“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
― Ray Bradbury
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Posts Tagged ‘Thoughts’
The Trick
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Whoosh!
Posted in Holidays, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts on August 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
And somehow the last bit of my break is over. What have I done? Not much and a lot. I originally considered setting some big dramatic goal, like writing a novel, but decided that I’d benefit much more by just… not. So I wrote some but read more, cooked some and ate more, hiked some and lounged more. Did I cross a lot off my list? Yes, but I decided not to worry too much about the remaining items.
I also had a little fun along the way. Here’s a birthday card I put together (with the relevant numbers removed to protect the innocent).
Treasures of Memory
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Thoughts, travel on August 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »
So there I was, digging through a stack of papers on the hunt for a bit of gold. I needed metallic paper so that I could make a birthday card. I eventually recovered a piece big enough for the project, but I found a number of other things along the way. One of them was a quatro-fold sheet of paper covered in scribbled trip notes.
On this day (years ago), Mr Man and I traveled from Boston to Fredericton, New Brunswick, at the start of a trip Out East.
We stayed at the Abbey Glenn Riverfront (not “side” or “view”, silly scribe) B&B and had dinner at the Snooty Fox. (Whole clams with chips and salmon on a cedar plank, apparently.)
I’m glad I wrote this down because my memory for details like this is not the best. I am great at making scribbled notes on random bits of paper, though, and keeping them to be discovered later, minor treasures of memory.
In a complete coincidence, we’re having salmon tonight, too.
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Mediocre Monday
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, meh, Thoughts, writing on August 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It’s one of those days today, where the clouds hang low and only drizzle when you go to the mailbox or want to go for a walk. I’ve been working steadily but not getting as much done as I’d like. Such is the way of Mondays.
In honor of this deeply mediocre Monday, I give you my version of the Omnitaur. Here’s the original by xkcd:
And here is my own half-assed version. It needs more work and focus, and that’s just not happening today. And oh look, I just noticed that the bull segment disappeared somewhere along the way. Ah well!
Some days creativity doesn’t quite work. Still worth it.
Random Musing
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, drabble, Drabble Dabble Do, Fiction, genre fiction, Thoughts, writing on August 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A random musing in the form of a drabble: What if finding an adult sponsor were the only way to live past your 18th birthday?
Old and New
Travis smiled as he helped Mr. Frederick with his groceries. Dead-end job? Sure, but it gave him a chance to meet a lot of elders. They usually hid behind retirement community walls, but everyone had to eat.He slipped a Recommendation card into the last bag, between a head of broccoli and an eggplant.
“Thanks, kid,” the old man said.
Damn it, three weeks of sucking up and Mr. Frederick still didn’t know his name? All his other prospects had fallen through. Travis gave a silent groan as he counted the days to his 18th birthday.
He was so dead.
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Me, Today
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Thoughts, yay on August 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Something Silly
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 19, 2022| 1 Comment »
Put Something In
Draw a crazy picture,
— Shel Silverstein
Write a nutty poem,
Sing a mumble-grumble song,
Whistle through your comb.
Do a loony-goony dance
‘Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain’t been there before.
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Lots to Do!
Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, home, Thoughts on August 18, 2022|
Oh, hey there! I’m in the middle of baking a new recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie and working on a bunch of other fun things. Have a happy day!
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The Vacation Continues
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, Thoughts on August 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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To Do…
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts on August 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
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