The Bag Lady

Easy one for me because most of my grandkids last names start with Q. Any time they have to tell someone, it’s never the real name repeated back first. But I like it because it is not ordinary. My sons have my last name after marriage and it is a blah name, but still no one says it back without adding an s to it.🤨And then of course my first name, Cheryl is always changed and I finally just accept Carol if I have to repeat or change the spelling, it’s just easier. I don’t quibble about it.

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What’s In A Name?Spoken by Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 26, 2025

Faith a truth for some, belief in something not seen, but read about. Ambiguous promises defended by certain cultures is intriguing to me. I have faith in visible things, even though some I cannot see. Faith in family love I can see, openly visible. I think there’s something there, I don’t know what, but I find myself saying thank you out loud to it, it’s a conundrum.

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Writing Prompts

clouds parting

sun seeking blossom

summer scene

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My words for the photo☺️

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#Easy Peasy Writes – 7/23/25

joined a wedding for a good friend

cousins and aunts were there

surprised

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recent weight loss I must defend

caused personal nightmare

chastised

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opinions seemed never to end

feelings started to wear

apprised

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their sharp voices now heard expend

spoke their truth and then shared

incised

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I had a hard time with this one, but my experience written (badly).

d’Rules

Organizing a party for the new candidate seemed a relatively easy task. Joan decided on the venue and made the park reservation. She chose the park’s location, thinking it wouldn’t cause any problems. This was only a small fund raiser for the county educational leader Joan was backing. The election of the education position was important to her and she was hoping the support would come at the party.

Everyone that joined in for the food and drink offered some help to support the new candidate and Joan was pleased with the participation of many concerned parents.

Everything was wrapping up when an unknown motorcyclist rode by and threw eggs at the group. At least it wasn’t harmful and Joan was unsure of what point the demonstration made. She was glad no one was harmed but realized she didn’t know enough about the candidate or the park’s neighborhood.

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #391

A balloon festival expecting fancy sights, was an enjoyable activity for grandchildren. The youngest seemed in a trance watching the show. Suddenly a monkey waved from a balloon’s basket. Reached for the camera in my satchel to capture the unusual surprise.

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https://wordpress.com/reader/feeds/142397178/posts/5747022852

I was just walking down the road, an everyday jaunt with my dog, Curly. We had been on this road many times and today we’re seeing an unusual sign about a chicken? Curiosity chose our next stop to a farm we’ve passed every day. The Jones’ farm was a longtime staple in the community, so we knew them well. Walking closer to the building’s entry we were surprised to see another sign: “Free hens needed”.

Apparently one hen decided to organize the others and at night they all flew over their small enclosure to go where? No one knew until the hen’s loud voices were heard. Those squawks from a nearby grove woke the Jones and that’s when they discovered the missing chickens. Unfortunately for the hens, the escape was not well planned, and led them right into the small forest where a fox’s den was located.

All’s well that ends well does not apply…

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The Last Ever Unicorn Challenge – 25/07/25

Maybe that’s what happened to the Republican Party – just when they thought they had it…Trump appeared.

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https://lindaghill.com/category/one-liner-wednesday/

seeing

tiny treasure

a human gift of love

adding to a family group

grandson

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Cinquain Poetry Prompt 10: TREASURE is your inspiration.

We all know who in the United States requires the most attention. He is constantly gandering, always on the lookout for a quick transaction, a big money deal, and whoever stands in his way gets ambushed, fired or even disappeared. Disappeared is a new daily word in our vocabulary, coming from disappear in the 15th century. Imagine you were in that time period when people disappeared often, for many reasons, not just political. This is the 21st century and it’s an everyday occurrence, which is shameful to say the least. Take action on your representatives, tell them to act! It should not take another 600 years for things to get right.

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This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts: July 24, 2025