Month: May 2016

Words Cast Spells

The Words of Confucius

Day six

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This is a bit harder to answer. Historically there are several who fascinate me.

Lady Jane Grey – because for all the tragedy surrounding her, and the grace with which she handled her inability to affect her own life.

Lucretia Borgia – Because she was strong and independent during a time when it was not acceptable for women.

Ellspeth Bathory – Because she was truly Bat shit crazy. Everyone should be fascinated by at least one bit of crazy.

Edgar Allen Poe – Because for all his Talent,  he died an unknown.  He was an extraordinary writer.

Emily Dickinson – Because she wrote only for herself.  She was not published until after she died. Her poetry touched me deeply.

Jack the ripper – because he is an unsolved mystery.

There are quite a few that fascinate me…and I would be here till tomorrow trying to list them all. I am  often fascinated by strength (of character and physical) and intelligence.

What are you fascinated by.

Day Five

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                   I would gladly live in Ireland.  I likely will never have the money to visit the emerald isles. Still I would gladly live in the country and engulfed in nature. I admire the culture and resilience of the irish.

Day four (May the fourth be with you )

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1. I am very diverse in my interests. Art, Anime, animals,  old movies,  crafts, reading,  computers,  games,  amateur photography, history,  science,  religion,  nature…. and so on.

2. I am a survivor.  And that is part of why i write.

3. I am geeky and into several fandoms….but not always am I truly fanatical about the fandoms I enjoy.

4 I don’t do politics… really… just no.

5. I am really into pikachu, miss piggy and Eeyore.

6. I wanted to be a teacher when I was in High school…. mostly because of the amazing English teachers I had then.

7. I am my own worst critic.  I do not see much of what I do as being worth being read or seen. 

8.I believe that all art, music and writing enriches the lives of anyone it touches.

9. I kill houseplants… unintentionally.

10. I got my nickname in high school.  I am called mouse because someone (who became my friend ) chose to on a prank on me.  He slipped a dead mouse in my purse. I had a cat at the time who was always giving me a gift.  So I just calmly dealt with it.  Soon after i was called mouse.

Day three

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                            My first love I believe was the same as most little girls,  my father.  He is a deep thinker.  An intelligent man. He taught me about honesty and diversity.  And he was the most handsome man I had ever met.
                                  My first kiss was when I was in second grade. He was in a extra curricular swimming class I was taking.  We were bused there. It was on the back of the bus. It was sweet and innocent.  I have truthfully forgotten everything else about him.  Still the sweetness of the moment remains.
       

Day two…only slightly late

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               My earliest memory is of a place. When I was three my mother and I moved to a small town in Greenbriar county, West Virginia. I Remember the farmhouse we lived in. It was brown and had a beautiful porch on it. Though the memory is hazy of the house,  I really remember the yard. It had a green hill on one side and lots of trees to the other.  There was ramps growing wild on the hill. And honeysuckle near the house. The lady who owned the house was plump and beautiful.  She insisted I call her grandma. She taught mama how to cook and treated us like family. 

How to Make Your Own Sunscreen Lotion

How to make Lavender satchets

Day one

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Okay I am sick…so admittedly I really am not up to doing a lot.  I am hoping a small writing challenge will excite my brain.  And this seems like it might just be fun. But don’t fault me for it being slightly less than my usual.
            So day one….Name five problems with Social media.

           1. No one truly listens to each other.  Everyone has an opinion and social media is often the outlet of choice.  So because everyone is posting their opinion,  no one really wants to hear it. So we fail to listen to what is really being said.

        2. Many people are not being who they are on social media.  There is way too often a who I am in real life and who I am online. The line should not exist.

       3. Social media is not often a safe place.  Images that are triggering and or cruel often make it past the filters set in place to create a safe experience. And then one’s that are non harmful end up being pulled.

       4. Posting random things because you like it will cause your family to worry.

       5. Nowadays,  social media is considered to be something everyone should do.  Oversharing is no longer seen as bad.