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

Looking for Something?

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

I cannot recommend watching Emily Blunt enough who is outstanding in this role. Chaske Spencer I loved also and the story as a whole. Watch them in the Prime series”The English” and let me know what you think of it. One part has the saddest song I’ve ever heard, by Mazzie Star, “Into Dust”. It didn’t help that while hearing this song I received a call that an old friend had just been killed in a car crash. I had to turn off the song.😭

The song: https://youtu.be/04J0ihSeIuI

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One Book More

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I’m currently listening to another VE Schwab book titled “Vicious” and I have two books I am waiting for coming out in 2023 that I’m looking forward to, next in series I’ve followed. Today I’ll highlight Don Winslow’s series about policing, drugs and drug cartels:

“The Dawn Patrol” was my favorite—lighter than the others but others here I think are important because of the insight they give. There are many to choose from and I’m not done with Mr. Winslow yet.

http://onebookmore.com

2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge 30

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Prompt: And [blank]

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And then he knew

It was true

Made him think

My face turned pink

It was after all

My own call

The particular paper

With perfumed vapor

The distinctive ink

Completing the link

And he smiled as he knew

‘‘Twas me who drew

That perfumed heart

Wished a new start—

A hope to retrieve

What my mind believed.

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https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-30

2022 November PAD Chapbook Challenge 29

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Prompt: Write a poem about truth.

This poem is from 2020:

Abide with me, a popular hymn

Sung as a child with no unworthiness contemplated

Sure of comfort and protection from above, walking in the light.

True life experience, seeing unholiness surround,

Lack of love and kindness for each other

To truly abide seems lost.

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-29

Monday Media

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

“Hearts and Bones is a 2019 Australian drama film directed and co-written by Ben Lawrence. The film follows a war photographer and a refugee. It stars Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney and Bolude Watson.” (Wikipedia)

“Photographer Daniel Fisher prepares for an exhibition of his war images, and is appealed to by a refugee to exclude images of a massacre which wiped out his home.”

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