid of nakedness? Wouldn't it be better if we considered our bodies our children instead of our enemies? Wouldn't it be better if everyone kept their spiritual beliefs and philosophies to themselves? Wouldn't it be better if 'breakfast' didn't have to be the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 23, 2017

Talking with strangers

This is prompted by the story I just posted in my journal blog, about a conversation with a stranger. What is one of the most interesting conversations you've had with a stranger? How did it affect you? Were there repercussions? How do you imagine the other person thought about it after you went... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Future Normal

When I was a kid, no one worried about butter or chicken skin, no one recycled, smoking was tolerated in just about all public places. When my parents were kids, during the Great Depression, there was lack of food, of money and the things money could buy. Things like clothing and linens and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

What lesson has failure taught you?

That was the question that was posted on Facebook, and I answered, To not take things personally. Someone responded with how difficult it is to conquer this one. I posted: It is a habit embedded in the subconcious, and takes conscious intent and choice to overcome it. It feels like giving up one's... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Going to the Movies

Charlie and I have gone to a couple of movies over the past week, one of them I wrote here about: KING ARTHUR. Last night we saw the new GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY movie. It was fun, there were clever bits and out-loud-laughing. But neither of these was really anything meaningful. So many movies these... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

They told me to read...

...that reading was the first key to getting a good education and succeeding in the world. I disagree. For one thing, reading is such a great escape, especially reading fiction, that it can be as effective as any drug to remove one from living life. For another, there is a greater key, and that is... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

To knot or not to knot...

Last night and today I spent winding some new yarn into a ball. Yarn often comes in a twisted hank, which, when untwisted, becomes a wide loop with two free ends. You choose an end, and begin to make a ball. Some yarns, especially thick ones, go from hank to ball pretty smoothly, but a fine yarn... Sign in to see full entry.

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