SYW: Re bake sales, cops, fungus and, like, other stuff too

Here are my answers to Melanie’s Share Your World this week. QUESTIONS. (the last two are courtesy of Teresa of The Haunted Wordsmith) 1. Is it wrong to sell store-bought pastries at a bake sale? No, not if you acknowledge that. 2. Have you ever interacted with the police? Yes, I have gotten a few […]

SYW: On Respect & Heroes, Beauty vs. Morality, Social Media, and Perfection

It has been awhile since I have participated in Share Your World. It’s usually because I’m busy and don’t catch it; occasionally I can’t relate to the questions. Anyhoo, here are my responses to this week’s Melanie’s Share Your World (SYW). QUESTIONS: Why do we seem to respect the dead more than the living? Perhaps […]

Question Fun: Time

Rory at A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip has a twice weekly series of questions, called “Question Fun.” Today’s topic is ………….. A Question of Time How often do you actually deep think of time as a concept? Not often, unless my attention is drawn to it – I have read two books recently […]

Question Fun: On the Weight of Polar Bears, Tattoos, Time Wasters, Republicans, and More

Today’s topic is ………….. Conversation Starters How much did the polar bear weigh? How much weight does a polar bear weigh If a polar bear waits to be weighed? As much weight as a polar bear weighs If a polar bear waits to be weighed. What was the last funniest film you saw on the […]

Your Daily Word Prompt: Nostalgic

I have had many opportunities lately to feel nostalgic, mainly because we are preparing to move to a senior community in six months, so we have to drastically downsize. This means going through boxes in the basement that haven’t been touched in decades! I have found old photos of myself and my family from the […]

Question Fun: On Adventures, Travel & Explorations

I know I’m late for this one, but I just didn’t have time to do it before now, and then I saw “Bipolar Barb”‘s answers and got inspired. This is one of my favorite topics, so please forgive me!!! Welcome to Question Fun The Twice Weekly Game! An easy game, and more so if you […]

SYW: On finding one’s soulmate, my mother’s hats, schaum tortes, and 2-for-1 sales

Share Your World is Melanie’s weekly challenge to answer four questions plus sharing gratitude. These are her questions and my answers this week. QUESTIONS: 1. Do you believe in soul mates? If so, do you think there is only one person meant to share that bond with you, out there in the world? (credit to […]

Share Your World for April Fool’s Day

Melanie hosts a weekly feature called Share Your World. Today’s is a little whacky because it’s April Fool’s Day! Rhetorical Questions, but feel free to answer if you’d like: Why is it called “beauty sleep” when one wakes up looking like a troll?? That’s why we have bad hair days! Why do they sterilize needles […]

We Are Finite (FOWC)

Fandango’s One Word Challenge today is finite. I have read other posts that have managed to cover several one word daily prompts in one post, which I admire. I have not attempted to do that. I don’t usually respond to the daily prompts due to lack of time or lack of inspiration. But the concept […]

Someday

Sheryl’s Your Daily Word Prompt today is someday. This poem is written for my son, who turns 34 today. It expresses a mother’s hope for his future. Someday Today is your birthday… Someday you will be happy Someday you will feel confidence Someday you will love yourself Someday you will have a steady income Someday […]