"I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you." - Bill Withers This week's challenge on partner Susan and my site is ROOM WITH A VIEW. People spend an inordinate amount of time and... Continue Reading →

" My Fashion philosophy is, if you're not covered in pet hair, your life is empty." ~ Elayne Boosler This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is  PERNICKETY PETS.   Not everyone is a pet lover but many people do own pets or do their pets actually own/control them? Some folks believe cats/dogs... Continue Reading →

"Waitressing takes a certain gusto. You need a good memory and the ability to connect with people fast. You have to learn how to treat the kitchen as well as you treat the customers." - Amy Poehler. This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is  WAITER/WAITRESS. Sometimes an overly attentive and inexperienced... Continue Reading →

"There is something deep within us that sobs at endings. Why, God, does everything have to end? Why does all nature grow old? Why do spring and summer have to go?" ~ Joe L. Wheeler This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is  SUMMER'S END.   The summer season will end soon for... Continue Reading →

“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.”― Robert Louis Stevenson This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is the word... Continue Reading →

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water. Or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”- John Lubbock. This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is the word... Continue Reading →

"The worst day of mini golf beats the best day of work." - Anon This week the Wednesday Challenge from partner Susan and myself is the word Mini. My initial thought on the challenge was to name it Mini Golf, but we changed to the more flexible MINI at the last minute; please use the... Continue Reading →

'You know it's hot when even the dog starts to melt. " --Pinterest. This week the Wednesday challenge from partner Susan and myself is Extreme Heat; however, feel free to use either of those words as your challenge.  OUR PETS The world has been experiencing an unbearably hot weather streak. Temperatures are soaring to produce... Continue Reading →

"Life is like a rollercoaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life." ~ Avril Lavigne This week the Wednesday challenge from partner Susan and myself is FAIRGROUNDS. A fairground is defined as an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held —often used in the plural with singular construction. The warmer weather of summer is the ideal... Continue Reading →

“The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.” — Iris Murdoch This week the Wednesday challenge from partner Susan and myself is CYCLING.  Should we blame our parents for teaching us how to ride a tricycle or is... Continue Reading →