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Tuesday Food: Another Waffledilla

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#TuesdayFood #recipesortof #vegan #vegetarian #writing prompt My husband used to tease me about all the kitchen gadgets I have — and I love kitchen gadgets. But I want them to be truly useful. Enter the waffle maker. I like waffles, but I like quesadillas more.…

Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Water And Chocolate

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#MondayRecommends @FreeTheOcean #nailart #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10DiscountCode #writingprompt #2 Daughter has been looking to reduce her plastic use, and so have I. There is nothing available here in my beloved hickville. The farmers’ markets have bar soap that can supposedly be used as shampoo,…

Sunday Snapshot: Hot To Trot

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#SundaySnapshot #writingprompt This is a closeup of an insulated hot dish carrier. Pretty. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Lines of color MA

Caturday: Chickie At Play

Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0200

HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy gives us the best toys! The other day, she surprised me by leaving this string on the floor for me to find. She leaves us crinkly paper bags, too, but Adi lies on top of them and squashes them.…

Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: Whether Or Not

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline Greater Good Magazine had an article in September on Seven Ways to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/seven_ways_to_feel_hopeful_about_climate_change My greatest takeaway:

Thursday Doors: Driving Doors, Bardstown Road-ish 1

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt We went through the woods and over the river for Thanksgiving. Sara drove, so I have a clutch of blurry pictures to share. Inviting? Hmmm, maybe not. Proof I was in the passenger seat. Corner doors are always nice. And the restaurant that…

One-Liner Wednesday: Here We Go Again

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#OneLinerWednesday #writingprompt A week from tomorrow is my next hand operation. The doctor is honestly great, and has tried to fix the problem with as little intrusion into my tissue as possible, but we’re both getting serious. She isn’t yet ready to adopt my prescription…

Food Tuesday: Hot and Sour Soup — Vegan, Vegetarian

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#FoodTuesday #recipesortof #soup #hotandsoursoup @badmannersfood #vegan #vegetarian #writingprompt I have all the Bad Manners cookbooks except the first. I’m certain I bought the first, but I can’t find it, so I guess I’ll have to buy it again. This past week, I made Hot and…

Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Trees

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#MondayRecommends #poetry #RobertFrancis #Cypresses #nailart #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10DiscountCode #writingprompt One of my favorite poets is Robert Francis. He was a contemporary of Robert Frost, who sucked all the oxygen out of the room for most other poets of his time. A writing teacher…

Thursday Doors: Hand and Castle

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Well, here I am again. Next hand surgery is scheduled for December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. I’m setting this post up ahead of time, and taking the weekend off. I’ll see you again on Monday. Meanwhile, enjoy some doors. Walking around outside the…

One-Liner Wednesday: Daahhhling

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#OneLinerWednesday #writingprompt As I said Monday, I love Tallulah Bankhead, and I love the 1944 movie LIFEBOAT. Today’s one-liner is a two-liner, but one of the lines is only one word, so let’s let it slide, okay? Okay? A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU:…

Food Tuesday: Vegan Chili

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#FoodTuesday #RecipeSortOf #writingprompt Now, I’m going to show you a picture of the vegan chili I made, and I’m asking you to not be judgey. Everybody does their own chili, and I do mine differently every time I make it, but this one is this…

Monday Recommends and Nails: Fur Coat and Fall Plaid

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

One of my favorite movie memories is LIFEBOAT, an early Alfred Hitchcock. See, when I was little, TV was new, and the stations filled a lot of time slots with movies of the thirties and forties. LIFEBOAT was released in 1944. Like many “bottle plots”,…

Sunday Snapshot: Flower Pot

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#SundaySnapshot #writingprompt A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Broken and apart, yet united. MA

Caturday: Visit From A Neighbor For Tipper

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

Hi, there. I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? We have lots of deer cats outside, and one of the little ones grew up and came back to visit. Momma took a picture of him, but he didn’t come close, so it isn’t a very good…

Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: So What’s Stopping Us?

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline “Accelerated climate action will only come about if there is a many-fold increase in finance. Insufficient and misaligned finance is holding back progress.” A liveable future for all is possible, if we take urgent climate action: flagship UN report — UN News

Thursday Doors: CoryDoors, Front And Back

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Sad news: The place where I used to get the delicious fried mushrooms and fried corn bites has closed. ::weeps piteously:: I assuaged my sorrow by taking pictures in behind it. The back has various doors and a ladder to the roof. I…

One-Liner Wednesday: Mark Twain Not Being A Wise-Ass

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#OneLinerWednesday #writingprompt Incredible, I know, but even Mark Twain took a break from smart-assery now and then. I like this quote, and I’ve found it to be true: “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” — Mark Twain…

Food Tuesday: DIY Tri-Pepper Blend

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

#FoodTuesday I like putting sweet bell peppers and onions in stuff, but I don’t always have fresh ones, so I use frozen tri-pepper and onion blend from the store. But: So I bought an onion and the three colors she likes (yellow, orange, and red)…

Monday Recommends and Nails: Yes And No And HELL Yeah!

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0200

So Chirp Books offered me a deal on C. S. Lewis’s space trilogy, so I bit. Now we all know C. S. Lewis from his Narnia books (so, let’s write books about Jesus, but he’s a lion). The first of the space trilogy is OUT…