The Bag Lady

This week’s Story Starter teaser is: IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING, JUST AFTER THE CRACK OF DAWN, WHEN I HEARD THE INSISTENT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR AND I IMMEDIATELY KNEW…it was not a false alarm. . .The fire engine pulled up, lights blazing and no siren. It was almost an every day occurrence in the area where I lived. Reluctantly I got out of bed, threw on my robe and looked out the peephole of my door. Sure enough there was a firefighter in full gear and even a big mask. “There’s been a gas leak, come with me now. You have to leave the building.”

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/13/fandangos-story-starter-76/

Joe loved Christmas and the first thing he did after Thanksgiving was push in and set up the big spruce tree. His spouse, Sue, walked into the room and remarked, what a lovely smell! The plant’s fresh fronds produced a beautiful evergreen scent, the needed source to start their favorite holiday. It was the start of laborious decorating.

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https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/push-3/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/your-daily-word-prompt-spruce-ydwordprompt-december-13-2022/

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/three-things-challenge-m176/#more-91286 Your three words today are:
SMELL PLANT SOURCE

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/13/rdp-tuesday-it/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/13/fowc-with-fandango-spouse/

https://gmgblog.ca/2022/12/12/five-word-weekly-challenge-2250/

https://christinebialczak.com/2022/12/13/simply-6-minutes-challenge-12-13-2022/#like-20082

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/wordle-300/

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Sweet as candy, heard him say
Thinking I like his wordplay
Twice around the evergreen
Following me, his ardor seen
I’m not sweet, I denied
It is your heart, he replied
A sugar plum, I know it well
I guess only time will tell.

http://dversepoets.com/2022/12/12/quadrille-166-i-like-candy/

“You assume that rosemary might be a tasty ingredient to add to the sweet potatoes? We’ve always added butter and marshmallows to them and baked. I guess you can refurbish the recipe this year, maybe it will be the star of the menu! There’s always plenty of unimaginative items offered, like the roll of gelled cranberry sauce straight from the can…Better yet, why not triple that new recipe and we’ll give the surplus pans to the food bank?”

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/three-things-challenge-m175/#like-91283Your three words today are:
ASSUME PLENTY ROSEMARY

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/12/fowc-with-fandango-unimaginative/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/rdp-monday-triple/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/your-daily-word-prompt-Refurbish-ydwordprompt-December-12-2022/

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/star/

https://chellebcom2.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/todays-prompt-surplus/

http://cyranny.com/2022/12/12/marshmallow-word-of-the-day-challenge/

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https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/12/12/what-do-you-see-164-december-12-2022/

We had ice skates.

Just friends.

Getting a bike for my 13th birthday which apparently was too late to learn to ride it well😂.

Rarely would friends stay over and I always preferred my own bed instead of a friend’s.

Today a kickstart was a Turkish hazelnut latte. Any messages or calls from the kids is the best start.❤️

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/share-your-world-12th-december/

Posted by Dale

Earlier this week, Ally Bean of the Spectacled Bean revisited a prompt she had first done in 2011. Said 1/3 of her responses had remained the same but that time had given her a new perspective, if you will. I figured why not? Interesting subjects…

Here are my answers to Dale’s post:

If I were a month I’d be May

If I were a day I’d be Friday

If I were a time of day I’d be Sunset

If I were a font I’d be Tahoma

If I were a sea animal I’d be an Otter

If I were a direction I’d be Sideways

If I were a piece of furniture I’d be an overstuffed chair

If I were a liquid I’d be a Latte

If I were a gemstone I’d be a Sapphire

If I were a tree I’d be a Sugar Maple

If I were a tool I’d be a Rasp

If I were a flower I’d be a Daffodil

If I were an element of weather I’d be a Hurricane

If I were a musical instrument I’d be a Drum

If I were a colour I’d be Red

If I were an emotion I’d be Happy

If I were a fruit I’d be a Macintosh Apple

If I were a sound I’d be a Baby’s Laugh

If I were an element I’d be Fire

If I were a car I’d be a 1966 Mustang

If I were a food I’d be Bacon

If I were a place I’d be a Cabin in the Woods

If I were material I’d be Silk

If I were a taste I’d be Sweet

If I were a scent I’d be Cinnamon

If I were a body part I’d be an Eye

If I were a song I’d be Blues

If I were a bird I’d be a Raven

If I were a gift I’d be Box of Chocolates

If I were a city I’d be New York

If I were a door I’d be Mahogany

If I were a pair of shoes I’d be Saddle Shoes

If I were a poem I’d be a Sonnet

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This was fun, Thanks Dale!

https://adelectablelife.com/2022/11/28/if-i-were/