Norma's Wanderings around a small section of Montana |
Well what do you know! I have been nominated for a 2022 Quills for a Flash Fiction story. Talk about surprised! I am honored folks. Thank you to whoever thought my story,
I was a frequent contributor to that contest for a few years, now it's a few times a month. I seem to hang out at Andre's Banana Bar quite a bit. it's a fun place to be. I don't go for the drinks, but for the interesting conversations. But when I see interesting prompts, like these, well I'll take a chance. These were the words I had to use: mountain hand leaf What would you write, in 300 words, in 24 hours, using those three words? Sounds easy? Give it a try. You may win the contest. Or a Quills nomination. You never know. |
It actually rained today. We just could not believe it. Rain does exist. It fell from the sky. We felt like the people in the time of Noah who never knew rain. He told them it would rain. Before the flood, it never rained. Water rose from the ground as mist. Well, here in Musselshell County in Montana, for two years, nothing so much as a drop of rain has fallen before the last few weeks. I looked out at a small tree in my front yard a few weeks ago. No leaves. A few days of rain and it suddenly sprouted tiny leaves all over. A miracle. Our yard is now three inches high. The trees and flowers everywhere are rejoicing in the wet. Is this the end of our drought? We pray it is. Then tonight I went to the store. I saw a sign on the dairy case. Egg shortage. Only one dozen per customer. And that dozen now will cost you $4.99. What? I'm glad I get eggs from a friend. She comes once a week with two dozen fresh eggs. No shortages with her chickens. And no price increase. Gas went up again here. It's now $4.29 a gallon. I'm glad I walk here in town, or ride my bike, most everywhere. Life is going to start getting tougher, so I'm glad we're getting a garden going again. Canning jars are being purchased next week. Freezing and canning more food is in our future. |
I don't have enough to do. So I signed up with the National Weather Service to be a Weather Spotter. We had an informational meeting tonight. I have to laugh as I read that first sentence. I have WAY too many things to do. Today I led prayer for the town for National Day of Prayer. I also yesterday made a new Facebook page for our church, and set up an email contact system for our church as well as updated our church's website. I also volunteered at the thrift store in town. We are remodeling a room in our home. I think I've mentioned this. But the new wrinkle, the contractor/handyman quit. Ha! And the kicker? He said, "Well, you don't really need that room anyway." Well, pardon me. Yes, I do. My dresser is in the dining room. My husband's office is in the dining room. The cedar chest is in the dining room. The only other closet for some of our clothes is not in existence, so my clothes are all over the house. Annoyance beyond belief. So we are doing the rest of this on our own. I am getting ready to start the garden again. The weather is finally warming up. Tomorrow we start our volunteering for the museum again. Every Friday til the end of September. So, yes, now I will be watching the weather in addition to my many other jobs. Tightly packed isobars and wall clouds and anvil clouds and cumulonimbus clouds and hail and flash floods and all that fun weather stuff. Hurrah! |