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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
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Congratulations on your virtual blogging adventure!](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-BCoF_2-1901868_14.gif) Have fun with these famous movie phrases: Sugar and Spice, Houston we have a problem, I'm the king of the world, and show me the money.Sorry to say I don't know the movies these came from. I used to have Netflix. Had to give it up a few years ago. Had to choose between movies or a phone. I chose a phone. Because of this I am way behind in movie watching. I do go onto prime and watch free prime movies on my kindle. Also, looking forward to getting Netflix again. I used to find every movie I ever wanted to watch on Netflix. Anyway, I'm not sure I would be able to identify these sayings from a movie. I've heard, "Houston we have a problem" somewhere. Sometimes movies don't make much of an impression on my brain. |
| :On November 16th, food lovers get a dose of their favorite convenience food. Whether they use the drive-thru, dine-in, or get it to go, National Fast Food Day calls for us to grilled, fried, and broiled menu staples. What's your favorite fast-food? Fast Food Day:  I guess Sub-Way is my favorite fast food. Today my favorite fast food at home is beef stew. I make a crock-pot full then freeze some for a quick meal day. I do lots of at home fast food. Some other at home favorites are chili, soup and grilled cheese, Gorton's fish fillets, or sloppy Joes. We don't have cash to eat out often. Making extra to pull from the freezer helps keep me from going crazy cooking for two. We might be cleaning up the dead tree that fell on our driveway. The weather doesn't seem to be helping us. Suppose to be clear today. Still misty and wet outside. Not a fun day to move branches out of the driveway. See Ya! |
Christmas trees are like a blank page, tell us how you're going to decorate yours. Do you do a theme? Do you put up just family mementoes, maybe a mixture of store bought and homemade? Lights or no lights. We have used a 7-foot tree for years. We used to go to the woods and get a real tree when the children were all still home. It got to be a problem as the years of heavy snow made that a problem. Everyone was in favor of an artificial tree which we purchased one year at the end of Christmas when trees were on sale. I used to buy one new decoration a year for the tree. There were so many decorations I could not use them all, so I stopped buying more. Now I decorate with the ones I like best. There are lots of favorites. I used to have a string of objects that twirled when you plugged them in that was fun. The string stopped working but, I put them on the tree anyway. It has little angels playing instruments, Mice in a house and other small creature. Some of my decorations are home made. Lots of angels and a star at the top. The tree got old and some of the limbs broke a couple years ago. I shortened it and used it anyway. Then someone put a different tree in the closet last year, so I used the different one. Over the years someone has come into our house and traded trees at least one other time. I use whatever is there. Also, put up a manger scene every year. Christmas brings a special change to the house. Most years I put the tree up the first day of Buck hunting season and take it down on New Years Day. Last year I put it up earlier and took it down later. Have not decided about this year yet. Have to open the closet and see what is in there. |
| Sarah Addison Allen said, "November, looks like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” Let's talk about desserts, especially ones with brown sugar and cinnamon that you love. Invalid Merit Badge #698735 Hi. I really like apple crisp. I stopped eating it and making it years ago. I bet I have not had any in 30 years. I do make apple pie now, which is just as good. I can make it with a quarter of a cup of sugar. Another favorite is snickering doodle muffins. Put in a little extra cinnamon to make them tasty. When I cook, I don't usually use brown sugar for anything. I have not used brown sugar in several years. I use cane sugar. for baking. Most cooky recipes take 2 cups of sugar. I only use one. Cinnamon can be added to sugar cookie recipe if you want to experiment with flavor. We like lemon flavoring here. Lemon meringue pie, lemon bar cookies, lemon cake mix cookies. I make muffins, because they use less sugar. Lots of flavor with fruit; blueberry applesauce muffins have cinnamon, banana muffins quicker than banana bread and last longer it is a large recipe. Going to try cranberry recipe for Thanksgiving. Have a great day. I lost my computer again yesterday. Using Keiths again. |
| Prompt: "There is always a butt in this imperfect world." Anne Bronte Write about this quote in your Blog entry today. |
| Have fun with these words: recipe, disaster, spices, market, random, chicken and a barn. The recipe would be a disaster if I did not use spices that I found at the market when I was looking for a chicken. I should have looked in the barn I would have had more service. It does not help to go shopping in any random store you happen to enter. Bye |
| Have fun with these words: recipe, disaster, spices, market, random, chicken and a barn. The recipe would be a disaster if I did not use spices that I found at the market when I was looking for a chicken. I should have looked in the barn I would have had more service. It does not help to go shopping in any random store you happen to enter. Bye |
| Prompt:"You'll have true happiness when you live to give, not to get." Noa Shaw Write about this in your Blog entry today. : Hi.It isn't enough to know what the prompt says. In the USA, we fight a never-ending battle with wealth between the haves and have nots. This is too vague to bring out all the sociology involved in pay and giving. I have studied a lot about Yoga because of Ezekial. I know about Karma because of Budda. I've read about people who gave everything they had and walked away to start something different. I'm sure they learned something about life when they accomplished this. Jesus gave his life. A blood sacrifice from God who does not believe in blood sacrifice. Even Abraham was not required to give up his son in blood sacrifice. I think the quote should read "when you learn to give, not take." It is a slight change of meaning. But if you give someone will get and they should not feel wronged, because they get something freely given. Blogging comments are not a criticism of the reader or the Prompt. That's all folks. See Ya! |
 Cynthia Rylant says, "Food is better in November than any other time of the year.” Do you agree or disagree with Ms. Rylant. Are there certain foods that make November more special than other months? In the northeastern part of the USA harvest begins near the end of august and continues until weather kills whatever is left. Personally, I eat things I like all year round. If I'm not too lazy to cook them. I think more of pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. Jellied cranberry sauce is good with smoothies any time of year. My favorite meals are a salad and a burger or a piece of fish or a piece of chicken. Keith needs more, so I cook more. Then I eat more. There are seasonal things I get more of like fresh tomatoes off the vine or corn on the cob off a roadside stand. Zucchiniand all kinds of squash. I guess harvest is what Thanksgiving is all about. As for the quote above, food is fresher in November but not necessarily better. A balance of food intake and exercise is necessary. The End. |
| Prompt: Understanding One's Own Self Which kinds of people can help others to understand themselves the most? And is or was there such a person in your life who has helped you understand yourself better? Hi! A teacher told me I'm book learned. My mom taught me to read before I went to school. So, I read my way into what I am today. Yes. at some point I also had teachers for different subjects. Yes. someone in my life helped me with understanding. Jesus. Along the way of life people told me things or pointed go that way with words. Don't forget even math has a dictionary. |
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