Marian Allen's Blog, page 54
December 2, 2023
Caturday: Chickie At Play
HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! Mommy gives us the best toys! The other day, she surprised me by leaving this string on the floor for me to find. She leaves us crinkly paper bags, too, but Adi lies on top of them and squashes them.…
December 1, 2023
Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: Whether Or Not
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline Greater Good Magazine had an article in September on Seven Ways to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/arti... My greatest takeaway:
November 30, 2023
Thursday Doors: Driving Doors, Bardstown Road-ish 1
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt We went through the woods and over the river for Thanksgiving. Sara drove, so I have a clutch of blurry pictures to share. Inviting? Hmmm, maybe not. Proof I was in the passenger seat. Corner doors are always nice. And the restaurant that…
November 29, 2023
One-Liner Wednesday: Here We Go Again
#OneLinerWednesday #writingprompt A week from tomorrow is my next hand operation. The doctor is honestly great, and has tried to fix the problem with as little intrusion into my tissue as possible, but we’re both getting serious. She isn’t yet ready to adopt my prescription…
November 28, 2023
Food Tuesday: Hot and Sour Soup — Vegan, Vegetarian
#FoodTuesday #recipesortof #soup #hotandsoursoup @badmannersfood #vegan #vegetarian #writingprompt I have all the Bad Manners cookbooks except the first. I’m certain I bought the first, but I can’t find it, so I guess I’ll have to buy it again. This past week, I made Hot and…
November 27, 2023
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Trees
#MondayRecommends #poetry #RobertFrancis #Cypresses #nailart #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10DiscountCode #writingprompt One of my favorite poets is Robert Francis. He was a contemporary of Robert Frost, who sucked all the oxygen out of the room for most other poets of his time. A writing teacher…
November 23, 2023
Thursday Doors: Hand and Castle
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Well, here I am again. Next hand surgery is scheduled for December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. I’m setting this post up ahead of time, and taking the weekend off. I’ll see you again on Monday. Meanwhile, enjoy some doors. Walking around outside the…
November 22, 2023
One-Liner Wednesday: Daahhhling
#OneLinerWednesday #writingprompt As I said Monday, I love Tallulah Bankhead, and I love the 1944 movie LIFEBOAT. Today’s one-liner is a two-liner, but one of the lines is only one word, so let’s let it slide, okay? Okay? A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU:…
November 21, 2023
Food Tuesday: Vegan Chili
#FoodTuesday #RecipeSortOf #writingprompt Now, I’m going to show you a picture of the vegan chili I made, and I’m asking you to not be judgey. Everybody does their own chili, and I do mine differently every time I make it, but this one is this…
November 20, 2023
Monday Recommends and Nails: Fur Coat and Fall Plaid
One of my favorite movie memories is LIFEBOAT, an early Alfred Hitchcock. See, when I was little, TV was new, and the stations filled a lot of time slots with movies of the thirties and forties. LIFEBOAT was released in 1944. Like many “bottle plots”,…
