Plus, a bonus picture today. One of my orchids *finally* bloomed. It had a row of buds on the spike, but because of extreme temperature changes, they suffered bud blast and fell off. This is the single blossom on that spike. There are, fortunately, two more spikes that have developing buds on them. Since…
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One at a Time
image link Fandango’s FOWC is paltry, the Word of the Day Challenge is feast, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are carpenter, mile, Jupiter , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge prompt is “Do they have a phone?” Jupiter Joli, a carpenter by trade, had finally finished building her 1000th spiral staircase. Wooden structures were her specialty,…
dVerse — ghazal — #MLMM Saturday Mix – #Lucky Dip, 23 March 2019 — Tick-Tock
Update 5/25/19: This has been linked to dVerse, for the form we will be working with for the next month, the ghazal. Three Oclock by Diana Miller Sarah is the host of Saturday Mix. Sarah says: Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 23 March 2019! For this week’s Lucky Dip, I have reached…
Coloring Club Plus — 3/24/19
In honor of the Bake Off today, my musical selection is by none other than….. Cake! “Friend is a Four Letter Word” is a cut from 1996′ “Fashion Nugget”. One of the things I love about Cake are their simple, but inventive lyrics, sung in McCrae’s inimitable style. This is a song about someone who…
#SLS — 25 Minutes to Go
Jim Adams is the gracious host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week the prompt is Minutes/Hours/Days/Weeks/Months, which was suggested by Felicia Denise. This prompt may seem familiar, as Helen Vahdati had a similar one back on June 17, 2018 being Seconds/minutes/hours. I ask again for you to be patient, and wait for me…
The Great Bloggers’ Bake-Off — Perfect St. Patrick’s Day Cake
hosted by the Dynamic Duo of: Bereavedandbeingasingleparent and Crushed Caramel (Learner at love) with their special judge ajeanneinthekitchen Now don’t get your hopes up that you will soon be seeing something from the kitchen of Martha Stewart of some other celebrity/chef who bakes impeccable-looking product. One thing I can guarantee is the taste, but currently there is…
The Travelers [FTS]
The Travelers [FTS] Teresa began the story… The Travelers Alexander and Alistair waited in line to check on their flight. It didn’t matter how long the line was, or how tired they were of waiting in it, they were happy to be getting away for a week. Life had not been difficult, but it was…
Tao-Talk 