#MM Saturday Mix — Forevermore

image link It was the twelfth of January, the day of each month that I went to visit him. There was no obligation on my part to do so and a million reasons why not. Month after month, year after year, I made the two-hour sojourn. Brewing enough coffee to fill my large traveler’s cup…

Coloring Club Plus — 11/23/19

One of my friends’ daughters is into traveling where the live music takes her. She often takes her mom with her (mom looks like she’s about 20 and fits right in with their crowd.) Last year mother and daughter to Bluegrass Underground in the caverns of Pelham, Tennessee, as mentioned in the information below, and…

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #114 — How much evil?

image link Reena asked us to choose from a list of questions and answer. This is the one I chose. “For the sake of goodness, how much evil are you willing to do? Fill in the following blanks with the names of your favorite evils and acts of hatred.” I wouldn’t have a clue how…

#MM Tale Weaver 250 — The Fisher King

When I think of cup my first thought is The Holy Grail. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary describes it as, “The Holy Grail is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Different traditions describe it as a cup, dish or stone with miraculous powers that provide happiness, eternal youth or sustenance in infinite abundance,…

Coloring Club Plus — 11/22/19

Today’s Celtic letter “U” is dedicated YO(U), my readers and blogmates. I appreciate each and every one of U. I picked up three The Killers albums from the library today and listened to one tonight. I’ll be frank when I say that some of the 17 songs (70:12-worth) on it sound generic and grating, but…

Thursday Inspiration 31 — Grey Day

It was a miserable December morning in Michigan. The meteorologist predicted 40’s degrees F and sunny last night, but it was 30 degrees and grey skies. Even the clouds were grey, probably with cached snow. Usually I would put the pillow over my head and go back to sleep in disappointment; not today. Today I…

dVerse — imitation practice — Grace Transformed

One of my favorite poems even before I began to write poetry is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “A Psalm of Life.” It’s one I’ve turned to many times when I’ve needed a jolt of encouragement, and it has worked every time. Aside from the positive, life-affirming message, the idea that somewhere along the way I…