Your prompt for JusJoJan January 15th, 2024 is “craft.” Use it as a noun or a verb, use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
Well it’s official, we had a heat wave- NOT!
JJJ 15 – Craft
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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
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JJJ 14 – Writing
It’s me again, back with your regular daily prompt for Just Jot it January 2024. Our prompt for today is courtesy of Joanne. Thanks, Joanne! Please be sure to visit Joanne’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there if you’re not already.
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 14th, 2024 is “writing.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
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Writing seems like it should be easy and sometimes it is. It’s especially easy to write about something you love or hate, and let’s face it, I do brag about my kids and grandkids and love them so much it should be banned! I am such a lucky person but I still find things to complain about, i.e., upstairs neighbor who has jumping stomping, running relatives/kids stay with him on the weekends. Last night they were active till 1:23 and then again this morning at 5. The good news today is that it is bright and sunny, cold and quite a bit of snow on the ground, so beautiful. If I could, I’d be out there making snow angels. I just need a strong person to lift me back up!😂.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 14th, 2024
The Sunday Whirl
Wordle 637
Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt
**I tried to find a short of Chopin’s funeral March but no luck🙄
Weekend Writing Prompt #346 – Appointment
EZ PZ Writes
MLMM Saturday Mix
The edge of such pure beauty
Golden petals soft with rust
Center’s brown seeds that must
Remain to fodder new plants
While green heavy stems still dance.
Puzzle This – Saturday Mix, 13 January 2024
JJJ – 13/SoCS – Close
Most of us are staying close to home this morning and probably close to each other in this weather: feels like -32F? It’s cuddle, cocoa, or coffee time. Basketball games canceled because busses will not start😵💫
The Friday Reminder for #SoCS & #JusJoJan 2024 Daily Prompt – Jan. 13th
3TC
Your three words this week are:
CAN CANDOUR CANDY
Well let me just say right from the start
Candy was very close to my heart
Not as much now as it used to be
When my mom cooked the confectionery
She made lots of desserts and treats
I can remember them, delicious to eat
But with all candor I now see
Sugar doesn’t benefit me.
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Three Things Challenge #M571
Fandango’s Flashback Friday
Courting Disaster
I looked it up, texted, and finally courted, so it is my fault. I refuse to accept I cannot do certain things anymore, partly because of my health, part my age and part where I live.
Still reading? Gold stars all around!⭐️
I was craving chocolate. Old women like me who live alone crave a lot of things I won’t go into here–and I heard that big sigh of relief.🙄
I always have more skim milk than I need, because I hate milk and can’t buy only a quart. So I thought, hey! (That was my first mistake). I could make chocolate pudding! I had a little baking cocoa from last year’s cake I made for my daughters birthday, and the rest of the ingredients most of us have in case we ever want to bake anything. I googled a recipe for using cocoa instead of using my regular cookbook which called for squares of chocolate.
Second mistake, texting. . .the potential recipe to myself. I read the ingredients , plopped them all in the pan and then had to bring to a boil, slowly. Being the impatient person I am, while I did the constant stirring, I thought I’d check the recipe once again.
I should have texted instead of full on courting, but I’ve been cooking for over fifty years, so thought. . .well it doesn’t matter what I thought, I lost it. The recipe. There are hundreds of google recipes for easy chocolate pudding, but not so easy to access a certain one with my only free hand. I saw a similar one but the milk was half the amount. Also, annoying ads and signups kept covering the recipes. I kept trying and finally it was time to add the vanilla. I did, removed from the heat and hoped it would turn out okay.
Of course if you’re still reading, you’re probably wondering about the disaster part. I had two bowls sitting on the counter to receive my beautifully crafted pudding. Unfortunately my now free left hand, not so reliable, slipped with the whisk and it fell. Luckily it fell into the scooter basket, but sprayed the cupboards, dishwasher and me on the short one foot trip. Did you know whisks can bounce? Of course–when they land on the whisky wire end.
All is cleaned up now, two bowls of pudding cooling in the fridge, but I think it will be a while before I try this again. I always think I CAN and of course I want and need to believe it. Next time I want a chocolate fix, I’ll buy some Hershey pudding cups.
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