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 |   This stuffed Beanie Baby dog came tagged "tracker" which fits my search for knowledge. |
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Here are words I like to write All day long 'til it is night. Words go up and words go down When complete approve the sound. If you complete my little rhyme, Things will come your way in time.         
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| Saturday December 30, 2023 12:05 am  Blog City prompt: Let this quote inspire your entry today: “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.” — Andrew Wyeth Or discuss Wyeth's work if you need more inspiration. I knew the name Andrew Wyeth although I did not recall his paintings nor his style. I researched his biography and learned a few things. ~Growing up, he was in frail health ~He was taught at home by his father his entire life ~His father died when his car stalled on train tracks. He had a 3-year-old nephew with him. Both were killed. ~He lived to age 98, dying in his sleep. The main takeaway from my research is that Wyeth believed that you do what you do in life not looking for recognition or popularity. If you do what is your best work and paint what you have a passion for, it does not matter what people think of the result. I see this extends to writers. To an extent a writer writes for an audience, generally of enthusiasts of the genre that the work is written in. I think I write partly paying attention to my audience. I take more time and attention if I know for sure someone will read it like for a writing contest. I have written a few things here at WdC that received constructive feedback. I realized I published the piece hastily. I learned from that. Now, I seem to be more prepared and write what I love and think I do well. |
| Friday December 29, 2023 12:45 pm The countdown is down to 2 days. By the last day of the year, having my birthday is kind of an afterthought. I dwell mainly because it is the big seventy-five. I was going to see my best friend in real life for the first time in 11 years today. It did not pan out. Will try again tomorrow. |
| Thursday December 28, 2023 9:30 pm Blog City Prompt, Prompt: "There's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away. Sarah Kay Write about this in your Blog entry today. Steady as she goes. The water rushes to the sand as far as its momentum will take it. Just as quickly it recedes from whence it came. Watching for a while it soothes, mesmerizes. It is the sound that is beautiful the rumble in then the sucking noise as it is swallowed back up by the ocean. I miss living near the ocean. I do have the sound of the water rushing in and flowing back again on my sound machine. I can listen to it anytime without having to fight the crowds and be exposed to the hot sun and hot sand to be there in person. In this day and age, it is possible to experience just about anything virtually. |
| Wednesday December 27, 2023 5:15 pm Today is the 9th anniversary of my brother's death. It is also his birthday. He would have been 77 years old. I miss Harry dearly. |
| Tuesday December 26, 2023 1:50 pm My memory is not the best. I would rate it poor. I have no clue about even one thing I wrote about in my lost entry yesterday. Moving on. My Christmas was wonderful although my daughter was not up to cooking. We will have a huge dinner when she feels better. My grandson gave me a picture he drew of me. I think I will post an entry about it. I have a warm new robe and slippers, lots of M&Ms, and a new sewing basket. I am over the moon and happy with everything. 2024 is looking good. |
| I am hoping for a miracle that the entry I just wrote shows up somewhere. I am not rewriting it. Maybe bad omen for today? |
| Sunday December 24, 2023 8:55 am Santa arrives tonight. Yours truly helped Santa last night wrapping gifts. First Christmas in three decades the wrapping has happened before Christmas Eve. |
| Saturday December 23, 2023 4:30 am I fell asleep early, so am up really early which is a rarity. I have done all my goals for today and edited my piece about my very own heart attack. I participate in Habits Heroes and completed all my goals already. I am in overdrive trying to get everything done here. I run a virtual Christmas entry on my diary site. I need to prepare the slides so I can just have them ready to just click and post throughout the day. I think this is my 5th year hosting it. Some fellow diarists will be alone for the holiday so this is a way to keep them engaged and involved. I gave out very good prizes last year including a crock pot, stock pot, and Kindle e-reader. I was not fond of the reaction I received so know not to do that again. (It was based on them responding to a little fun contest. They had all day to check in and do it. Some thought it was unfair that they did not know about it and blah blah blah. You can't please all of the people all of the time. There was a point in my 40s I finally felt like a grown-up. There was a point in my 50s I had cancer and a heart attack. There was a point in my 60s I was counting the days to retirement. There is a point now in my 70s where I am running at full speed to get everything I want to be done, ie: my autobiography and dividing up my few possessions I have had a couple of concerns on here so am backing off a little. Nothing I couldn't handle but I do not like negative stuff to butt into my life especially online. |
| Friday December 22, 2023 9:30 am Dear Secret Santa, I  you. I just received my notice of two months of premium membership. I feel like I won the lottery! I can't wait to find out who you are so I can properly thank you directly.Thank you for making my Christmas extra bright! Merry Christmas to you and yours! Love, tracker  |
| Thursday December 21 2023 4:00 pm Prompt: "Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." Lionel Hampton Write about this in your Blog entry today. I am speaking from the senior peanut gallery. The especially special memories are the ones I have stored in my heart. Sometimes my brain does not bring them forth, but they are there nonetheless. One beautiful granddaughter who when she and her two sisters slept over in sleeping bags in my living room, would stay awake long past the others. She would crawl up on the couch with me and say, "I love being with you, Grammy, and I love your couch." Take that and add scores more and you will know what your little heart will do to fill you with comfort and cheer in the sunset of your life. |
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I haven't tried it with a blog, but with book entries you can click the gear in the upper right corner of the entry and then hit Edit. Then you should be able to edit, not just the words, but also who can see it. Just change it to For My Eyes Only. 
And I find it adorable that you didn't know how to tag yet. 
