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Nov29

Handwritten – NanoPoblano 2023

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Handwritten – NanoPoblano 2023

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Take out a nice piece of stationery and a pen. Get comfortable. You are going to write a letter. Take your time transferring your thoughts onto the paper. Is it a love letter you are writing? Are you writing to a far away relative, letting them know how your family is doing? Whatever form your letter takes, you are continuing a long tradition of communication.

In this age of the fast paced, immediate way of sharing your ideas with others via the internet, on FaceBook, Twitter and emails, actual letter writing is now a rarity. However, there is something satisfying about writing, sending, and receiving personal, handwritten letters.

Don’t you secretely hope, when you check your mailbox, that there will be a letter or card from a friend or loved one? Why don’t we write more letters the ‘old fashioned’ way? Is it because the price of stamps have gone up? Is it because it takes several days for a letter to arrive?

Have you saved your love letters in a packet, tied with a ribbon? Have you treasured old letters you’ve found from a long gone relative? What will future generations have to remember our past thoughts, hopes, family news, and celebrations?

They will only have electronic missives, that are there on your computer, yet not there…just lost in the thousands of other emails and direct messages. Why don’t we all try writing actual letters again. Find some pretty or cute paper, add some stickers, maybe a card, use your imagination to make it personal.

Surprise someone with a letter in their mailbox. I can assure you, they will smile. Maybe the next time you open your own mailbox, you will be happily surprised.

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Nov24

Flashback Friday, One Liner Wednesday, & NanoPoblano

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Flashback Friday, One Liner Wednesday, & Nanopoblano

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This will be for Fandango’s Flashback Friday, which is my NanoPoblano 2015 post I did on November 24th, and also today’s NanoPoblano 2023 post, which Ra hosts.  Also adding my One Liner Wednesday, from Linda G. Hill’s weekly challenge.

Fandango’s Flashback Friday — November 24th

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NABLOPOMO – # 24 – 3 QUOTES IN 3 DAYS

For today’s post I’m continuing the 3 Quotes in 3 Days challenge. (day 2)

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You see things and say ‘why?’ But I dream things that never were and say ‘why not?’ ~ George Bernard Shaw

 

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This is a quote from George Bernard Shaw. (July 26, 1856-November 2, 1950) He was a Nobel-Prize and Oscar-winning Irish playwright, critic, and socialist.

I like this quote because I do feel people in general see the things, and happenings in their world, each in their own unique way. Some are satisfied with the surface appearance of what their life is like, or maybe ask a rhetorical ‘why’, but dig no deeper. Then there are others, who are not satisfied with the status quo, so let their curiosity lead them down many other pathways, to find out more.

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One Liner Wednesday –

One-Liner Wednesday – Clownin’ around

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Nov18

makes no sense poem – isn’t it marvelous

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makes no sense poem – isn’t it marvelous

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Lotion waves uncontrollable in the music of my trees

why ask I

Do you not love the whisperings of the eons

shh shh shh

bang on the dresser, make it be quiet in the night

tiny feet scurry away laughing

let’s all try whistles and grapes for fun

we’ll make believe a thousand peppermints agree

Never say never

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Nov14

Letters – NanoPoblano 2023

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Letters – NanoPoblano 2023

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“Please Introduce Yourself”

Hi there! We are a bunch of letters. The nice lady kept us for many years. She loves to write actual letters to be mailed, and so she did. She did have many pen-pals. There was a few magazines years ago, that were happy to print a letter you sent to them, asking for pen-pals. The nice lady did this a few different times, and each time received tons of responses in her mailbox. The letter writers came from all over the world. We are just a very few of the letters she was happy to receive, and they exchanged back and forth correspondence for quite a while.

You can see one of the letters she sent in to the magazine, and some of the many she’d gotten back. It was lots of fun to be part of the fun of sharing thoughts and ideas with many ladies. I think she would still be doing this, but since the prevalence of emails and such, not so many want to write or receive real letters in the mail anymore. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. 🙂

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Nov13

Odd Old Games – Mumblety Peg

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Odd Old Games – Mumblety Peg

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I was just thinking about old and odd games people would play. This one came to mind for some reason.

Mumblety Peg. This is a game using pocket knives. It is played outside so you can throw the knife to stick in the ground. There are different tricks in throwing it, and other rules I think.

I’d say boys played it, as I doubt girls would even want to. It’s kind of dangerous as you might get stuck.

Anyway, I remember my Dad and Gran-dad playing it a lot of times. Looked like they were having fun.

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My grand-son’s Cub Scout belt with badges from long ago. Shows a pocket knife partially open (among other ones)

I don’t know if he learned to play this knife game or not.

Evidently though, boy scouts were playing this game many years ago too, as this little old picture shows a group of them doing so.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumblety-peg

Mumblety-peg (also known as mumbley-peg, mumbly-peg,[1] mumblepeg, mumble-the-peg, mumbledepeg or mumble-de-peg) is an old outdoor game played using pocketknives.[2] The term “mumblety-peg” came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 to 3 in (5 to 8 cm) into the ground. The loser of the game had to take it out with his teeth.

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I doubt the rules to play Mumblety Peg was in this handbook.

Here’s my Dad’s well-worn Boy Scout Handbook.

(Dark blue with picture of a boy facing left, in a hat and red kerchief)

The title: Handbook For Boys

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My dad’s Boy Scout Handbook (he’d signed it with the date inside 1937)

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Nov11

One Word Sunday – Distant

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One Word Sunday – Distant

For Debbie’s One Word Sunday:

Distant

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River in Missouri as seen from up in an airplane

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Indian Lodge, Ft. Davis, TX – white adobe nestled into the mountain

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Davis Mountains (possibly Sleeping Lion Mountain) Ft. Davis TX

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Diamond Head viewed from Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach

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A tall tower with a large white sphere was out by the airport, and I think it is one of those doppler weather measuring equipment things.  It was way out past the parking lots. Pretty cool looking.

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Nov10

Critter Girl – NanoPoblano 2023

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Critter Girl – NanoPoblano 2023

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“PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF”

Hi there! I was created by the nice lady. She calls me a purse, but I’m confused. I am a decorated wooden box, with a handle. She’s never used me as a purse, or hand bag, or anything, really. I could be a treasure box, or a jewelry box, or a memento box, but so far I’ve just sat here looking cute.

The nice lady glued all kinds of things onto me. Mostly the items are things to do with all the pets she’s had over the years. There are photos of the cats and dogs, a parakeet, and gerbils, and there is a photo of her, when she was a little girl. She called herself ‘Critter Girl’.  There is also beads, a dog tag, and chain. Inside you can look at yourself in a little round mirror. The handle beads spell out ‘Friends’, which is a nice touch, as all her pets were her friends.

Several more box/purses were made to give to her daughters and sister, with photos of memories of them on the sides and back. The nice lady has two more blank boxes she could decorate someday. 🙂

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Nov9

CMMC – Dark Red

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CMMC – Dark Red

CMMC: November Red Devil (dark red) Color

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One large dark red Hibiscus flower.

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In a vintage/antique store there was lots of glamour, such as this mannequin dressed in a long, ruffly red dress. She also had a red boa, a red hat, and an expensive necklace.

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This photo shows the outside of Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant here in town. The name is in green neon, above a metal, slatted, red line awning. This place is a favorite of ours.

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Shiny red apples!

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Nov8

One Liner Wednesday – Strange

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One Liner Wednesday – Strange 

One-Liner Wednesday – Autumn leaves

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My photo of a venus flytrap plant.

“Plants are like people: they’re all different and a little bit strange.” — John Kehoe

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“People Are Strange”, by The Doors

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Nov7

2 Books – NanoPoblano 2023

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2 Books – NanoPoblano 2023

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The first photo shows the two books that are my all time favorite. I’ve read them every year, for many years, and I write my fan fiction story as a continuation of the Lost Souls book, by Poppy Z. Brite. (love, horror, vampires, and rock & roll)

The Survival of Jan Little, by John Man, is a true story, and is amazing. (a blind lady marries and they set up housekeeping in the Amazon jungle)

The second photo is of some of my bookmarks. I have all kinds.

The thing is, whenever I need one I can’t find one.

So, do you have favorite books you read over and over? And do you use bookmarks or some other thing to mark your place. Or, have you done away with actual books and now only read on Kindle or other digital form?

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