"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or what's a heaven for?" - Robert Browning. This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is RESOLUTIONS Do you find yourself in the yearly rut of thinking about resolutions that will improve your life only to discover that a whole year has... Continue Reading →

“What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within the span of his little life by him who interests his heart in everything.”― Laurence Sterne Today, the final Wednesday Challenge of 2022 from partner Susan and myself is CURIOSITIES. The next Wednesday Challenge will be published on the 4th January 2023! I chose the word... Continue Reading →

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” – Garrison Keillor This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is CHRISTMAS BLING. A  F E S T I V A L  O F  L I G H T S  C H... Continue Reading →

"If someone lives such a charmed life that they never have to face adversity, they should consider themselves an exceptional unicorn" - Gautam Kalal. This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is HERCULEAN.  At one time or another in our lives we all face challenges that at the time we considered to... Continue Reading →

"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." -- George Bernard Shaw. This week the Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is  QUIRKY FOODS.   Something is "quirky" when it is characterized by exhibiting peculiar or unexpected traits. The adjective is often used to describe people, but food can also exhibit... Continue Reading →

"I started working when I was seven, and ever since then I've been saving for an apartment. Even before that, I had a little jam jar designated for my apartment money."- Keira Knightley This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is CONTAINERS. Among other uses, some containers are used to protect... Continue Reading →

“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.”― Andy Warhol This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is  BORED? GAMES!  Feel free to use either word or both. Games shows and reality television programs and even a person's favorite soap opera lose their initial appeal... Continue Reading →

"Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't." - Pete Seeger This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is  FINE PRINT. It is important that the fine print of a contract be read and... Continue Reading →

"I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause. - Laura Spencer. This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is  THRIFT. We are all as consumers looking for ways to get more bang for our buck. Rising prices... Continue Reading →

"Magic is really very simple, all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it."- Aggie Cromwell. This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is  DISPLAYS. October 31 is Halloween, and people will celebrate the day in their own way. Susan informs me that Halloween is not... Continue Reading →