Blogging Insights NF # 58 Warning: This post wanders far, FAR from the intended topic. In my defense – should I need a defense – I had a lot of fun writing it. But it is off topic. But potentially… Read More ›
Month: October 2022
AS AUTUMN ENDS
FOTD – October 26 – Golden Woods When I look “out back” behind the house, it seems so odd that the ash tree is gone. It has been a big part of our visuals since we moved here. The good news… Read More ›
On this day: a ship of salvation and the birth of an abbey
On this day, 18th October in 1242, a ship sailing from France landed on the Scilly Isles carrying Richard, earl of Cornwall, the brother of King Henry III. The intended destination had been England, but a violent storm had whipped…
AS AUTUMN SLIDES INTO THE UNMENTIONABLE “OTHER” SEASON
Share Your World – October 24, 2022 The cozy warmth of autumn has been sliding day by day into that other season I dare not mention. I really hoped we’d get a few more weeks, but not this year. Sometimes… Read More ›
BEFORE THE SNOW FLIES
WQW #40: GETTING READY FOR THE COLD Around here, in the northeast, you have to plan for the cold. We always say “Need to get that done before the snow flies.” Given the erraticness of the weather, the snow could… Read More ›
BITS AND PIECES
CMMC – October Pick a Topic from my Photo A fence, a lighted tree, children at play and a dog or two.
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND?
The “What Ifs” of Life, by Rich Paschall Certainly, you have seen some of the various questions surrounding your being stranded on a desert island. If you were stranded, who would you like to be with? What 5 things would… Read More ›
QUESTIONS – TIME OVER COFFEE
Question Time Over Coffee – 11’ish Questions Once a Week This caught my eye because it asked a question to which I actually have an answer. I got the answer because at one point — briefly — I was a… Read More ›
ROMANCE OF THE HAIRY WOODPECKERS
At first, at thought there might be some fighting, but a second look told me it was a big male and a big female clinging to the center pillar. This was not a fight. It was love. It was romance…. Read More ›
GOLDEN BERRIES OF AUTUMN
FOTD – October 23 – Golden Berries I can’t be sure which leaves are which. Even if I new, I’m not all that great about plants, so while I think the purple ones of choke berries, the yellow ones might… Read More ›
NOT ENTIRELY GOOD WERE THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS
I went to school on Long Island, the one that lies off the coast of New York. I started school at 16, was married at 18, became a mother at 22 — and ran for State Senate as a Liberal… Read More ›
LAST OF THE BIG YELLOW BEGONIAS
FOTD – October 22 – Yellow Begonias It’s the end of October. We’re getting frosts at night, but our big yellow begonias aren’t dead yet! Although they’ve lost a lot of leaves, the flowers are still blooming as big and bright… Read More ›
PINK CHYRSANTHEMUMS, PREVIOUSLY WHITE
FOTD – October 21 – Pink Chrysanthemums They were creamy white with a yellow center. As they bloomed, I notice a few of them had a slightly pink cast, but I put that down to a reflection from the red… Read More ›
AFTER I’M GONE?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #186 How do you intend to dispose of your physical body after you die? Would you consider a green burial if it were legal where you live? Garry and I occasionally have this conversation. He’s 80 and I’m… Read More ›
STATS AND OTHER BIG NUMBERS
IN RESPONSE (IN PART) TO “VIEWS” BY FANDANGO We all want to know why some posts are popular and the rest? Not so much. Everyone wants to know the secret. I think the secret is getting Google to notice you… Read More ›
FESTIVAL OF LEAVES – WEEK 5
Festival of Leaves 2022 Week #5: Deeper Reds Watching the maple in front of my window as it changes from green to hits of red and now, a deeper red with orange mixed into it becomes my personal miniature of… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 