The Bag Lady

Welcome back Melanie!👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

Would you rather have no nose, or no arms? (apologies to Fandango, who is olfactory challenged).. um, neither

What is your spirit animal? I have two, dragonfly and wolf

Do you think cavemen had nightmares about cavewomen? They probably rarely slept at all.

Where did the name Pina Colada come from? The two words mean strained pineapple in Spanish and it is a tropical drink “invented in Puerto Rico! The sweet mix of coconut cream, pineapple juice, white rum, and ice was born in San Juan.” I haven’t had one in years😔

How thankful are you for good health, should you enjoy such a state of being? Actually I’ve had a bad reaction to Prednisone this week but usually I am perfectly fine and so very grateful for it. Little setbacks I try to infuse with humor, that always helps!

Glad to see you back at it, Melanie🥰

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https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.wordpress.com/2022/09/26/share-your-world-9-26-2022-i-hope/

I can hear my mother now, as I remember “no absolutely not, no dirty mushrooms in my kitchen!”. Well I admit that was the key to how I felt when Joe brought home some amber beauties from his camping trip. Joe and I were opposite minded about many things but I flicked the solid mass of fungi into the trash bin. He looked at me like I’d scarred him! He carefully retrieved the mass of mushrooms and cleaned them and added some beef broth to let them simmer in the liquid. He then peeled potatoes, boiled and mashed them and made a gravy with the mushroom concoction. It was delicious.”

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https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/wordle-571/

“Who are we to judge?” Spoken facetiously by the always judgmental brothers who do not deserve to be hard on marriage. As they remain strife free, travel around the world in their Ferraris or whatever suits them, only stopping to pluck an ingenue here and there for their intermittent pleasure.

I tried not to notice the snigger heard as I introduced my fiancé, a man of impeccable standing. The fizz went out of them as years went by and they realized there is such a thing as a true, loving marriage.

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/09/26/wordle-289/

http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/09/26/what-do-you-see-153-september-262022/

I felt it right from the start

That sudden welcomed spark

When I saw those eyes of yours

Blue so lovely that devoured

Me, as our minds met

Thinking of what might come next.

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!

Red, red, red, lays atop my head

Born with that color and brain and personality

I may have been told a few times in banality

Such an influence to be put on a child

No wonder I thought I should be wild

Why not live up to the promise

But life didn’t offer that premise

Resulting in surrounding my place

With the color red in each small space.

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/sunday-confessionals-colours/

I love the crunchiness of snacks

Give me peanuts, or chips that quack

The crunchy pretzels with that salt

Go well with soda or beer malt

Then of course there’s healthy ones

Celery, carrots, not to be outdone

But for a real life snacker-person

It’s the “salty only” version

Now I’m old and mostly done

Teeth don’t enjoy snacking fun

But I’m okay and easy to please

I’ll have some crackers and some cheese.

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https://cyranny.com/2022/09/24/crunchy-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-64324

Waiting for the stew that’s cooking

Spied a book and started looking

As I grew more interested

In the story, I was vested

Reading while walking round the block

Failed to see the dipping nock

No matter as I turned back to home

Learned no more reading on a roam.

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Three Things Challenge #M96

Welcome to the Saturday Mix, 24 September 2022!

This week we are dipping our toes into the pool of OPPOSITES. Our challenge is all about “opposing forces” and the use of antithesis in our writing. You will need to use the two opposing words in your response – which can be poetry or prose.

Our words this week are:

– fresh and stale

– flat and hilly

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“A baker I’m not”, announced at the start

Her cake lay flat going stale on the cart

“Baking for me is just so silly“

“A generous frosting hides what’s supposed to be hilly.”

Grabbed the cake, daubed on lots of fresh cream

As all were pleased, so it seemed.

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/09/24/opposing-forces-saturday-mix-24-september-2022/

You think your point is viable
If research is reliable
Scanning through all oodles
Seeking info on the Google’s
Sites and blogs and news reports
Watch and hear all the retorts
From punsters, comedians and writers
Opinions from all the left and righters
Isn’t it time to settle in
Look inside, look within
Decide to avoid all the full blown
Make up your mind on your own?
Since when have you capitulated
Sought to read theirs, overrated
Having your own thoughts debated?

https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/09/24/weekend-writing-prompt-278-viable/