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Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of skepticism about humanity.

• FROM THE WISE TO THE UNWISE

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/29/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Fandango’s Provocative Question #15 Redux And so the wise man said to the not-nearly as wise (other) guy: “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that, in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubts.”… Read More ›

• THE RULE OF P

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/29/2022 • ( 0 )

  

  CMMC – September – The letter P starts the word I have a lot of “P” stuff from petunias, pottery, printers and pocket watches to Pileated woodpeckers and porcelain.

• O IS FOR ORCHIDS

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/28/2022 • ( 16 )

  

  FOTD – September 28 – Orchids I always found orchids interesting but I had heard they were very difficult to grow, so I never tried. When Garry’s brother send him a pot of them as a birthday present, I had… Read More ›

• SUDDENLY, IT’S FALL

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/28/2022 • ( 3 )

  

  Share Your World 9-26-2022 The weather was so hot and then, a week ago, like magic it turned into fall. It’s not full Autumn yet. The trees are just beginning to show some color. You can see how lovely they… Read More ›

• MY FEATHERED FRIENDS

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/28/2022 • ( 3 )

  

  CFFC: Birds It has been a very busy summer for our birds, even though I haven’t taken as many pictures as usual. This is because I have a lot of bird pictures, so unless it’s one of the rare birds… Read More ›

• HOME-STYLE JAPANESE FOOD

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/28/2022 • ( 10 )

  

  I did it again. Well, really, I didn’t have much choice. I had already opened the fish and used half the vegetables. They wouldn’t keep. I needed use the rest before it went bad. I think this will always be… Read More ›

• N IS FOR NARCISSUS: THE FLOWER, NOT THE PERSONALITY DISORDER

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/27/2022 • ( 10 )

  

  FOTD – September 28 – Narcissus We’ve had any number of conversations in this house about whether narcissus another daffodil variety. Some say yes, others no. They have a very similar structure and the same kind of leaves. They grow… Read More ›

• THE ART OF THE HEADLINE

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/27/2022 • ( 11 )

  

  Blogging Insights NF # 55 — Headlines “On the average five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.” — David… Read More ›

• M IS FOR MUMS, MAGNOLIAS AND MAPLES

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/27/2022 • ( 7 )

  

  FOTD – September 26 – Magnolia, sugar maple and mums The Ms turned out to be pretty special. I think I have more of them somewhere, but these three will be good enough, I hope.

• HOME-STYLE MAKI ROLLS

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/26/2022 • ( 19 )

  

  I don’t want to sound like I’m bragging, but I did it again tonight. Well, really, I didn’t have much choice. I had opened the fish and the vegetables and they wouldn’t keep, so I needed use the rest of… Read More ›

• L IS FOR LILY, LILAC AND LANTANA

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/26/2022 • ( 13 )

  

  FOTD – September 25 – Lilies, Lilacs and Lantana “THREE WINDS,” she cried. He frowned, but picked more tiles from the wall. Lilies of Tiger and Easter sounds like a mah jongg move, doesn’t it? On the other hand, there’s… Read More ›

• J IS FOR JIMSON WEED

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/26/2022 • ( 9 )

  

  FOTD – September 26 – Jimson Weed — It IS pokeberry — and it’s still poisonous. I know we passed J, but I felt these pictures needed a home. There big purple berries grow everywhere this time of year. The… Read More ›

• BLACK & WHITE PHOTO PICKS

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/25/2022 • ( 21 )

  

  CBWC: My Pick – The best of the black & white photographs I don’t know if these are my best black & white photographs, but they are among my favorites.

• K IS FOR KITCHEN WINDOW AND THE GARDEN BEYOND IT

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/25/2022 • ( 13 )

  

  Suddenly, it’s fall. Time to go a’leafing! I already know I don’t have any “K” flowers, but I’ve got some lovely shots of the kitchen window and this year’s deck flowers: chrysanthemums, lantana and petunias. Since I took these photos,… Read More ›

• HOW EASY IS IT TO GET CAUGHT IN A SCAM?

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/24/2022 • ( 12 )

  

  A simple little email from a friend asking for a favor involving a couple of hundred dollars. Except that when you read it again you realize that the signature isn’t his usual signature — and he says he’s traveling, but… Read More ›

• J IS FOR JAPANESE MAPLE TREE

  By Marilyn Armstrong on 09/24/2022 • ( 13 )

  

  FOTD – September 24 – Japanese Maple And suddenly, the letter “J” floated before my eyes and I saw my tree, my lovely Japanese Maple that is green all summer, but scarlet in the autumn.