Tag Archives: Circumstances of Childhood
Views of the Neighborhood – Fourth of July Parade
Our neighborhood has a Fourth of July Day day parade. The neighbors decorate, wagons, bikes, and golf carts and have a parade. The parade was led by four National Guardsmen who volunteered to be with us on the Fourth Followed by a decorated cart and bicycle. More bikes and a blue golf cart. A green […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Sup.”
t is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this weeks prompt is, “sup.” Linda Hill advises that we can use it as part of a word or any other way we want. If you would like to join in and try your hand at these prompts, go to Linda’s blog and read how. […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Friday is here, and the Fourth of July is history. It is good to celebrate the birth of our country. This year I was quite surprised that there were no disruptive fireworks anywhere near our house. This has to be a first. Even though the possession of fireworks is against the law in our […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Fourth of July – With Twiggy, Lucy, and Bailey
“Hey, you guys. Come to see this.” “What are we looking at, Little Stuff?” “That Red, White, and Blue thing.” “That’s our flag. Humans call it the Star Spangled Banner.” “Can I hold it? Or better yet, get my mouth on it?” “No Twiggy. This flag represents the land of the free. It is not for […]
Wednesday Story Day – Continues Next Week – Happy Birthday United States of America.
Wishing you all a Happy Fourth of July. Our story will continue next week. Enjoy the day.
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #181 by Keith Channing
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (Below) 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 keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do If You Have Fallen Behind on Social Media
The inspiration for this list came from Linda Leinen who is the author of the terrific blog Task at Hand. We were commenting on one of my Top Ten posts, and she wondered, “have you ever done a Top Ten Things To Do for people who are trying to get caught up online?” I […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Harvey Update
I did say I would not be showing the damage of Hurricane Harvey since I felt it too personal. Today I am giving you a view of those places that will in all probability not be repaired and the owners have gone elsewhere. This home is vacant. Note the color of the sky. That is […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Cheers”
It is Stream of Conscious Saturday once again and this weeks prompt is “cheers.” Linda Hill says we can use is any way we want. (Don’t you just love the freedom of choice?)If you would like to join in go to Linda’s blog and read how. Here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2018/06/29/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-30-18/ Cheers by John W. […]
Friday John Ku – AKA – TGIF
In about eight hours we will be able to bear witness to the holiday celebrations. Next week is the fourth of July. Since the fourth is on a Wednesday, we here on the coast have two kinds of vacationers. The first will arrive Friday evening and stay through Wednesday. The second will come on […]
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