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Views of the Neighborhood – A Visit to The Natural Gardener
This past week the producer and I visited The Natural Gardener, which is a retail nursery featuring organic plants and shrubs. We were surprised at the size of the grounds and the number of species offered. There was so much to take in, I’m going to use two posts to cover it all. This week […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “For/Fore/Four”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. This weeks prompt is “four/fore/four.” Linda Hill advises using one or all three. In her usual way, she also advises to “have fun.” If you would like to join in visit Linda’s blog to read all about how easy it is. Here is the link. The Friday […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Friday again for all you full-time workers. For us, slackers, it is another day. Just kidding. I always love to see Friday come along. It is especially lovely when I have spent a good week writing. I gave you a sneak peek at the new WIP last week. I’m delighted that the story is going well […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Backyard Invasion
“Hey, Lucy. Get up. There’s a noise in the yard.” “Probably that squirrel again.” “No, I’m serious. Get up.” “Oh, my goodness. This better be good.” “What’s up, Ladies?” “Twiggy thinks she hears something.” “That’s good cause the sprinkler guys are here.” “Hey, Boss. I’m down here and don’t see a thing.” “Look harder. Here […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week Larry gave his boss a call to let him know they are in some trouble. Although the boss was angry, he gave Larry assurances that the department lawyer would be helping him. Larry was warned to lay low, and as we all can imagine, the […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #223 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 at the Mansfield Dam in an Apocalypse
Yesterday I did a feature on the Mansfield Dam which is in my neighborhood. There were several comments about how the Dam looked like a scene for an apocalypse movie. Since season three of Fear of the Walking Dead was filmed at the Gonzelez Dam in Baja Mexico, I thought it would be fun […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Mansfield Dam
Today we are visiting the Mansfield Dam, which is close to the neighborhood. Mansfield Dam is 278 feet (85 m) high, 7,089 feet (2 km) long, and 213 feet (65 m) thick at the base. The concrete gravity dam was designed to control flooding. Built on the Colorado River by the Lower Colorado River Authority it stores 369 […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Leaves.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday again, and this weeks prompt is “leaves.” Linda Hill says we can use the word as a noun or a verb, but above all, have fun.” T think I can do that. If you would like to join in on the fun, go to Linda’s site and read […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
It is Friday again. This week has flown for some reason. Maybe it’s that I’m back to writing on what I hope to be my sixth book. For some reason, I have thoughts of the paranormal in my brain. I tried hard working on an adventure with Ned Tranes. Ned is the police chief […]
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