Marian Allen's Blog, page 55
November 19, 2023
Sunday Snapshot: Flower Pot
#SundaySnapshot #writingprompt A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Broken and apart, yet united. MA
November 18, 2023
Caturday: Visit From A Neighbor For Tipper
Hi, there. I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? We have lots of deer cats outside, and one of the little ones grew up and came back to visit. Momma took a picture of him, but he didn’t come close, so it isn’t a very good…
November 17, 2023
Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: So What’s Stopping Us?
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline “Accelerated climate action will only come about if there is a many-fold increase in finance. Insufficient and misaligned finance is holding back progress.” A liveable future for all is possible, if we take urgent climate action: flagship UN report — UN News
November 16, 2023
Thursday Doors: CoryDoors, Front And Back
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Sad news: The place where I used to get the delicious fried mushrooms and fried corn bites has closed. ::weeps piteously:: I assuaged my sorrow by taking pictures in behind it. The back has various doors and a ladder to the roof. I…
November 15, 2023
One-Liner Wednesday: Mark Twain Not Being A Wise-Ass
#OneLinerWednesday #writingprompt Incredible, I know, but even Mark Twain took a break from smart-assery now and then. I like this quote, and I’ve found it to be true: “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” — Mark Twain…
November 14, 2023
Food Tuesday: DIY Tri-Pepper Blend
#FoodTuesday I like putting sweet bell peppers and onions in stuff, but I don’t always have fresh ones, so I use frozen tri-pepper and onion blend from the store. But: So I bought an onion and the three colors she likes (yellow, orange, and red)…
November 13, 2023
Monday Recommends and Nails: Yes And No And HELL Yeah!
So Chirp Books offered me a deal on C. S. Lewis’s space trilogy, so I bit. Now we all know C. S. Lewis from his Narnia books (so, let’s write books about Jesus, but he’s a lion). The first of the space trilogy is OUT…
November 12, 2023
Sunday Snapshot: Charlie’s Grass
Charlie loved tall grasses, and the kids got him a couple of stands of them. I pass this whenever I walk on the drive, and think of him, and am happy. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Something non-human that reminds you of a…
November 11, 2023
Caturday: Adi Kicks Back
Hewwo. Um, I’m Adi, okay? Fings have been quiet around here. Nobody beed bad, nobody had an ambenture, just regular sleeping, eating, hissing, shedding, and frowing up onna carpet and furniture because we ate too fast so de odders couldn’t get our food. We take…
November 10, 2023
Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: Let The Tortoise Be Awesome
Let The Tortoise Be Awesome #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline Even though this article from The Guardian was published in 2022, its message is still strong and true: We are in a race between Armageddon and awesome. Let the tortoise be awesome.
