“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 ›
Month: June 2016
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 ›
THE CANDIDACY OF VERMIN SUPREME: A CAUTIONARY TALE – GARRY ARMSTRONG
It’s Tuesday again. No primary today, so I guess we have officially moved on to the next phase of our political process … though this year? Anything goes. In honor of it being a Tuesday, I’m rerunning one of my… Read More ›
SUMMERTIME SUMMERTIME SUM SUM SUMMERTIME
Summertime! When all the leaves and trees are green … and the red bird sings, I’ll be blue … The Jamies were an American singing group Single Released in 1958 Chart : Peaked at No.26 on The Billboard Hot 100… Read More ›
EVIL SQUIRREL’S NEST COMIC #216 – 6/16/16
Originally posted on Evil Squirrel's Nest:
See if you can find the “Gypsy Moth Apocalypse” poster in the background. This reminded me of the boys in the schoolyard … Have they grown up yet, now that they are getting Social Security? Evil Squirrel's Nest View original post
FROM THE PARKING LOT – CEE’S ODDBALL PHOTO CHALLENGE
CEE’S ODDBALL PHOTO CHALLENGE – 2016 WEEK 25 This week’s oddballs were all taken in the parking lot of our local supermarket on a very bright June afternoon. Garry went inside to pick up the prescription. I had a camera and… Read More ›
