Skip to content

Hot Dogs and Marmalade

Salty like hot dogs (and tears). Sweet like marmalade (and life).

  • Why Hot Dogs and Marmalade

Tag: 23words

23 words · collage · Februllage

Ghost

February 10, 2023 Sally4 Comments

Today’s prompt: GHOST.
So, for this post,
I tried some vellum —
But you can tell I’m
Missing the mark.
Larks in the dark

23 words · family

Letters of Introduction

February 9, 2023 Sally5 Comments

“What letters should I use when I introduce you?” I asked. “BS? MS?”

“There’s also MSLA,” she replied. “But most important is DIL.”

23 words · collage · Februllage

Limerick My Collage

February 7, 2023 Sally7 Comments

I’m really struggling when I resort to limericks. Please help!

There once was a man named Dickens
Who needed to exit some chickens

23 words · collage · Februllage

Cactus

February 6, 2023 Sally1 Comment

My daughter-in-law sent me a link to collage prompts for February.

I’ll call this one “Vacationing Among Cacti” or “Walk in the Desert.”

23 words

The Current Six

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Sally4 Comments

Photographs of six books I’m currently reading with explanatory notes in pictures. (Word-count cheating, I know.)

How about you? What are you reading?






23 words

23 Words That Rhyme With Tired

February 3, 2023 Sally1 Comment
  1. Inspired!
  2. Fired
  3. Wired
  4. Transpired
  5. Hired
  6. Mired
  7. Sired
  8. Aspired
  9. Required
  10. Admired
  11. Desired
  12. Undesired
  13. Acquired
  14. Inquired
  15. Enquired
  16. Spired
  17. Choired
  18. Respired
  19. Conspired
  20. Backfired
  21. Expired
  22. Uninspired
  23. Retired

23 words · poetry

Please Finish My Limerick

February 2, 2023 Sally24 Comments

There once was a woman named Sally
Who was trying so hard to rally
To post every day
But she’d nothing to say

23 words

February

February 1, 2023 Sally4 Comments

February is pretty, don’t you think?

It’s like living in a snow-globe.

I suppose I could complain about the cold.

But I won’t.



23 words · family

Dental Hygiene

January 30, 2023 Sally3 Comments

A dental hygiene student in the family leads my thoughts in one direction when I hear the word “Canine.”

Funny how that works.

23 words

A Good Day for Exercise

January 29, 2023 Sally3 Comments

Exercise your body — take a long walk outside.

Exercise your mind — tackle a puzzle.

Exercise your soul — worship.

Exercise your humanity — be kind.

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,346 other subscribers

Looking for something?

Recent Posts

  • Monongahela
  • The Usual
  • Gas Gauge
  • The Golden Spurtle
  • Framing a Moment
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Hot Dogs and Marmalade
    • Join 1,346 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Hot Dogs and Marmalade
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...