A Photo a Week Challenge: Clocks | Nancy Merrill Our dogs always know what time it is. In their world, there’s a time (many times) to bark, a time to eat. A time (many times) to sleep. They know when… Read More ›
Month: June 2016
PROPHECY – FIRE AND ICE, ROBERT FROST
From the first time I heard this short poem, it got stuck in my memory. More than 40 years have passed and it’s still firmly stuck. It speaks to prophecy without ever using the word. And right now, it resonates eerily… Read More ›
CUSTOMER — EMPHASIS ON — SERVICE
Our internet connection went down today. I figured it was a routine need to reboot the router and modem, which I did. Still no connection. A few more tries … and still no internet. And no telephone, since our telephone… Read More ›
TWO BY TWO – PARTNERS
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Partners
AGAIN! GUN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY – BY TOM CURLEY
Given the state of the state, this seemed pretty relevant. I can look through the posts on Serendipity over the months and years … and instead of becoming dated — because we fixed this or that — or at least moved on to… Read More ›
MONOCHROME FLOWERS – CEE’S BLACK & WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE
CEE’S BLACK & WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE: FLOWERS I admit to a strong prejudice in favor of color for flowers … but I’m also willing to see if I can do something monochrome that I like. These are a bit experimental… Read More ›
BELLWETHER – BY CONNIE WILLIS
I read Bellwether again. I finished it last night. Each time I read it — this is the 5th or 6th time — I learn something new. It is one of those books that doesn’t get old. Always funny, always wise. And… Read More ›
TO DOOR OR NOT TO DOOR. ALWAYS A QUESTION.
Overwhelmed by a pervasive sense of unreality, I was barely surprised to see the door. No ordinary door, but clearly a door to another time or dimension. Because in all the books I read, there’s always a door suddenly appearing… Read More ›
AWWWW … I MEAN, LIKE TOTALLY AWESOME!
“What a cute puppy,” said Kiki. “Totally AWESOME,” added Alexa. A chorus of “aw” and “awesome” accompanied by high-pitched giggling echoed agreement. The puppy was awesome! “Wait,” thought Alexa’s mother, as she headed to the living room with paper towels and cleanser,… Read More ›
NOTES FROM THE HOLODECK
For a long time, I followed writing prompts. I liked the challenge of finding something to say about a random topic. And I was interested to see the commonalities and differences between my thoughts and everyone else’s. Lately, though, I want… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS – JUNE 2016: THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
The Changing Seasons: June 2016 THE SUMMER SOLSTICE The weather has been strange everywhere. A mild winter, followed by an early spring. The leaves were at least a week ahead of schedule. Out in the middle of the country, non-stop… Read More ›
MUNDANE MONDAY: THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR …
Mundane Monday Challenge : Learn Photography From PhoTrablogger: “This is a challenge created to find beauty in almost everything. The challenge is simple : find beauty in everyday mundane things and frame it beautifully and upload the photographs. And give me a pingback… Read More ›
AN EMPTY MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
EMPTY. My mind is a blank on which I shall not write. Yup, that’s me this morning. Half asleep … and now that I look, it’s already afternoon. My brain is not seething with ideas, though visions of pillows and… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD: THIS WEEK IN UXBRIDGE EDITION
We made the news again! The gypsy moths made it a week ago, but this week … the town water is polluted! So exciting! And here we are, outside of town and we have our own well water. Our water… Read More ›
COMPANIONS
Should I talk about the dogs? They are our companions day in, day out. Better friends than most friends, and always right there for us. Or do I talk about Garry, who is my husband, my best friend, the only person… Read More ›
AND SO, THE BIG NUMBER DRIFTED PAST …
I wrote about almost hitting 400,000 on the 9th of June, 11 days ago. Endurance, I called it. Still blogging after all these years. Yesterday, the number was 400,792, but it has changed hand and I don’t know what it is now. It’s… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 