"Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money ." -- Gertrude Stein. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is Cash or Card. "Can you spare your credit card sir/ma'am?" Panhandlers... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Heirlooms.
"Our most treasured family heirlooms are our sweet family memories. The past is never dead, it is not even past." William Faulkner. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is Heirlooms. An heirloom is defined as a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations. Many times the... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Wheels
"A unicycle met a bicycle and made a tricycle. That's a life cycle." - Mario Ortiz. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is Wheels. Summer Wheels What do unicycles, bicycles, tricycles and even skateboards have in common? They and a number of other non-motorized forms of transportation offer users summer... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – The Coronation.
"Who we are is not what we wear or what glitters. It’s the spirit that defines us.”— Prince Philip This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is The Coronation. Is there a place for the monarchy in the modern world? Although the coronation was filled with pomp, circumstance and majestic splendor,... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Record Keeping
"Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there and I am prepared to expect wonders." - Henry David Thoreau. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is the... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Downsize
“Clutter may rob us of the life we imagined or prevent us from creating a new vision for our future.”― Lisa J. Shultz. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is the word Downsize. No matter where you live - castle, house, apartment suite or condo - there comes a time when... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Cooking.
"Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart." Wolfgang Puck. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is the word Cooking. The growing appeal of... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge -Gardens.
"The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul." – Alfred Austin This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is the word Gardens. Spring is the time of the year when blades... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Character
"The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask." - Nancy Newhall. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is the word Character. Sometimes a place is described as having a certain character. People are also described as characters. The word "ambience' is often used to describe... Continue Reading →
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Improvise
"Improvisation is doing better than the best work we could have done. It only takes a spontaneous reaction on our side to make the best use of things in hand rather than waiting for better things to happen." - Shahenshah HK. This week the Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is the word... Continue Reading →