Alone · eating · humor · Living Alone

Secrets of Living Alone

Living alone certainly has its advantages, but there are some rules one must follow. The first one is you must eat out regularly. This rule is required so that you don’t forget the niceties of communal dining. In other words, this exercise forces you to use a fork instead of your fingers, and not to… Continue reading Secrets of Living Alone

humor · iPhriday · iPhriday Photos · Signs · sunset · Trees · Vermont

Today’s iphriday photos

I’m a couple of days late for iphriday photos sponsored by gray days and coffee, but here are a couple of photos I took with my iPhone while traveling in Vermont. I swear when I first saw this sign I thought it said “Sit N Spit”,  so I had to share it.          … Continue reading Today’s iphriday photos

churches · Doors · humor · photographs · Plattsburgh, NY · Thursday Doors

Thursday Door Photos

Vacationing in beautiful (and cool) Plattsburg, NY, strolling the downtown streets and  finding doors galore. Here’s today’s sharing of the lovely doors on a Presbyterian Church. I love the perfect red color highlighted by the black hinges. Striking. V https://miscellaneousmusingsofamiddleagedmind.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/thursday-doors-july-21-2016/

Challenges · Linda Hill · Prompts · Stream of Consciousness Saturday

‘If/Then’ Prompt for SoCS July 16/16

The prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is beginning a post with the word ‘if’, ad end the post with a phrase containing the word ‘then’. If I can write something readable that meets those guidelines, then I will feel successful. There you have it…all in one sentence! Thanks Linda for this challenge.https://lindaghill.com/2016/07/15/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-july-1616/

Clouds · Daily Post Photos · Horizons · humor · photographs · Prompts · Skies · Up

Up, Up and Away

The Daily Post photo challenge prompt is Look Up, and it seems when I do move my gaze skyward, I’m suddenly transported Up, Up, and Away. I can lose my breath as my eyes travel upward. Who can resist a panoramic view of the horizon with remarkable clouds? I want to follow the rainbow up into… Continue reading Up, Up and Away

Community · fear · hate · Pr

Peace Be Upon You

Originally posted on Around ZuZu's Barn:
Protected by darkness last Thursday night, a hooded figure crept up to the Community Center of Masjid Al-Hoda. He smashed a window with an ax, painted anti-Muslim graffiti on the front of the Mosque and then, like the coward he is, ran away. This afternoon, people of all…