The Bag Lady

The chances were slim

Spring buds opened anyway

Bursting from the snow

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #192 Slim&Chance

This may not be captivating, but was on my mind when I couldn’t sleep because of a stomach ache which is better today.

Other Halves

Every realize you can’t do without

The other half? Can’t re-route?

Can’t say one without the other

Why is this I wonder?

You can’t have

Spic without span

Kick without can

Jack without Jill

Peanut without butter

Toast without jam

Flim without flam

Bada-bing without bada-boom

Bath without room

Fink without rat

This without that

Basket without ball

Big without small

To without fro

Curly without Moe

Two without three

You without me.

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Your turn, any ideas?

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/captivating/

Middle of March, I just hope that means wintry winds are coming to an end. It’s time for ceenphotography.com’s SYW questions. Btw, I’m enjoying the daylight savings time, not having to turn on the lamp at 4:30 pm!

1. If $50,000 should show up unexpectedly I would use it to fill up a friend’s vacant bank account. It’s been a long year for her.

2. Sounds I love best are children laughing. Always makes my day.

3. My middle name is Lea. I’ve always hated it. Our one room schoolhouse teacher I loved, but she insisted it be pronounced Leah which I hated more. (No offense to ladies or men with these names.) In fact, for some odd reason I chose to give my only daughter the same middle name which she also dislikes…so I call her Lou instead which has developed into Lulu over the years. Go figure? It went well with her first name which is another story.

We had a good week, nothing out of the ordinary. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for especially good news this week.

I’m adding a photo I took this morning. I like the lines, especially on the objects below the window…perspective.

Share Your World – March 12, 2018

When you think of Julia Child is your first thought her voice or her seeming deftness in the kitchen, or is it SNL’S Dan Ackroyd’s impression of her preparing chicken? This movie is an endearing interpretation of Julia played by Meryl Streep, and her idlistic wannabe, played by Amy Adams, a pleasant, often comic true story. “Julie and Julia”.

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Gertie, I told you we should have written it down, but no, Gertie always knows best, uh huh. Ethel just leaned against the railing, too tired to go any further. They had been searching for their car in this parking garage for over thirty minutes and she was exhausted. Sixty year old knees don’t like running around on cement and the up and down ramps were taking a toll.

Gertie, ten years younger, was still in good shape but she too, was getting tired of looking for that dang car. She knew Ethel was right, she should have written it down. These new shopping malls with so many parking levels and different entrances were confusing. She didn’t even remember what entrance they chose in the first place. She thought it was the one by the hardware section of Sears. Offering that information, she was quickly ridiculed by Ethel.

Of course, all you remember is the hot looking salesman in that section, thank God for hormones!

Gertie and Ethel flagged down a young woman walking alone and she steered them to the Sears entrance they needed.

Both women were thinking the same thing: last time I’m shopping with her!

198 words

https://sundayphotofictioner.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/sunday-photo-fiction-march-11th-2018/

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We’ve all been through it

Wondering why they do it

Those little minds

With every find

Always asking why.

??????

They’re always there at your feet

Oftentimes they want a treat

Sometimes you have to deny

And then of course, you hear why?

??????

We love the voices and their quests

But sometimes you need a rest

Inquiring minds make you sigh

As their answer’s always, why.

??????

Maybe we should take heed

Of this constant question need

Be proud they’re not sitting idly by

Cause sharper brains want to know why

https://randomnessinked.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/let-it-bleed-9/

I meander through the news

Watch reports trying to choose

What is truth

What is not

Who’s the latest

On the spot

If it’s a good rep that you want

Don’t let reporters taunt

You with their sneaky questions

That’s exactly what they rely on

Reputation feared

Always success geared

Who they trample they care not

Hardly ever are they caught

It’s all about the headline smear

Ignoring any present sneers

After all it’s mostly hype

$$$$$

The more the hype, the more the money

Someone always ends up bloody.

$$$$$

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/meander/

A blustery day at the beach, but Shannon and her friend Sue were anxious to suntan. The two young women decided to wear coverups in case the wind turned colder. At first glance they looked like two floating caftans on the beach. Shannon was used to all the stares and today she only wanted to hang out with her friend. Sue liked the attention and winked at some of the men as they passed.

Removing their garments they settled down on their stomachs on the beach towels. Wanting a back free of tan lines, they untied their tops and still remained discreet laying there face down. A couple of wary observers noted the action and thoughts of accidentally spilling water or other drink on them was preying on their minds.

The two women had put their coverups close by just in case they were quickly needed. Feeling drowsy, they just relaxed in the warm sun. A billowy breeze suddenly ripped the caftans away from their reach. Without thinking, Shannon leapt up to chase down the items, much to the delight of the men in observance.

March Writing Prompts

So far this week has flown by. I think because I spent more time sleeping than usual. The week was uneventful so I took advantage of it. It also might have had something to do with my bank account being stressed out. It gets that way around this time of year, after everything I did in the holiday season. Even at my age I don’t seem to learn…oh well, I had a good time while it lasted. Anyone else find it weird writing 2018? I found this beauty while looking for something else:

https://lindaghill.com/2018/03/09/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-march-10-18/

Are the stories of true love merely fables? The idea of one meeting another and suddenly blue skies and sunlight appear? Maybe in the animal kingdom where fables are usually set. Humans however think about it too much, never taking the idea as truth, at least not for long. Animals attract the opposite sex naturally, they don’t care if sudden sunlight appears on the other’s head. They don’t care if the parents or heritage is different. They see, they act.

People usually either think too much or not enough. If they’re lucky enough to hit the in between, the perfect one, even their so called soulmate, that even may not be enough. There are too many intervening factors, too much overthinking involved. A fable or moral story may involve lesser minded animals as far as love is concerned, but think about your own experiences, and tell me what you think. Is love a fable?

Animal attraction

No morals involved

Most mate for life,

Protect their mate and family for life.

If only humans were that lucky

A fable, or could we learn from them?

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/saturday-mix-lucky-dip-10-march-2018/