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Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

by Apondia

Rated: E · Book · Experience · #2050107

A Journal to impart knowledge and facts

July 22, 2015

I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done.

I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them.

I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC.

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🌸 pwheeler - love joy peace

Apr 29, 2024 at 7:00pm
In response to "LIbraries, the Never Ending Exploration"

I've loved libraries since I was a little kid. Still do!

And some of the most helpful people are librarians!

Lyn's a sly fox

Apr 25, 2024 at 1:06am
In response to "LIbraries, the Never Ending Exploration"

Libraries are my favorite place to go still at 67.

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tracker

Apr 24, 2024 at 5:45pm
In response to "LIbraries, the Never Ending Exploration"

Thank you for reading my blog. Your story is wonderful. And to think you bypassed censorship in your own home: fabulous!

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Apr 13, 2024 at 1:20am
In response to "Stay on Track."

I think I need to do a survey on sexuality and gender. So many people have not had interactions with the LGBTQ community. I had a friend who was an "I for intersex" and know an "A for asexual" ... Historically there was an "E for eunuch" (and I suspect that category still exists).

So much easier to just suspend the labels and call people by their name/nickname or title: Vaughn, Officer Paula, Miss Jessica, Duck, Teacher Nessy... No one needs to inspect another person's underwear.

As for 'snowed under' ... well it's spring ... this too shall melt.

Lyn's a sly fox

Apr 13, 2024 at 12:33am
In response to "Stay on Track."

Do no harm is the best way to live.

Thanks for checking in, hope things settle down soon.

MD Maurice

Mar 25, 2024 at 1:49pm
In response to "Flying objects"

I agree with you. I think it takes a lot of faith to jump horses too! It was always something that amazed me to watch.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Mar 21, 2024 at 2:56am
In response to "Fallen"

Snickerdoodle muffins? Send one here!

Do you serve coffee? I've only had 4 cups today. I'd be grateful for another.

Apondia

Mar 12, 2024 at 11:25am
In response to "Just some mumbles"

I think it is more than just short supply of a virtue. I think evil is a real thing and occasionally presents its own ideas of reality. Since humans live in organic forms and have been given the ability to make choices often, we get wrapped up in our little personal worlds and don't notice evil trying to take bake what is already won. So, the battle commences again.

Apondia

Mar 12, 2024 at 11:18am
In response to "What will the new day bring?"

House Florent plays to win. As I age, I read a lot of history I proceed to think every age has seen its own share of violence. There are times when peace prevails. I hope a time like that is coming toward us.

Lyn's a sly fox

Mar 7, 2024 at 2:15pm
In response to "Just some mumbles"

Patience is a virtue that seems to be in short supply.

November 1, 2019 at 11:24am

#968761

Haloween, goblins, and ghosts

I’m sending this prompt in between princesses and spidermen begging at my door for free candy. *Laugh* If you celebrate Halloween in your part of the world, what are your family’s traditions? What were the popular Halloween costumes in your childhood? Which candy was the most coveted? *Candy4* *Witchlegs1*

“WHERE THERE IS NO IMAGINATION, THERE IS NO HORROR” – ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. ...

I'm too rural. No children in the area. And, if there were a few their parents would take them to the nearest community for trick r treat.

I used to buy bags of candy for my own children and let them split the bags to avoid the trip to a town. They grew up during a bad time of having to inspect each piece of candy given because of the things someone might put in it. The newspapers ran articles warning people to watch out for needles or medicine that might look like candy. UGH!

The schools had homeroom parties complete with costumes, cupcakes, and drinks when my children were in grade school. We were attending church then and halloween really wasn't a big deal for us.

When my grandchildren were here they banded with other family members and young cousins for trips to a local town.

I guess all candies are favorites for someone. The candy part of haloween is a big draw for all ages of people. YUM!

I won a prize in grade 2 or 3 as a princess. A friend of my fathers bought me a fabulous costume jewelry necklace to wear and I had a crown.

Rhinestones pasted to metal painted with silver paint. It looked like a sparkly flower garden.

Then, his wife took it after haloween because she said it was too mature for a child to wear and too expensive to play with, remember it was around 1953 or 1954. Even costume jewelry was expensive then. Plus, she returned it when I was all grown up, but it had lost its dazzle by then. I probably have it somewhere still. My children used to get into my jewelry box and play with the jewelry maybe they were dazzled by it too.

This year the big thing was the wind in the area. We had 60 mile per hour wind gusts. The news reporting was pretty good about the way haloween was progressing in towns in this area. One house had long lines of spooky dressed characters. But, the costumes were holding up in spite of wind gusts. We donated hay for a hay ride or some other festivity the last two years.Now I wonder how that turned out? I'll have to call and find out I guess. First snow fall of the season last evening and into this morning. Woke up to white fields instead of green grass.

and

I play "Township." In honor of Harry Potter stories I put the witch craft school in my city. The game celebrated haloween by dressing up the animals and flying witches through the town during October. Spooky and cute.

Onward to Thanksgiving. I could not find a turkey so here is a

Pumpkin pie will do. Clean and dry the pumpkin seeds to plant in the spring for next years haloween. Planting pumpkins in the midst of other types of seeds causes large leaves to grow through the garden and helps keep weeds from growing.

THE END

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