Today’s prompt for the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to write about something that happened on this day in history. On July 18th, 64 A.D., the Great Fire of Rome started around some merchant shops near the Great Chariot Stadium, “Circus Maximus.” The fire was swiftly brought under control. Unfortunately, it reignited and burned for several […]
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Today’s prompt for the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to share five blogs or websites that I think my readers would enjoy. Which I will do. But first… part four of the steampunk bear’s story The seven ravens with their passengers flew all night. They saw the lights extinguished on the second mountain. As they flew
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to share a song lyric or phrase that has meaning to me. My song lyric comes from “No Place Like Home,” by Stephen Schwartz and Cynthia Erivo, which was part of the movie, “Wicked: For Good.” It it’s about the value of a space, of one’s homeland,
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is for me to ask you to ask me anything. This morning, I went to the Buffalo Launch Club, which is located on Grand Island and is known as the oldest power boat club in North America, for an event run by the Grand Island Lions Club. It’s
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This week’s prompt is for me to share connections with my readers! … not like a bug crawling all over people, which can be annoying, but through social media. I share stories and artwork and photographs on facebook, instagram, and sometimes on X, formerly known as twitter. If you want to find me on facebook,
Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to talk about my favorite number and why that number is my favorite. My favorite number is nine. It’s a magical number. If you multiply anything by nine (except for zero, which eats all numbers), with the result always being zero), the answer will either add up
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Today’s prompt was to answer questions that you, my wonderful readers, ask over and over again. I have to admit that no one has asked questions, but several readers have expressed a fondness for Bearnacle Bear and his friends. So, today, I am going to tell you how the steam punk bear became mangled. One
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to share personal photos from my latest traveling adventure. In February, I traveled to Florida with friends, where we spent five days exploring, collecting seashells, and watching the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico. Watching the sun vanishing beneath the horizon felt beautiful and magical. The
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to post a top ten list Drawing with pen and ink has been something that it has taken me some time to like. It wasn’t an immediate “I love you moment” as far as art mediums are concerned. Once I understood that I could make my initial
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to talk about what or who inspires you. One of the things that I do as a community journalist is to interview some very interesting people, who share their stories with me. Their stories are incredible, and I am so grateful that they trust me to share
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