Tag Archives: Circumstances of Childhood
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Art”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this weeks prompt is “art.” Linda Hill directs that we should “Talk about something that’s hanging on your wall. Add a picture.” Well, that sounds fun. If you would like to join in on this type of escapade visit Linda’s blog and read how. Here is the […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Another Friday which signals another weekend. (YAY) This last week saw the manuscript delivered to the editor. The title is The Predator a world domination fight to the finish. It is a sequel to The Contract, and in it, Gwen and I hope to answer some questions raised in the first book. It looks like […]
A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Play with Bubbles
“Hey, you guys. you want to play with the bubbles?” “You kidding? Of course.” “Get ready cause here they come.” “Lucy, Lucy. That one’s mine.” “I just got mine.” “Oh, Look. Another one.” “Get it Little One.” “Oof. That one is high.” “Nice jump, Lucy.” “Lucy, mine is too high for me.” “I have to […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we were present when Andrew and Larry questioned Louis about his involvement with Joachim Cortez the head of the Mendoza cartel. We learned that Cortez is somehow part of a legitimate medical device company and he never paid Louis. We also determined the reason Louis […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt
Keith Channing is still away on holiday so I created another finger point prompt. This time I used Ian McEwan’s book Saturday. I opened it to page 165 and pointed at a sentence. The sentence reads, “Look,” he says. “It’s an orchid for your room.” The Orchid by John W. Howell © 2019 “So where […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at Henry VIII’s Marriage to Anne of Cleves in 1540
This post is a continuation of Ten Things Not to Do with a historical background. Since Sunday was the four hundred and seventy-ninth anniversary of King Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves, I thought if you had an invitation to the wedding I would give you some pointers on how to stay out of trouble. […]
Views of the Neighborhood – A Ship in the Channel
A beautiful day. Here is a shot of the beach at about eight o’clock Saturday morning The Producer and I decided to check out the shipping channel to see if any boats were on their way to the Gulf. Sure enough, that orange thing way down there is headed our way. You can see the Port Aransas/Aransas […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt Sap/Sep/Sip/Sop/Sup
Another Stream of Consciousness Saturday and this weeks prompt is a doozy. It is sap/sep/sip/sop/sup. Linda Hill says we can use all of them or just a few or find a word with them included. Well, I choose all just cause I can. If you would like to get these feelings of independence, go to Linda’s blog and […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Well, it is Friday, and like most holiday weeks it came up fast. Always seems strange to have a new year. I keep putting 2108 on things that require a date. I should be squared away sometime in July. In moving around WP lately, I’m wondering if all of you who have ad-supported blogs realize […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy On the Beach
“Lucy. What do you suppose is going on here? “Humm. Looks like someone made some chairs.” “I’m not sure, but this sand smells like that drink Dad has on Saturday.” “Could be beer alright. This tree has ornaments on it. I think someone had one heck of a New Year’s Eve.” “Lucy. What is mom […]
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