Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was to write about delicious desserts. Over the years, I’ve had to completely change up what desserts I could enjoy. I used to eat all sorts of cakes and cookies gleefully. My mom was a terrific baker and she made the most wonderful cakes, including her chocolate layer […]
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The snow has finally stopped falling. All of that snowfall was the result of a giant storm that affected much of the United States, from Arkansas to New England, as well as parts of Canada. The storm left snow and ice and extremely cold temperatures. Many people lost electricity, and travel was extremely hazardous. Yesterday,
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when the weather is atrocious… A huge storm is predicted to arrive early on Sunday morning. It could bring snow or ice and winds and who knows what else. There is the likelihood that states will declare states of emergency and travel bans. On my phone, I am getting alerts for a winter storm warning,
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part four Last time, I had said that I would post one more installment in this tale, but, since then, I changed my mind. I decided to break this into two parts, just because a blog post with ten images could be a bit long and unwieldy. So, for this installment, I have six drawings,
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It’s mid-autumn now, and the colors are warm and vibrant, as opposed to the gentle pastels of spring. I thought that today would be a good day for a walk, to explore autumn. One of the great joys of autumn is that it’s the season when so many foods are ripening, such as apples and
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Today, I went to two different events to take pictures for the newspaper. The two events were the Holiday Happenings at the Golden Age Center and Trunk or Treat at the library. The Golden Age Center is a place where senior citizens can go to have lunch and enjoy such activities as French class, exercise
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Part two Prompts for day eight through fourteen of Inktober are: reckless, heavy, sweep, sting, shredded, drink, and trunk. Where the story left off: Wolf gave his mother a special pair of earrings, which startled her, but he didn’t know why. She didn’t speak about her nonreaction. After that, Wolf talked to his mother about
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Happy Food Friday! Today it’s all about rhubarb! Rhubarb is a plant with an identity crisis. It doesn’t know whether it’s a vegetable or a fruit. It looks like a vegetable, but it has the yummy sour flavor of a fruit. This confused plant is available in the spring, and, when I bought it at
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Food Friday… Ramps, which are an early spring plant, have a relatively short season. Their growing season is from late March to mid-May. When I was able to obtain another batch of ramps at Tom Thompson’s farm, I was really happy. Today, I used most of the ramps for two dishes… The first thing that
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