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

Tanka Tuesday

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Today’s challenge is to write a poem using one of the syllabic forms here: https://tankatuesday.com/tanka-tuesday-poetry-cheat-sheet-for-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenges-2/ including personification.

What is personification?

Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities, emotions, or actions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract concepts.

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I used your photo, Robbie.

presenting Lady Iris

ruffled pink skirts are rain drenched

showered and sunning to dry

yellow capes to meet her day

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Filipino Tanaga poem, 7,7,7,7.

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 27, Personification, 08/26/25

Fandango’s Story Starter

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The door to the study had been locked for years, yet tonight it stood wide open. A light shone from the study into the hall. Shadows were moving in the room and I thought I must be seeing things! I was. Robbers had broken in, gasping at the thought. I stepped closer and grabbed a heavy candelabra from the bureau in the hall. I was shocked to see dogs, about five dogs, running around in the room. Apparently the master of the hounds had broken in, using the dogs as protection.

As he saw me in the doorway, he tried to explain. “I’m owed a sum so I can retire and the master kept it in his desk, here. I only want what I’m owed. He promised I could retire and it’s been the ten years we agreed upon. I only want what is due.”

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Fandango’s Story Starter #215

How Spoiled Can We Be?

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How spoiled am I? I Just retrieved some leftovers from my freezer to put in the microwave to thaw out for lunch. And then I retrieved a cold bottle of water out of my refrigerator. I ate the leftovers and then cleaned up the pan in my sink and putting what was left into garbage disposal. After I cleaned this dish, I put it in my dishwasher. This is being written on an Apple iPad, yes, also spoiled while people are starving and smaller countries and our president in all of his gold trimmed office that belongs to the people, not him, is smiling, saying it’s just business. Children dying and starving. It’s just business, and why should we care about someone in a shit hole country?

We are spoiled as we sit reading this, or any other blog. What are we going to do about it? These are the milder photos.

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MLMM Wordle

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I could pretend it was cold enough that the honey bees would stay home, but I saw some trying to hover over the zoo’s dense garden of roses. The roses were bordering the primate area, a poorly planned section. Once I tried to move them along back near their hive where the honey was, but it was a failed practice. The security for the primates forbid any interaction with them or the bees, so I couldn’t do it alone. My coworker and I smoked them and were successful in pulling them back into the hive. Either the bees or the primates would have to be moved.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #439

SYW 8-25-25

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Here are this week’s questions:

 Would you consider yourself creative (writing, projects, hobbies etc). Yes

 What is the ‘bravest’ thing you think you have ever done (faced a fear, stood up for someone/something, etc) Gave a speech at the CO PTA convention

 If you were to come into a substantial amount of money, what would you do with it?Pay off debt, and then split among my kids.

 If you could change something that has been annoying you, what would that be? I would be able to drive.

Gratitude. I am grateful that my granddaughter will be starting regular classes today and helped win their last two soccer games. Go Yellowjackets💚💛!

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Share Your World 25th August.

Sunday Poser

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This is a very hard question and probably every one of us has a different answer based on how they were taught and how they taught their own children. I think my answer would be to learn respect for each other and that includes everything from their toys to their bodies. A loving hand or soft voice usually gets better results than the opposite. From an infants point of view, probably love, cuddles, etc is wanted and needed.

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Sunday Poser # 248- A child’s first lesson