#SoCS — Dough & Dough

Linda G. Hill is the host of Stream of Consciousness Saturday.  Linda says: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “dough/d’oh.” Use one, use both, use ’em any way you like. Enjoy! Dough.  Dinero.  Money.  We all need dough. Economies operate on it, so it is the dough itself or things that are…

How Green is My Crater?

Fandango’s FOWC is value, the Word of the Day Challenge is dedicate, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are rocket, fortune, garlic, and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “It’s Alive!” Mary Jo Reilly grew up the daughter in a farming family. By the time she was 19 she knew everything her parents could teach her about…

Coloring Club Plus — 3/29/19

Wikipedia says: “Across the Universe” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the 1969 various artists’ charity compilation album No One’s Gonna Change Our World and later, in a different form, on their 1970 album Let It…

Mea-Culpa

image link Fandango’s FOWC is amicable, the Word of the Day Challenge is mea-culpa, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are salon, mystery, elephant , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “What are they for?” Long ago, under the light of the honey moon, I lounged on a divan in The Dancing Elephant, a well-known…

dVerse — Villanelle — Heaven Reborn

Sansevieria in bloom, taken 2009   After getting some much-appreciated feedback, I took a look at the poem.  Here’s the first revision: When sun shines, heaven is reborn. Faces turn skyward, spirits leap Warmth for living, blessings adorn Spring’s voice sings through green colored horn Flora! Fauna! lilies and peeps When sun shines, heaven is…

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #80 — The Illustrated Woman

Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge. Reena says: Without much ado, I present this week’s challenge, as posting has already been delayed a little. PROMPT #80 Exploration Challenge #80 FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. Write a post on your blog, and link…

Coloring Club Plus — 3/28/19

  I picked up another cache of music CDs from the library today, including a 3-disc set called, “Greatest Ever Rock Ballads.” “Linger” is on it, along with a wide mix of good, bad, and ugly “rock ballads.” Included were one shocker and one surpriser. The shocker was a song called, “Womankind,” by a band…