“So Stella, what are you doing behind that chair?” “Well. John, it’s like this. I can’t seem to find a place for a nap with those canines running around.” “Come out here. That’s no place to nap.” “Okay, John. I’m here.” “What is the problem?” “Whenever I try to lay down those oafs run over […]
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we saw Sheriff Gibson try to Bogart Lucas into confessing a crime. Good thing Lucas had a lawyer tell him to keep his mouth shut. No telling what beans he would have spilled. I see the Private detective is in lawyer McDonnell’s office. I think we may get […]
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keith@channing.info before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is where I […]
The inspiration for this list has been a number of discussions held with contractors lately. Hope you like it. 10 Do not say to a contractor, “I’m in no rush.” If you do, at best the job will take longer than you could conceive. At worst, you’ll be on the bottom of the list […]
As you may know, Port Aransas was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. Each year there is a parade and festival honoring Port Aransas’ old town. In spite of Harvey and in spite of the devastation especially in old town, the parade and festival continued as usual. I hope you enjoy the photos. This is a […]
The Cherished Blogfest is an annual blogfest where we share something we cherish in a blog post. This blogfest began in 2015, and well over 100 people came together to share words, photos, poetry, and thoughts about a cherished item. Many of us established new blog friendships, which continue to this day. I took a […]
Season is the reason for this week’s Stream of Conscious Saturday session. Theis weeks prompt is “Season,” and Linda Hill said we could add a suffix to it as well. There are bonus points for the first, and last words of the post are “season” or a seasoning. If you would like to join […]
Sorry about the early publish yesterday. Here is the real thing. It is Friday again, and we can see the gateway to the weekend from here. This has been a busy week spent in meetings with contractors. The home repair situation is going to take a long time. We have adopted what we […]
“Hey, Boss.” “Hi, Lucy. How are things? “I’m a little worried about Stella.” “Tell me.” “Well, I was going to chase her yesterday, and she wouldn’t take off.” “Ah. Yes, Stella has arthritis, and it is progressing.” “Arthur Ritis? Let me at the guy.” “It is not a guy, Lucy it is a condition that […]
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week it looked like Jason McDonnell was definitely taking measures to get more information on the circumstances around the murder of Lucas’ parents and the whereabouts of Trish, his sister. Oh oh, I see Sheriff Gibson approaching Lucas’ bed. We better hot-foot it over there to […]
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