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A terminal for all blogs coming in or going out. A view into my life.

Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.

Ferry boat between Solvorn and Ornes across the Lustrafjord i Sogn og Fjordane.



My new new new blog is
 
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ในสวนของเลียม Open in new Window. (13+)
In Liam's Garden, a personal journal
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.

I'm starting a new blog because
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L'aura del Campo Open in new Window. (13+)
Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation.
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had over 1,200 entries and that was getting close to full. I don't want to trim it by deletion. I did that once, much to my dismay. Will be used more for poetry.

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Hoarfrosts from Hell Open in new Window. (GC)
Anything I'm not happy about or that I don't want in my main blog!
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is still hidden from the public and will remain so. It's more personal and full of angst. Was used for 30DBC for May 2020 and now used for Blogville.

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Enga mellom fjella Open in new Window. (13+)
Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills.
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was full... until the number of entries was increased. A mixed blog, mostly stories.

I'll be linking to
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On The Write Path Open in new Window. (13+)
ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.
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as I need to post there about my travels.

 
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O Pinions! Open in new Window. (XGC)
May my opinions gather wind under their wings and fly, perchance to soar.
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is for my opinions. *Laugh*

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Nurture your Nature Open in new Window. (13+)
Look around. Let Nature nurture your Soul. I record images I sense and share them here.
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was set up for nature observations and musings.

 
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Watt's Gnus Open in new Window. (18+)
On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason.
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come out of a need to share interesting stuff I come across. When I was young I did a small newsletter named as such. (or was it column in the newsletter? Been 30 years... I think.)

 
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Flash Fiction Open in new Window. (GC)
Short 300 word, more or less, "stories" .
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is where I put my flash fictions. Maybe someday I'll figure it out and have enough good ones to publish. Ratings vary and some are hidden from view.

I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
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Space Cadet - the never ending journal Open in new Window. (18+)
Journeys of an Alien Space crew.
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I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
 
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Conquest ... to keep track of contests Open in new Window. (ASR)
A place to keep track of in progress works and up-coming deadlines as well as any awards.
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(also very messy!) *Shock2*

 
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Blogville  Open in new Window. (XGC)
Where bloggers meet and greet to read and share. No required prompt. Alias: blogville.
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is for posting personal blog entries in hope that folks will comment and post their blog entries there as well. I will be commenting on all blog entries posted. It's my effort to rebuild a blogging community.

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Bibimbap 비빔밥  Open in new Window. (13+)
Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed.
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an E blog focusing on food and culture. Easily digestible for the Queasy and Questioning.

October 19, 2020 at 1:02am
October 19, 2020 at 1:02am
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Spring?

A mini-review of "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. by Bruce. Author Icon

Ah... Springtime in Surrey? In any case, although I like the sonnet and give it a 4.0 rating, its language is weak. What tree is blooming? Whitethorn, apple, plum? 'blossoms festoon whitethorn' perhaps. And could it be 'hyacinths' or 'lilacs' instead of 'spring flowers'? Why mention 'winter'; why not 'frost' or some other sign of winter. Instead of 'in the young hearts' why not 'in throbbing/budding/bursting hearts' or some other sign of action instead of merely descriptive and static adjectives. For that matter... every 'is' and 'the' needs to be struck. So much could be done to make this less generic! A stronger title could be "Springtime in Surrey" with no need to use the word 'spring' again in the text. The reader would know where and when. Do you have a May festival like in Derbyshire? Specificity is best. Adding a fragrance would be a nice touch; it already has sights and sounds.

"Space BlogOpen in new Window. "What is your favorite season and why is it your favorite?

Spring. As in the Month of May. Where I grew up March was the cruel step-mother and April its cruel offspring. May was misty and warming, never too hot nor too cold. Any snow was a final kiss that melted in a day. Plus, all the flowers and new growth on the trees. And the first smell of freshly mown grass. May was a nice month elsewhere as well. Kansas = warm spring. Costa Rica = hot and humid and buggy after the first rains, but green and no longer dusty. Montana is nice in May, a warm green spring.

For "Welcome To My Reality ForumOpen in new Window.

3. What would make you happy right now?

Hearing my friend Gary's voice. Always happy to connect with someone who is wind and water (think glacial). As a lava rock (earth and fire) I appreciate his unruffled demeanor. With coffee in my cup and sun shining through the windows on this cool day that would cheer me up.

4. How do you feel right at this moment?

Okay... so much writing to do. So not completely calm. A bit on edge but my blood pressure and temperature seems okay (both yo-yo) so I should be grateful. I'm a tad overwhelmed but not to the extent that I was over the summer.

7. What makes you sad?

Everything. A sense of loss. Health slipping away and the realization that I can't get it back. The loss of friends and family most of all. Joyce and Lavinia died (Ron too) so I can't tell them that I miss them. I'm not in touch with people like I'm used to when I travel or when I can hang out in a cafe. Many of the young people I once knew have flown away. Life goes on. I feel left behind.

8. What do you need to let go of?

So many things. I've let my journal go (after over 15 years and 50,000 pages). I need to let go of family and friends. They aren't interested in me. I'm letting go of the idea of ever being a writer according to the world. I must be satisfied with writing for myself... *Sad* I need to let go of the notion that I can travel without some serious forethought.

9. What makes you angry? How do you deal with your anger?

Fear perhaps. A sense of losing control. Memory loss does not help. I may need to impose some routines on myself (like where I set my glasses down). The last 8 months have been full of free floating anxiety and the injustice of not being able to travel or even prove that I am safe to travel. And the sheer costs that limit a budget traveler. Deal with it? Not well. I try to avoid people when I'm overly angry.

10. What cheers you up when you are feeling down?

Any small kindness. And weather events like the first snow. Any unexpected good news. A postcard in the mail for instance. Elle Author Icon sent me a card from New Zealand and I must write a few for the Snail-Mail group "The Snail Mail ForumOpen in new Window.. I picked up 6 Montana postcards last Saturday. No excuses! Sunshine helps as autumn fades into winter.

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