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Wacky Wednesday

The Number Six

As previously mentioned, the HH and I are the third generation in my family to be married on Christmas Eve. It wasn't until recently that I realized we were all married on a six year:
1926
1946
1976.
I don't do numerology but I was intrigued enough to look up what this number's 'personality' entails.
This is what I found:
Positives
Most harmonious of single digit numbers
High ideals
Intellectual Creativity
Graceful 

Negatives
Can be small minded
Can be intrusive
Can be shallow
Sees the small picture but can miss the big one
Self-righteous

In math, six is considered a perfect number.

"Six is a number perfect in itself, not because God created all things in six days; rather, the convert is true God created all things in six days because the number is perfect." Saint Augustine (The City of God)

Number rhyme:
"A curvy line and a  circle mix. That's the way to make a six."
Author Unknown

Saddest Kitty

It's The Weekend

Wink and A Nod Thursday

This week's Wink and A Nod Recipient is Trout Talking Tabbies.   
This blog is told from a cat's perspective with help from the Food Service Girl.  It's particularly favored by folks that like cats and know cat-speak.  It also  plugs some wonderful animal charities.
Wink, wink, Tabbies.
So many blogs. So little time.

IWSG Wednesday

The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Members post about their  doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.
February’s question: How has being a writer changed your experience as a reader?
When I first started writing, I read strictly as a reader.  I didn't look below the  surface or story line. Over the years that has gradually changed. One thing I noticed is that many of the kings and queens of our favorite genres had developed their style before the  'rules' became  applicable, which makes me question the validity of the 'rules'. I find myself agreeing with Nick Wilford's  assessment that rules are merely guidelines or suggestions.
I also find myself wondering how much of the author's view points, beliefs,  characteristics or expressions creep into his or her writing.  Case in point. One of the authors I follow has a specific phrase that his series character usually says several times in every novel.  I grin whenever I see and think to myself I bet the author uses that phrase himself with regularity. It's not unusual to find a white cat, vegetarian, or political opinion in some of my books.  What about you? As a reader, who has a writer friend, do you see anything of them in their work? Or do you lose yourself in the story and not even think about who's writing it? As a writer, do you see yourself creeping into your fiction?
My news for the month:Sundial is going to be featured on Book Bub.

He came through time for her.
Amazon
Happy February 1st. 

In Remembrance

A friend of mine recently passed.  She was diagnosed with cancer one week and gone the next.
At one point in time, the staff and faculty where I worked were considered family.  Donna added to that by always having the coffee pot on, cookies available and a kind word for anyone that needed it.
She was sixty-six when she got her PhD.  Her standing joke was she bet it really confused the mailman to deliver mail, with doctor in the title, to the trailer park.
She made a home for, and took care of her mother, until her mom passed.
She came from Virginia coal country and never forgot her roots.
She was a friend to many and held out a hand to anyone that needed it.

Donna:

On Your Journey
May the bagpipes playMay the sun’s rays warm youMay the birds fly with you...As the breeze catches your wingsAnd carries you home.
Your Friend
Alexas_Fotos, Pixel Bay
 

Lion Loves Weiner Dog

Happy Birthday

Allison

Also...The Raven was published in 1845.

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