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

W3 Prompt #33: Wea’ve Written Weekly – Atom

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Part I. The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants respond to in verse. Part II. The second ingredient is a writing guideline (or two) provided by the PoW. Guidelines may include, but are not limited to: word counts, poetic forms, inclusion of specific words, and use of particular poetic devices.

II. My prompt guidelines

  • Write a series of at least five “atom”tercets on the theme of “children” or“childhood”
  • Tercet = three line stanza;
  • Letters per line: 5-7-5;
  • No punctuation; no capitalization (like haiku)

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night

scaries

light

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puppy

friends

slurp

***

tryin’

bicycle

ouchies

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sweet

suckers

licks

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rainy

puddles

stomp

***

This was very difficult more so because it had to pertain to children🤪

https://skepticskaddish.com/2022/12/14/w3-prompt-33-weave-written-weekly/

Tuesday 5

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
Tea is not my favorite but I have enjoyed these:

1. Plain fresh brewed black tea, iced.

2. Peach.

3. Orange spice.

4. Plantation mint.

5. Years ago while on weight watchers, I had chocolate mint tea.

🍃🍃🍃

https://saltedcaramel670.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/5-things-tuesday-5-favourite-teas/

Fandango’s Story Starter

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

This week’s Story Starter teaser is: IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING, JUST AFTER THE CRACK OF DAWN, WHEN I HEARD THE INSISTENT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW…it was not a false alarm. . .The fire engine pulled up, lights blazing and no siren. It was almost an every day occurrence in the area where I lived. Reluctantly I got out of bed, threw on my robe and looked out the peephole of my door. Sure enough there was a firefighter in full gear and even a big mask. “There’s been a gas leak, come with me now. You have to leave the building.”

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/13/fandangos-story-starter-76/

The Tree

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Joe loved Christmas and the first thing he did after Thanksgiving was push in and set up the big spruce tree. His spouse, Sue, walked into the room and remarked, what a lovely smell! The plant’s fresh fronds produced a beautiful evergreen scent, the needed source to start their favorite holiday. It was the start of laborious decorating.

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https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/push-3/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/your-daily-word-prompt-spruce-ydwordprompt-december-13-2022/

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/three-things-challenge-m176/#more-91286 Your three words today are:
SMELL PLANT SOURCE

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/rdp-tuesday-it/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/13/fowc-with-fandango-spouse/

Simply Six Minutes

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
“I knew this was going to happen. I said to him, Joe, that’s a bad idea, but you know Joe, he never listens! It’s an impossible task and even if you do rent that crane it’s going to cost thousands! That much money for a temporary joke, not worth it, but you know him…so here we are, standing in front of this so called snow sculpture and waiting for the rest of Joe’s creation, praying the temperature stays below freezing til Joe shows up with more of the body. I said to him, Joe, just do the feet, it will still be funny, but you know Joe, never satisfied! After thirty-five years he still thinks he can do standup…no pun intended.” Muriel laughs.

https://christinebialczak.com/2022/12/13/simply-6-minutes-challenge-12-13-2022/#like-20082

Adrift

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
A lantern showing light and dark reality drifts on the edge of my mind like a ship’s barrel that fell overboard, as it dodges the shoreline, wanting to escape its finale. There is a crevice between remarkable provenance and the actual hard landing on a rocky shore only to have wooden staves break apart.


https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/wordle-300/

dVerse Poets Quadrille – Candy

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Here’s how to join in:

  • Write a quadrille as described and post it on your blog or website.
  • Enter your name and direct link to your poem in Mr. Linky.
  • Follow the links to other poets. Read, comment and come back later as the prompt is open all week.
  • Provide a link to dVerse so others can find us too.
  • Drop in to say hello in our discussion below.
  • Have fun!!

Sweet as candy, heard him say
Thinking I like his wordplay
Twice around the evergreen
Following me, his ardor seen
I’m not sweet, I denied
It is your heart, he replied
A sugar plum, I know it well
I guess only time will tell.

http://dversepoets.com/2022/12/12/quadrille-166-i-like-candy/

3TC + Yams

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“You assume that rosemary might be a tasty ingredient to add to the sweet potatoes? We’ve always added butter and marshmallows to them and baked. I guess you can refurbish the recipe this year, maybe it will be the star of the menu! There’s always plenty of unimaginative items offered, like the roll of gelled cranberry sauce straight from the can…Better yet, why not triple that new recipe and we’ll give the surplus pans to the food bank?”

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/three-things-challenge-m175/#like-91283Your three words today are:
ASSUME PLENTY ROSEMARY

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/12/fowc-with-fandango-unimaginative/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/rdp-monday-triple/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/your-daily-word-prompt-Refurbish-ydwordprompt-December-12-2022/

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/star/

https://chellebcom2.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/todays-prompt-surplus/

http://cyranny.com/2022/12/12/marshmallow-word-of-the-day-challenge/