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Daily Cascade

by Joy

Rated: 18+ · Book · Writing · #2326194

A new blog to contain answers to prompts

Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas " became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.

Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

🌻 pwheeler ~ happy new year

a day ago
In response to "Hot Chocolate? Yay!"

Love this, Joy! It brings back good memories for me too.

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Winter Wonderin' Wanderin'

Feb 2, 2026 at 12:28pm
In response to "Hot Chocolate? Yay!"

I associate hot chocolate with winter activities and camping. Nothing compares to it. Most of the time, I indulge in steaming cups of tea. I reserve the imbibing of coffee for forays out and about.

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Lazy Writer est 4/24/2008

Feb 2, 2026 at 12:05pm
In response to "Hot Chocolate? Yay!"

I love my coffee..one cup a day half caffeine. I like hot chocolate too but have a problem with lactose.

Stay warm
Dianne

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BIG BAD WOLF is Merry

Feb 1, 2026 at 4:37pm
In response to "This Cold Day..."

I live in Western New York.

Funny thing is, Little Bro lives in South Carolina. His first winter there, after a little bit of snow fell, his boss - he's a physical therapist that makes home visits - had to call him to tell him to return home, and to not do any work that day, after he'd seen some of his patients, or else he wouldn't get any Emergency Weather pay.

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Witchy Yule Woman

Jan 30, 2026 at 11:29pm
In response to "About Home Deliveries"

I use Amazon for vitamins, toiletries, paper towels and other things. I have Walmart deliver some items, they've been really good about delivering promptly. I get milk, bread, eggs, sugar, flour, coffee etc. But when it comes to vegetables, fruit and meats I go to the store myself. I'm lucky though because Amanda grabs a lot of stuff on her way home from work.

Joy

Jan 28, 2026 at 3:09pm
In response to "While It Snowed..."

iKïyå§ama

It's easier for me to recall the good side of snow, since I haven't been in it for several years. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

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iKïyå§ama

Jan 28, 2026 at 1:39pm
In response to "While It Snowed..."

Lovely reminiscences about snow.
Wish I could muster enough love for it on my end. Hah!

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Joy

Jan 28, 2026 at 12:05am
In response to "Alone or Lonely?"

Witchy Yule Woman

, Wow! You must be so busy, but the costumes and the kids must be a lot of fun, too.

Witchy Yule Woman

Jan 27, 2026 at 10:08pm
In response to "Alone or Lonely?"

Vic's office is upstairs and I'm usually on the main level, it's like I'm by myself for hours and I'm very content. When I was divorced, I loved the silence. I didn't feel lonely or alone. When I feel alone is when I'm traveling and my cars aren't there. Vic swears I miss them more than him. I do, he's not wrong.

I'm sorry I haven't been here much, I've been altering a lot of dance costumes for my granddaughter's dance company because the lady that usually does it got injured in a car accident. I've still got a few more days worth of work. It took me forever at first because of the material but I'm doing much better now that I became accustomed to it.

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BIG BAD WOLF is Merry

Jan 27, 2026 at 2:52pm
In response to "Alone or Lonely?"

Always something.

February 3, 2026 at 12:22pm

#1107443

Things I'd miss that I Really Need

Prompt:
What are some things you would miss if you no longer had them?

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My list of things I truly cannot live without is probably much shorter than the list of things I've grown attached to. If it is for survival, I guess I can do with a lot less, but if it's for the satisfaction of a good-enough life, there would be a lot of things I'd miss, much more than probably the average person my age.

So, at the most basic level, physically speaking, I cannot live without air, water, food, my health, and my home, and these are not luxuries, either. Yet, I am not just a physical creature. I need to be connected to others in some shape or form, be it through a computer, a cellphone, or friends and my sons calling and checking on me.

Closely tied to these is my need for purpose. Wanting the best for my sons, my family and friends and, my country plus the world has to do something with my purpose. WdC, my books, music, my plants, all animals especially cats -- even though I don't have my cat anymore now-- plus some other attachments and obligations also fill that purpose.

Then, a most important thing I cannot live without is hope. Hope makes everything, even pain and my ineptitude with some things

, more tolerable. Hope is probably my inner light.

As to the today's world and technology, yes I realize that I have to, unfortunately, fit in. All the new technologies, plus the phone, stand in the first row. If I lost these suddenly, it would be like losing a limb, although I am still fond of books, notebooks, paper, and pen and pencil, and cannot do without those either. Added to them are the comfort of my bed, my reading nook in front of the window in my bedroom, the area in the living room where my computer is, and my kitchen.

This goes to show that most things I really need, deep down inside, may not be required for basic survival, but they are my more personal essentials that make my days fuller, more tolerable, and more pleasant.

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