I found these adorable birds at Target yesterday. They definitely qualified as retail therapy 😍☺️ I fell in love with the second one from the left first, and she wouldn’t come home with me without her family.☺️ If November goes as fast as the last three months, it’s never too soon.
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Daily Prompt: Neighbors – 1981
Earl Keese (John Belushi) lives in an orderly house with his wife, Enid (Kathryn Walker), and daughter, Elaine (Lauren-Marie Taylor). His routine is disrupted when loudmouthed Vic (Dan Aykroyd) and his oversexed wife, Ramona (Cathy Moriarty), move in next door. Ramona and Vic subject Earl and his family to a bizarre dinner date and a near-death encounter in the front yard. Soon, Earl is ready to take drastic action to get rid of Vic and Ramona — but he might lose everything in the process.
Release date: December 18, 1981 (USA)
Daily Prompt: Simmer
Woke up this morning a little dimmer
Last night chances became a bit slimmer
My life seems to have lost its shimmer
Thought things were over, but continue to simmer
Stars aren’t so bright, sun not so warm
Things not back to the regular norm
Clouds gather causing a threat
I’m not outside but my face is wet
Disappointment came to call
Problems I can’t forget at all
Life just never seems to reign
So many things I cannot change
I can ask why over and again
The cup is full, I’ve said “when”
But it just keeps coming, no matter what
Twists and turns, stirring your gut
Up and then down and around again
Didn’t you hear me? I said, “when!”
Daily Prompt: Mystery
Again, first thought was PBS productions: Masterpiece Mysteries. I adore the masterpiece series, all of them. It’s not boring, or hard to watch because of lewd language or extreme violence. The actors are fantastic and you’ll fall in love with most of the characters they portray. There are no high gloss makeup characters but more pleasing to my eye characters to whom you can easily relate. Here is a list of some I have enjoyed:
Inspector Lewis
Endeavour
Foyle’s War
Miss Marple
Poirot
Inspector Morse
Grantchester
Doc Martin
Sherlock
My favorites are Inspector Lewis, Endeavour, Inspector Morse, and Grantchester. The relationship of characters in these particular series is what attracts me most. These PBS series are available with the PBS app and Amazon, also other television outlets.
MLMM Wordle 176 – Absent Minded Professor
“Whats the matter with you, have lockjaw? I asked if you have the key!” Henry Bogus was impatiently posturing himself as he demanded the spare key to his new office, having forgotten his own. The young janitor fumbled nervously in his pockets, finally retrieving the needed key.
The professor looked at his companion ambiguously, trying to decide if he was just stupid or on dope. That’s the problem with most young men these days, Henry thought, they can’t handle their problems and instead resort to the adjuration of a drug induced reality.
Mr. Henry Bogus was full of himself and held false thoughts of his own intelligence. The fact he was incompetent himself, would never utter a laconic sentence on any subject, bored his students. Many a lecture by Professor Bogus would be drowned out by a mellisonant tune heard through tiny earphones hidden discreetly under knitted caps.
Professor Bogus was not aware of these electrics but his costume in front of the students would portray an efficient, confident teacher. It wouldn’t be many months before his false bravado would be discovered by the administration and they would be playing his swan song.
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Ramblingsofawriter2016 Weekly Tanka Challenge 68
Children running home
Animals restless in pens
Clouds not a surprise
Farmers rush to bring in crops
Prepare for expected rain.
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100 Word Wednesday – Dreamboy
She fell asleep, dreaming as she did every night. The picture of the boy of her dreams slipped under her pillow after one last glance. This was the nightly routine of fourteen year old Francesca, a lonely girl in a poor neighborhood with only fantasy and dreams to make her life worthwhile.
Francesca’s parents were good people, just extremely poor, both working labor jobs in the small town. They were similar to most parents, wanting the best for their daughter, but unable to help her.
Francesca often visited the local grocery to peruse teen magazines, where she found her “dreamboy”.
Cheyenne’s High Winds – November 1, 2017
I decided to participate in Nano Poblano, a commitment to blog everyday during November, which is easy for a big mouth like me. If you want to join, check out: #NanoPoblano 2017 or https://anitashree.com/2017/10/12/its-approaching-that-time-again/
It is warm today, but high winds – 60-70mph, blowing all the bits of everything all around the parking lot. I am extremely privileged (not) to have a bedroom window on the parking lot of our complex. Last night I had just gotten into bed when something big crashed against the window and then rattled off into the lot. I did not get up to check what it was. . .Since the trash had been picked up already I fear it was someone’s potted plant or lawn–there is no lawn here–chair. My grandson is a firefighter EMT and reported three rollover accidents yesterday before noon. People do not take these winds seriously. We have numerous high profile trucks going through on I80 here and it’s very dangerous.
Check out Nano Poblano, a fun way to blog for November.
One Liner Wednesday
The Secret Keeper – 113 – Remembering the Forests
The woods were always a sanctuary. The coolness of the shadows, the fresh green mossy rocks to lie on, and the smell of spruce and pine suited her. The hemlock, and fragrant fir trees were a special treat. She made wreaths from the vines covering the forest floor and often rested among the pine needles.
She also had a special favorite grove of maples. Their branches curved over the worn, smooth grass and made a hollow for her to walk through. In her dreams she walked this path, discovering new sites every night. During the day she looked for them but only found the familiar flowers and grass. If she were asked to rate these experiences on a scale, they would definitely be the top two.
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