Author: Garnetjewel
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Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end.-Writing Prompt
The ideal day is just in our minds right! Something will always be off statistically while we are here on earth. Our devices I think make that even more a slight possibility. As a historian and lover of books I could read cookie cutter stories one right after another and get that sense of a…
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Significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective?-Writing Prompt
I believe I have been answering this question with both of my Grandfathers deaths for nearly 20 years. This week literally is the 19th marking of Grandpa Freddy’s death at our church after giving his final testimony on this earth. Tuesday, February 6th has been an emotional roller coaster for me. It took several years…
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Movies In Real-Life
It is so hard to not like Kevin Bacon. I grew up with the original Footloose, I loved the music it is such a classic movie for my generation. However, he leans somewhat liberal in this thinking unfortunately. There is a movie he did in 2009 called, “Taking Chance.” This afternoon while I watched the…
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Observing Midwest Common Folk
I love this photo. My Grandpa’s in conversation with a few other people. Plus my Uncle Horace is in the original photo. Different hotspot though this was at a wedding. Due to some unforeseen circumstances I ended up driving my Uncle to breakfast and Mom came with us. This is unusual. We normally eat at…
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What’s your favorite thing to cook?-Writing Prompt
It is difficult to say just one thing. I have said this before I like cooking my comfort foods Italian would include Spaghetti, but pizza is an all-time favorite of mine. I love making them different each time too. Mexican food is difficult to pinpoint. I like to make up my own version of American…
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Stitching Thoughts
I went to bed not feeling the greatest then somehow this morning I just didn’t feel like getting up. I still felt a bit like needing to be lazy. Then I don’t know what happened to me I was able to get 3 articles done really early today. It was a miracle to have them…
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Write about your first computer.-Writing Prompt
Our first family computer was in our trailer. It was a large monitor and it was in my parents bedroom. It was a neat experience and I am not certain when we got it only that it was when I started school sometime in those first years of Elementary School. We had some games that…
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February Blues
I have long felt as if this month is the hardest month to live through. Too many hearts and couples stuff going on for my taste. Not because I don’t love love, but because of how lonely it was for all the singles including me. Even with a boyfriend it’s still hard to not feel…
Jewells of Thought 