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The Summer Solstice by Mary Vine

When I wrote book three of my time travel series, I had tocome up with a plausible scenario for how and why some of the characters wereable to travel in time. First, I know time travel hasn’t been established buthow can I make you romanticize the possibilities?I enjoy reading time travel stories and don’t particularlycare if the transport isn’t at all believable. For example, I read a

Hot or Cold? Summer or Winter?

 by Diana McCollumI love where I live. Northern CA is a place that has actual seasons. We live at an altitude of 2,200 ft. We have the hottest weather middle of June through the middle/end of September. Leaves change around the middle/end of October and the weather gets considerably cooler, with even the chance of frost.The two years we've lived here we've had snow by December. It doesn't always

If I Could Be Anywhere by Joan Ramirez

If I could be anywhere in the world, it would be Retiro Park in Madrid. What a backdrop for creating a novel:Beautiful statues, a lake with boats for a short sail, an art gallery, and even a crystal palace from days long gone.This feast for the eyes is nestled in the middle of the city and surrounded by elegant hotels such as The Ritz and the Palace, inviting sidewalk cafes and restaurants, and

Daydreaming.... by PeggyJaeger

 I live in a place where winter doesn't last the typical calendar 3 months. It doesn't even last 4 months.Nope. Not even 5. Truthfully, I live in rural New England where winter arrives sometime in October and sticks around until May. This is no lie. My birthday is in May and two years in a row there was still snow on the ground that had fallen in November and never melted, just got piled on top

Longer Days...? Or shorter...? by Delsora Lowe

The blog question for this month is whether I like winteror summer best? Do I look forward to the longest day of the year or theshortest day? Both have their positives. The longest day of the year can besad, as it means the warmth wanes and the daylight dwindles earlier. And yet, Ilove fall weather and November nights with the stars vivid in clear, darkskies. And fall follows that longest

If I Could Be Anywhere by Dari LaRoche

If I could be anywhere, where would I be?That is a fun question to ponder. So many dreams—places, thoughts, desires, facts, and emotions—figure into it. I have been lucky to be able to travel extensively in my life. First, I attended college all the way across the country and participated in their year abroad program. Then traveling for work for twenty-plus years. And now finally, traveling

ChatGPT, Hallucinations, and Me

 Decades ago, please don't ask me how many, in the days before email and bots that auto-dialed cell phones to pester the unwary with questions, some companies hired high school kids to knock on the doors of strangers to ask survey questions during the summer. Yes, there was a time when teens were sent to enter the homes of complete strangers. Mostly we went in pairs. But on one occasion I

Not Enough Hours in the Day by Eleri Grace

 Our prompt this month asks us to explore Summer vs Winter OR Longest Day vs Shortest Day.  With the caveat that Houston pretty much just has nothing but variations on summer for 9 months out of the year, my favorite season is actually Fall (which lasts approximately 3.5 days in Houston!). Summer is simply too long and miserable here to be enjoyable. Nothing pleasant about realizing that even a

To Everything There is A Season!

 By: Marcia King-GambleA time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be bornand a time to die; a time to planet and a time to pluck…I’ve always loved the change of seasons, a strange phenomenonfor someone who grew up on a Caribbean Island with only one season- Summer.  Funny thing is, when you live where there is eternal Summer, one day turns into another, and before you know it a year

Solstice gardening and beyond!

 by Diana McCollumSummer time for our household is gardening time. When we moved from the high desert of OR my husband said No more vegetable gardens. As he didn't have much luck growing vegetables at 3500 ft and in a dry climate. So what do we have now that we live in northern CA? A vegetable garden!!! We have all kinds of beans, eggplant, tomatoes, corn, Thai chilies , sunflowers, three kinds