"By building relations we create a source of personal pride and belonging that makes living in a chaotic world easier." - Susan Lieberman. This week's Wednesday Challenge on partner Susan and my site is the word BELONGING.  Human beings for the most part are social animals. We are raised in a familial situation, educated in a... Continue Reading →

“Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.” - John Ed Pearce This week's Wednesday challenge  on partner Susan and my site is the word HOME. There are many expressions bandied about to describe what a home is supposed to be like. It is" a... Continue Reading →

“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day!” - A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh. This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is the word BORED. Have you noticed that the time stretch between New Year's Day and Easter can become increasingly boring? A person can only do so... Continue Reading →

“Buy good shoes and a good mattress, because when you're not in one you're in the other.” – Unknown. This week's Wednesday challenge here on partner Susan and my site is FOOT. FOOT... footing the bill, foot of the bed, footsore, footloose, hoof/paw. OR maybe, like me, you prefer to go down the route of... Continue Reading →

"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 →