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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
Wordle 637
**I tried to find a short of Chopin’s funeral March but no luck🙄
Weekend Writing Prompt #346 – Appointment
Puzzle This – Saturday Mix, 13 January 2024
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
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
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.
Toast, a guilty pleasure
Always welcome as a treasure
Loved late at night or early morn
A pick me up if you’re forlorn
Stomachs everywhere world wide
Crispy toast most can abide.
Ok, quitting before it gets really bad😂
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 12th, 2024
The Bag Lady 
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