"I have started to think that the great, decisive moments that broadly govern our lives are far less conscious at the time than they seem later when we are reminiscing and taking stock." ~ Sándor Márai This week, partner GC and I give you the word STOCK as our weekend challenge. Stock - goods or... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Sharing
"Great satisfaction comes from sharing with others." ~ Unknown. This week the quote prompted the challenge, and partner GC and I think it could have been written with bloggers in mind - how many times have we heard 'Thank you for Sharing… So, today we'd like you to share your interpretation of the word 'Sharing'... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge -The Unexpected
The best things in life are unexpected -- because there were no expectations. " -- Eli Khamarov This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is THE UNEXPECTED. Whenever I jump into my car and drive into the countryside to escape the unexpected tensions and strife of city life I always anticipate a... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Farmers Markets.
"The classic Italian green sauce, salsa verde, is easy to make and especially nice in the spring when bunches of fresh herbs start appearing in the farmers market or in your garden." This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is FARMERS' MARKETS. Spring is the time of the year when the farmer's... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Infractions.
"MISDEMEANOR, n. An infraction of the law having less dignity than a felony and constituting no claim to admittance into the best criminal society."---Ambrose Bierce A W E E B I T O F S K U L D U G G E R Y A F O O T This week the Wednesday Challenge... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – “Ad”vantages
"Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth." -- Jean Rostand This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is (AD)VANTAGES. Have you ever considered the possibility that many things you considered to be an advantage to one person might turn out to be the... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Choice(s)
“It is our choices that show what we truly are. Far more than our abilities.” - J. K. Rowling. This week's Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is CHOICE(S). When faced with the option of choosing one course of action over another how do you decide which is the right one for you? A single... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Booster Vaccines
Scientific literacy is an intellectual vaccine against the claims of charlatans who would exploit ignorance.--- Neil deGrasse Tyson. This week's Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is BOOSTER VACCINES. Do you remember when you were in grade school ( the earlier years) when your classmates and yourself were summoned to the nurse's office to... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – On the Move
"Move on, stop worrying where you are going and move on, if you can know where you are going, you’ve gone - so just keep moving on. ~ Sondheim This week's Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is On the Move In one way or another, we are all on the move - a... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Cuddly Toys
All will concede that in order to have good neighbors, we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of human endeavor.---Harry S. Truman. This week's Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is CUDDLY TOYS. The COVID virus has not only held us prisoners in our own homes for the past year... Continue Reading →