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23 words

Weed Appreciation Day (March 28)

March 28, 2023 Sally3 Comments

I painted this to put on our barn, but it was hard to read from the road.

So I painted “HOPE” over it.

23 words · collage

An unStable

March 27, 2023 Sally5 Comments

Nothing is glued down. I keep rearranging collage pieces to go with the prompt: Stable.

I’d say that this is an unstable stable.

23 words

M R Ducks

March 26, 2023 Sally1 Comment

R. M. Ducks?
Yes M. R. Ducks.
(whole poem: here)

The murmur of their disgruntled grumbling precedes their flight.

quackwackrackrackrackarackrackwackarackwackwackrack

M. R. Ducksandgeese


23 words · elderly · family · people · photography

Ancestors

March 24, 2023 Sally11 Comments

I found this photograph of my great-great-grandparents.

Is it great, or what?!

It makes me laugh and also want to suck a lemon.

23 words

Sisyphus

March 23, 2023 Sally5 Comments

What do laundry, whack-a-mole, and posting-every-day have in common?
They never end. There’s always clothes to wash, moles to whack, posts to write.

23 words

Van Gogh Quote (and another quick self-portrait)

March 22, 2023 Sally1 Comment

If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.

VanGogh
23 words

Scars

March 21, 2023 Sally4 Comments

Do you notice anything about the middle window on the bottom?

That’s where the door used to be.

Buildings can bear scars, too.

23 words

When?

March 20, 2023 Sally4 Comments

When is it right to be vulnerable?

When is it right to guard yourself?

Is there an answer to this?

Such a quandary!

23 words · family · Life

Some Tips After Going to a Live Bluey Show

March 19, 2023 Sally2 Comments

Bluey and Bingo
Learn their lingo

Keepy Uppy’s
A game for puppies

Chattermax owl:
A creepy fowl

Currency: Dollar-bucks
Exchange rate really sucks

23 words · Life

A Visit to Urgent Care

March 17, 2023 Sally4 Comments

“I think I need an antibiotic”

Cursory examination. Listened to my breathing. Looked up my nose.

“Where do you want the prescription sent?”

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