#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Last Weekend of February 2021


Good morning, it’s still pretty chilly out. Please come into the warmth and let’s chat in my fresh-bread-smelling kitchen. I had just finished baking a loaf of Sourdough Foccacia. It’s been a while since I’ve baked anything and I sure do love Foccacia. They are so savory and versatile.

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Friday Fictioneers: Not this Year


PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson

March 2020

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Share Your World – Week of February 22, 2021


Have you ever ‘butt dialed” someone?  (‘butt dialed’ means have you ever made a phone call that you weren’t aware of making, because the buttons on the phone got pushed by your sitting on them (in your pocket) OR having something in your handbag press against them?)

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Ups and Downs of a Short Work Week


Good morning, welcome to another edition of #weekendcoffeeshare. It looks like it’s going to be another cold one today. So please come in, hang up your coat and join me with a hot cup of something. I’m having my usual today – coffee with no sugar, no cream with a just a dash of unsweetened almond milk.

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Share Your World – Week of February 15, 2021


Do you feel you ask enough questions or do you settle for what you know?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Hooray for Long Weekends


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Good morning, welcome or welcome back (for my regulars) to another edition of #weekendcoffeeshare. Please come on in to the warmth and out of the cold. It’s looking like it’s going to be another snowy Saturday in my part of the world.

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Friday Fictioneers: Stuck in the Future


PHOTO PROMPT © Alicia Jamtaas

“Crap, we’re stuck.” Em said as she dusted off her dress. A few minutes before, she and her husband, George, leapt from her granddad’s beloved train aka time machine as it hurdled 88-miles-per-hour toward what used to be a ravine.

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Share Your World – Week of February 8, 2021


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In your opinion, do May/December (older partner with much younger partner) romances ever work?

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Stress Talk #8: System Malfunction


It turned out this past weekend was that time of the year again – tax filing time. I hate that time of the year, right after the health insurance buying period (November 1 – mid-December). Even though she claims she knows more about taxes than me, my mom cannot file a single tax return without calling me over to help.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: 168 Hours of Work, Sleep, Scrabble, and Blogging


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Good morning, it’s cold out. Please come in and join me for a socially distanced chat and a cup of coffee or a hot beverage of your choosing.

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Friday Fictioneers: Who’s to Blame?


PHOTO PROMPT © Trish Nankivell

“Honey!” I shout and immediately, I can hear a pair of big feet padding down the corridor to outside the bathroom door.

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Share Your World – Week of February 1, 2021


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If the government offered to suspend all laws, and law enforcement for 24 hours, letting you (and everybody else) do whatever you wish… Would you be in favor of it, or not?  (Credit for this question goes to Cyranny and her Daily Quickie Question)

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Longest Week


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Good morning and thank you for joining me for yet another #WeekendCoffeeShare.

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Friday Fictioneers: Thoughts of an Egotist


PHOTO PROMPT © Marie Gail Stratford

Come on, announce the winner already!

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Blogging Insights # 64 — Talking to Aliens


Continuing from last week’s question, this week’s Blogging Insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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Share Your World – Week of January 25, 2021


Is it necessary to trust someone you like?  (friends, acquaintances or co-workers with whom you have no familial ties)

No. As my former co-worker used to say, “Trust must be earned.”

Do you hold grudges?   What do you do when someone really irritates you?

I do hold grudges sometimes. Not that I want to. There are some things that’s easy to forgive but hard to forget.

When someone really irritates me, I try to vent, get my anger out in the open before the anger turns to full-blown meltdown. If you follow my blog long enough, you’d know I vent my anger right here since I can’t do it in real life.

What’s the most sensible thing you’ve heard someone say?

It’s better to live in cooler climates than warmer climates because you can layer up to keep warm. In warmer climates, you cannot shed layers, otherwise, you would end up barenaked.

Is crying a sign of weakness or strength in adults? 

No, crying is a bodily function and it certainly does not show weakness in anyone.

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MMLM Sunday Writing Prompt – Driving


This week’s prompt MMLM Sunday Writing Prompt is “Driving.

Driving Test

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Based on actual events…

“Did your sister call you?” I asked my mom when I met her in the stairwell for our afternoon walk.

Mom shook her head, “No, why?”

“She called me this morning, asking some very random, weird questions.”

“What kind of questions?”

My brows knitted together, “I couldn’t really understand her. She was whispering.”

“Oh, I think I know what she was calling about.” Mom said when we reached the first floor. “Isn’t she taking her driver license test today? She’s probably calling to ask you for answers.”

“What?” I shrieked. “She can’t do that.”

“Oh, just help her, won’t you?”

“Help her? Doesn’t she know ‘Cheaters never win?'”

That was my aunt’s 4th attempt at her driver license test. She would go on for another 6 attempts before passing the written test on her 9th attempt. As for the road test, even with over 10 years of driving experience in China, it took her 3 attempts to pass the road test. This is proof of karma and the phrase, “cheater never prosper.”

#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Earth Still Spins


Good morning and thank you for joining me for yet another #WeekendCoffeeShare. Don’t just stand there, come on in.

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Friday Fictioneers: Behind the Scenes


PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Sometimes, I think there’re more interesting things happening behind the camera than in front.

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Blogging Insights # 63 — More About Prompts


Continuing from last week’s question, this week’s Blogging Insights – hosted by Tanya at Salted Caramel – asks:

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Share Your World – Week of January 18, 2021


Why do we dream?

I believe we dream because our minds are trying to tell us something, something we may not be aware when we’re conscious, or when we are having trouble pinpointing our desires even if it’s temporary.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #131: All About Emotions


The theme for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge is Emotions, which really made me think hard as I don’t normally take portraits nor any photos portraying emotions. It resulted in me digging into photos which was an interesting task as I discovered photos I didn’t even know I had.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Tough, Wacky, Excited


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Good morning and thank you for joining me in yet another #WeekendCoffeeShare. Come on in and enjoy a nice warm cup of coffee.

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