It’s that time of year again!🎃
Cellpic Sunday – Girard Fountain Park
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I am a widow since 2013 and live by myself in a small apartment. I use a wheelchair to get around, but I wouldn't consider myself disabled. I'm 11 years away from having bladder cancer resulting in a urostomy and I'm doing well. This cancer was a result of having radiation in 1995 because of uterine cancer. So have faith in yourself, a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. My first try at blogging was an attempt to help other people with my condition. I am a mother of three married children, and a grandmother to eight gorgeous kids, featuring them often here, and a great grandmother to two as of today, 6/7/25! I enjoy exploring my feelings and like to try the challenges. I like humor, music, movies, games, and some sports. I absolutely appreciate your reading and commenting on my blog. I am happy to read all of your blogs and learn more about you. Please comment however you like, ask whatever, and I'll answer honestly. Thanks for reading! Cheryl
Six Sentence Story
Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Link up at Wednesday’s post. Link goes live at 6:00 pm through Saturday late…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers.
PROMPT WORD: TYPE
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“What’s your sign, beautiful? It must be Virgo…” Joe always tried starting a conversation with a woman with this line.
“You mean, what’s my type?”
The woman turned away from Joe and continued to drink her cocktail. Joe is not the best at trying to make an impression and this question he asked was way too cliche for this young woman.
“Well, I guess so. You’re not into astrology then? I think it’s pretty interesting myself.”
“If you must know I’m a Scorpio. I’m sitting here by myself for a reason and I don’t care for any company. Thanks for asking.”
Joe decided she fit the Scorpio personality perfectly, and tried his line again at the end of the bar.
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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!
Orange!
When is orange perfect the perfect hue
A sunset, a piece of fruit, a Halloween pumpkin, an autumn maple?
Any orange is perfect to me…
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Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Mainly Orange
dVerse Poets
I have chosen the following lines to include in your prose:
“There you can see a very small patch
Of dark blue, framed by a little branch,
Pinned up by a naughty star”
I love the idea of a naughty star!
Here’s how to take part in Prosery:
Write a piece of flash fiction of up to or exactly 144 words, including the given line in the order in which it has been given. You may add or change punctuation, but you may not add words in between the given ones.
Post your Prosery on your blog and link back to this post.
Link it up to our Mr. Linky.
Don’t forget to check the little box to accept use/privacy policy
Visit other blogs. Enjoy some amazing writing, and don’t forget to comment – and have fun.
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The English teacher stands before his class and asks them to observe this photograph. He speaks his own observation as an example: “Gray storm landscapes, the season changes when cooler breezes tear the leaves from their freezing limbs. Observed once fresh and green in spring, the soft summer hues turn to vibrant autumn brilliance. Then the season chills, leaves mutate to brown, dry, and curling, showing their vulnerability in stronger winds. The trees start to bare, sad dark tones fill the skies.” The instructor finished his speech with a quote:“There you can see a very small patch Of dark blue, framed by a little branch, Pinned up by a naughty star”. Arthur Rimbaud
The group of students were asked by the teacher to use his words as examples as well as the quote.
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I had a really hard time with this prompt 🙃
Prosery: Rimbaud’s Naughty Star
I was busy making these:
Determined not to burn them…And missed the in between photo of the sunset☺️
MLMM Saturday Mix
Well I could take the floor
Complain about Trump and more
I’m sure you’re tired of my rhetoric
So I’ll post a picture you’ll get a kick
Out of I hope, it made my day
When a now 18 year old was dressed up for a play
Time is fleeting, they say it flies
It’s fun to see how grandchildren rise.
Showcase & Share – Saturday Mix, 5 October 2024
SoCS 10-5-24
Choices of words matter, for example:
Two roads forked in a yellow wood,
And bummed I could not travel both
And be a lone traveler, seemed like forever I stood
And looked down one aways
To where it sagged in the weeds;
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Robert Frost‘s version:
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;”
Yup, choice matters. Speaking of choices—VOTE!
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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Oct. 5, 2024
Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt
Fast in my fist
Written for a while
I peruse the aisles
Essential’s are chosen
And then I start moseying
Truly-do not shop when you’re hungry!
Weekend Writing Prompt #384 – Groceries
Flashback 2
I was looking for a recipe and found this old blog post. So I’m sharing it🙄😂
Daily Post: Construct
Starting right off with a confession. I’m not a good cook, in the old days maybe, but now I’m far too impatient. I turn on my now electric burner. (I prefer gas) to at least medium because I’m used to instant availability after using gas for centuries. Then I use a little butter, or nothing, put in a flour tortilla, slide it around a bit in the melted butter, whip it out and put in another tortilla. Then I add already shredded cheese (said I was impatient) and whatever else I like or have at the time, such as cooked chicken, tomatoes, onions, etc.. Slap on the other tortilla, and cover to melt the cheese. Do I turn the heat down? Of course not. Sitting and waiting is a necessary part of my life, especially the sitting part. But doing it patiently, not so much.
If I have salsa I like to dip the tortilla in it. If not, my favorite is avocado and fresh tomato chopped together for a dip. I just add a little salt and pepper. Sharpened the knife and began cutting up the condiments. You know what’s coming next…checked on the tortilla, bottom a little overdone, okay, charred. Optimist that I am, turned it over, left it in the pan, and took the pan off the burner; (another dislike of electric burners, you can’t have instant off and on heat). Mixed up the avocado and tomato in a small bowl and flipped the tortilla beside it on the plate. Yes, it was burned on half of one side. So I cut that part off and the melted cheese was okay. Did I mention I hate throwing things away? Salvaged, I had my dinner completed.
Now if we’re talking constructing something like chicken and dumplings, beef stew, macaroni and cheese, meatballs, stuffed pork chops, or French dip, I’m your woman.
No Theme Friday – Frozen Future
no one watched the weather
now the frozen north’s explained
to every fur and feather.
The fauna knew what was coming
felt it in their bones
surviving in a cold that’s numbing
among the ice and snow.
We can keep repeating
what we knew in the past
but it will be defeating
because this sun won’t last.
** I just wanted to use this particular image☺️
No Theme…Friday? 10.04.24
The Bag Lady 
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