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February 10, 2024
Caturday: Chickie Helps Again
HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! I askidentally poked a hole in Mommy’s arm yesterday and it blooded a little bit. I just wanted her to stop typing and pay attention to me. I didn’t want her to pet me or feed me or snuggle me,…
February 9, 2024
Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: Goals
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline As we ease into February with our resolutions still in hand (for some of us, at least!), let us welcome 2024 as a year of hope in our ongoing battle against fossil fuels. — Mallika Singhal, 350.org
February 8, 2024
Thursday Doors: A Door to the Past
#ThursdayDoors #bookstagram #writingprompt I haven’t been anywhere new this week, so I had the brainstorm of posting a book with a door on its cover. This is PAST LIVES: A JOURNEY by Bodie Parkhurst. Here’s the review I left of it: This book is a…
February 7, 2024
One-Liner Wednesday: Better Than Cryptic
#OneLinerWednesday #writingprompt My two favorite “tailies” on LOST are Bernard and Mr. Eko. Bernard likes straight answers, even from faith healers. Mr. Eko goes from being literally brutally straightforward to mystically cryptic. Bernard tells it like he sees it in this quote. A WRITING PROMPT…
February 6, 2024
Food Tuesday: Ugly Pie
#FoodTuesday #recipesortof #vegan #vegetarian #cookingwithleftovers #writingprompt How to make ugly pie. So, pie crust: I took about 1/3 cup of regular flour, a sprinkle of salt, and a sprinkle of sugar. Then I got a knob of butter (vegan butter) and worked that in. How…
February 5, 2024
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Clumps and Flowers
While my wrists/hand were out of commission, Adi formed some pretty gnarly mats toward her rear. I couldn’t take her to the groomer, because I wasn’t allowed to lift more than five pounds and she weighs over three times that much, not counting the carrier.…
February 4, 2024
Sunday Snapshot: Life Finds A Way
#SundaySnapshot #writingprompt My husband hated this ivy and tried his best to kill it. But life finds a way, right? A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Survival in spite of odds against. MA
February 3, 2024
Caturday: Tipper Wins — Or Does He?
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Momma is back working in her office. I almost can’t bemember what that’s like. I took the catbird seat back and Chickie didn’t like it one bit! Too bad, so sad! Momma was onna couch playing Minecraft…
February 2, 2024
February 1, 2024
Thursday Doors: CoryDoors: Harrison County Arts Center
#ThursdayDoors #CorydonIndiana @harrisoncountyarts #writingprompt A few weeks back, I was part of a reading fest at Harrison County Arts. I read an excerpt from the first book of my SAGE trilogy. It was well enough received, but the point is, I TOOK PICTURES OF DOORS!…
