Author: rugby843

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

Wednesday Hodgepodge

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

1. What’s your earliest memory? At three I was told to carry carefully, a mirror when we were moving from town to a dairy farm.

2. What’s something about you today that the old you would find surprising? Speaking my mind.

3. Do you like to fish? Are you a fish eater? Favorite fish (to eat)? Favorite way to prepare fish? No, rarely, salmon, baked,

4. What’s your biggest first world problem? Climate change

5. What one word would you use to describe your year thus far? Fast!

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http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2023/08/somethings-fishy-in-hodgepodge.html?m=1

W3 Leonard Cohen💜

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

II. Ange’s prompt guidelines

  • Below are the first 14 lines of Leonard Cohen’s (1934 – 2016) ‘Anthem’;
    • Select any two or three of Cohen’s lines from below andincorporate them into a poem of your own;
      • You must: keep Cohen’s words in the original order, but you may change the punctuation;
      • Your poem should be no less than five lines and no more than 20 lines.

‘Anthem’ lyrics

The birds they sang
At the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what has passed away
Or what is yet to be

Ah, the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove, she will be caught again
Bought and sold, and bought again
The dove is never free

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

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“Ah, the wars they will be fought again, The holy dove, she will be caught again”

It is our nature to protect

What we perceive to be our sect

If only just the leaders stood

Not use our young for firewood

Then they might see the havoc caused

A dream, I know, that they would pause

It should be stated in a clause:

Close ever harmful open jaws.

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W3 Prompt #69: Wea’ve Written Weekly

Fandango’s Story Starter

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This week’s Story Starter teaser is:

Irene looked up at the clock and saw that it was five minutes past seven. “Yikes!” Irene shrieked, “I’m going to be late again! Dang you Charlie!” Irene always blamed Charlie, whether it was her own fault forgetting to set the alarm again, or using up all the shower’s hot water, to not making her favorite coffee.

This was Irene, spoiled from the age of one, and a bane on the existence of anyone who lived or worked with her. Charlie, on the other hand was Irene’s deceased husband who succumbed to a stress caused heart attack a few years after they married.

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Fandango’s Story Starter #111

Simply Six Minutes

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Yes I’m a fairy and flexible, you see
I need it to navigate trees.
I protect little children, but secretly
And need to ready to hide or flee.
A fairy’s life can be solitary,
and never done for reasons monetary.
We use our skills to aid the young ones, wee.
If you’re out wandering and you come upon
A fairy like me, now you’ve seen one,
Don’t be scared or try to run,
Stick around, we’ll have some fun!

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http://christinebialczak.com/2023/08/22/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-08-22-2023/