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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. |
| The unopened letter in the Library. for WDC newsfeed: Monday morning: Jessica the Librarian says: {i" Jane. please open the mail. There is a pile of it on the desk. I have to catalog the new books. " I opened the mail there is one unopened letter addressed specifically to Connie. I put it on her desk. Jessica replies: "Connie won't be in until tomorrow morning." Tuesday Morning: As Jessica hangs up her coat she comments, "Connie left an email she won't be in today." Jane slides her chair back and replies, "What about the unopened letter on her desk?" Just leave it there until tomorrow. Wednesday Morning: Jessica hurries in with her hands full of books and mail. "Here Jane, open the mail. Connie won't be in for the next week. The library is closed until Saturday." Jane opening the mail states, "We really need to get funding for another helper." By Saturday the unopened letter for Connie still propped on her desk is forgotten in the rush to catch up on library chores and Connie has notified she will not be in for the next few days because of a family emergency........... |
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| Robert Graves invites you to use his poem, A Pinch of Salt as inspiration in your entry today. Poem is in the drop note. Good Morning. In the first part of the poem Graves seems to take away the projected dream. In the last part he gives it back. Perhaps it is an inspiration to remember that a dream can become a reality at any stage of life. Some dreams have to wait for the proper timing to be in place. Other dreams should never come to fruition. Make your dreams worthwhile work toward them. Then let me know how that turns out. Happy Trails. |
| Make a list of common objects that you might like to write about because of their appearance or personal association. Write comparisons to these objects anything--everything you can think about the objects. Now take all this information you've gathered and write a story or a poem about what you've discovered with your list. Have fun. BOOKS THAT GUIDE How does a Field Guide, Guide? Facts about flying feathered creatures, Birds of Pennsylvania Field Guide. Beautiful, fascinating, fluttering, Arthropoda, Audubon Society butterflies Field Guide. Useful products of nature containing ancient beauty, Audubon Society North American Tree Field Guide. Accurate, factual weather phenomena, Audubon Society North American Weather Field Guide. BOOKS CONTAIN THE INFORMATION OF LIFE.   May your day be filled with happy trails. |
| Use these phrases in your entry today: cry over spilt milk, short end of the stick, a home bird, and quality of time. If you're a home bird use your quality of time. Don't cry over spilt milk if you get the short end of the stick. That's all folks. |
Now I really am on a streak ![Merit Badge in Forum Posts 7
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| Prompt: "Patience is learned through waiting. " Eyen A. Gardner Write about this in your Blog entry. Good Morning. The prompt for BCoF today was about death. Hope the people waiting for me to die are learning patience. Not a subject to take lightly either patience or death. I think it is easy to lose patience when you are being harassed. And, I guess you always have to remember what is said about the People Wo Make Things Happen. Over the centuries these kinds of people whoever they may be can make life purely miserable when they meddle with a normal lifestyle. Another subject equals meddling. If you lose your patience because someone else is meddling in your life. It is understandable. Patience, Peace, and Prosperity are always better than war, destruction, and desperation. Write On. |
We're all going to pass at some point in time, which piece of your own writing would you like to be remembered by/with. If not a piece of writing what other remembrance would you choose?![Merit Badge in Visit WdC 7
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| What is your favorite November food? November is the month I renew my enjoyment of pumpkin. We have already feasted on McDonald's pumpkin creme pies. Pumpkin donuts from a bakery. And I am making plans to cook pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving. So, I'm thankful for pumpkin since I also enjoy pumpkin seeds as a treat. Hopeful for tomorrow. Stay Safe. |
| Prompt: Precious and few. Write about these words in your Blog entry today. Good Morning from apondia There were few rings made and only one that mattered in this scene. This is such a vibrant scene in the movie and one that will always pop into viewers minds when they hear the word precious. Stay Safe. |
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