Good News

Good news includes all the things which make us happy or otherwise feel good. It can be personal or public. We never know when something wonderful will happen, and when it does, most people want to share it with someone. It's disappointing when nobody is there to appreciate it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our joys and pat each other on the back.

What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?

Poem: Missing You Haiku 12-28-23

These poems were written outside the regular prompt calls. They have been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred.


Missing You Haiku 12-28-23
in memory of Shirley Barrette


I hold a seashell
to my ear, listening for
sounds of your laughter

* * *

I always look for
your tall shadow on the walk,
but all is sunlight

* * *

the garden whispers,
forlorn, its grass unparted
by your sweet footsteps

* * *

the flowerbed is
pristine: none of its flowers
are picked for your hair

* * *

where your long strides once
scattered the birds, now they peck,
fearless on the ground

* * *

though the garden is
beautiful, the song left in
my heart is still sad

Poem: Darrow Poems 12-15-24

These poems were written outside the regular prompt calls. They have been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred.

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Watch "Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song"

With an adorable cartoon.

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Holiday Reading

These are some of my winter holiday poems from previous posting.

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy, cool, and wet. It rained last night and today. We would have had a white Christmas, if the weather had been 20°F cooler -- it's been in the 40s. :/ It's nice to avoid snow and ice on the roads, but there's something sad about missing a Christmas snow.

I put down groundcloth around the hollies.

EDIT 12/25/24 -- I spread mulch over the groundcloth. I'll probably need to add more later, but at least this is a good start.

EDIT 12/25/24 -- I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows, a male and a female cardinal separately, a tufted titmouse, a mourning dove, a downy woodpecker, and two fox squirrels.

EDIT 12/25/24 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I put out a new peanut suet cake.

I am done for the night.

Poem: "With You Wherever You Go"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "City" square in my 8-1-24 card for the Discworld Bingo fest. It has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. This poem belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Poem: "When You're Lost, You Question Everything"

This poem came out of the September 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from dialecticdreamer, rix_scaedu, and siberian_skys. It also fills the "Formidable Handicapped Villain" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Character notes for "When You're Lost, You Question Everything"

These are the character notes for "When You're Lost, You Question Everything."

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Content notes for "When You're Lost, You Question Everything"

These are the content notes for "When You're Lost, You Question Everything."

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Watch "God Rest Ye Merry Billionaires" by Martin Kerr

Well, that's brutally accurate.  Let's belt it outside rich churches.

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American Meadows Order

The seed portion of my order from American Meadows arrived yesterday. :D The plants are supposed to arrive in April.

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Icy Moons

Mysteries of icy ocean worlds

New research advances understanding of the habitability of icy moons. A study introduces a novel thermodynamic concept called the 'centotectic' and investigates the stability of liquids in extreme conditions -- critical information for determining the habitability of icy moons like Europa.


Well, that's useful. \o/

Breck's Order

My Breck's order has been placed for the spring preview sale.

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Today's Cooking

I am making the Candy Cane Cookies.  :D  They taste like Christmas.  First tray is out of the oven and just barely cool enough to eat, with the second tray in the oven.

Look around at the aftermath of Christmas.  Are there candy canes scattered around?  Bash them and smash them!  Use the peppermint sugar for baking. \o/