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Six Word Story #100

Love- complicated and yet so fatuous. Don't forget to leave your six word reply in the comments because I always love reading them or simply stop by and say hi! If you enjoyed this post don’t forget to like, follow, share and comment! Enjoyed this post? Then follow me on social media: Twitter Instagram Pinterest LinkedIn HubPages Email me on(guest posts welcome!): insomniacwithanaccent@gmail.com

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50 Blog Ideas For When You Have Writers Block

If you have ever experienced writers block then you know just how annoying it truly is. There is nothing worse than knowing you need to write something but nothing is coming out of your brain. And the worst is when you keep trying and it just makes it worse. It really is a mental block, probably caused by over working your mind and not resting enough. So before I give you these ideas, please remember to take time away from blogging and life. You need to rest to be the best. Occasionally I feel like It's my job to do…

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Trailside Beauty

Trailside Beauty ~ emergent beauty nature's restorative balm feeds body and soul ~ Recently I went on another local hike filled with spring delights. I revel in the beauty of nature all year, but especially in spring as life unfurls her charms. My body receives fresh air and exercise while my soul is nourished. Now more than ever with the covid mess dragging out, I find solace in nature and quiet time. Last week I hiked around Lake Wedington, about 10 miles west of town. These are just a few of the many charms I discovered on my hike around…

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Hypocrite

'I SO desperately need to lose weight!' Above phrase has been a part of my life ever since my metabolism decided I was 'big-boned' (aka, not petitely built and using this as an excuse for excess). And it doesn't even matter if it's exclaimed as a phrase to a boyfriend you want to be gorgeous for. A friend you want to rant to. Family members you want to complain to. Or random internet strangers you want confirmation from. It's a surefire strategy for a lively discussion. Hence - most of my life has been an on and off Rollercoaster (or…

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Friendly Friday Blog Challenge - Something Fishy

Join the Friendly Friday Blog Challenge For the next two weeks, the Friendly Friday Blog Challenge asks for you to share a story, photographs, poem or recipe on the theme: Something Fishy. You are very welcome to join in. Think fish markets, lobsters, fishing tales, the one that got away, graffiti art, food or travel photography, even something suspect or mysterious can fit with this theme. Make it your own! Tokyo Fish MarketsFishy Street Art Wellington Botanic Gardens, New Zealand The Friendly Friday Blog Challenge instructions fully explain how to join in. Don't forget to pingback this post and leave…

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Lens‑Artists Challenge #143 - Colorful April

SPRINGTIME SCENE, MIDDLETON PLANTATION “See with a different eye, visualize with a colorful mind, manifest your thoughts with the energy within.”Michael Bassey Johnson Well it is's official, spring has definitely sprung here in the southern U.S. Earlier this week a friend and I drove to nearby Middleton Plantation to see whether the azaleas had begun to bloom. As you can see in the image above, they had more than just begun 😊. It was a glorious, sunny spring day with flowers at every turn. A photographer's dream, we did our best to take full advantage of it. GLORIOUS NATURE “Did…

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On This Day - French Language Issues

The prospect of travel seems as distant as ever. In the meantime I am trawling my archives. On 17th April 2007 I was in the delightful French City of La Rochelle... “In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making them understand their own language.”, Mark Twain – ‘The Innocents Abroad’ It was still very warm when we walked back into the town and found the restaurant that had taken our eye earlier. It was called Les Camediens and was situated in an inviting little side…

Thai Peanut Sauce

What's Cooking in Gail's Kitchen? Foodstuff Redefined: Thai Peanut Sauce! Known as a popular condiment for skewered meat or seafood in East Asian cuisine, peanut dipping sauce gets all the attention. Homemade Pad Thai is one example. After all, it's no secret anyone can get addicted to peanut butter. Think about it. We add spicy chili peppers for heat, exotic curry for an earthy taste, coconut milk for authenticity. And depending on the day, there is no substitute for peanut butter and chocolate. Just saying. THAI PEANUT SAUCE Ingredients: 1/2 cup natural peanut butter, creamy 3/4 cup coconut milk, unsweetened…

Getting To Know Thyself...

I have always been interested in human nature. Why people do the things they do. How much our upbringing plays a role in the person we become versus how genetics affect who we end up being. And lately, I have been wondering these very things about myself…more than I usually do anyway. Why have I made the choices I have? Why do I think the way I do? Why am I wired the way I am? While we often don’t have any control over the environment we are raised in and we surely don’t have control over our genetic makeup,…

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Mask, People and Demons

We all have our masks. We wear them everyday at work and places we can’t show who we are and what we feel. People see what they to want to see. People believe what they want to believe. Never really about me or about you. That’s the world we are born to whether it’s family, acquaintances or strangers. Hasn’t really changed, just modified to keep up with the times. We evolved to adapt. Take off the layers of masks in history and it will reveal the same faces just more acceptable in the present. We wear that mask to hide…

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Letters: Reducing wildfires | Welcome in Livermore | Homeless in Antioch | GOP and guns | So‑called facts | Degrees for police

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. 100% renewables would reduce state wildfire toll Re. "California wildfire threat likely to get worse, experts say," April 9: My mom has asthma and seeing her struggle to breathe during wildfire season year after year has caused me to believe that preventing wildfires and other natural disasters is of utmost importance. My mom is not alone in experiencing the adverse health effects of wildfires. Particles from wildfire smoke can cause heart and lung disease and have been linked to premature death. While I agree that…

Friday Drive 4.16.21

https://anchor.fm/s/11c7c9d0/podcast/rss Summary I chop it up with Big Bear Radio from Stereo about the Chauvin Trial. We go deep in this episode. I was really upset to hear testimony from The trial where people were questioning you know what was in George Floyd's system you know was he a drug addict did he really die from suffocation or was it the drugs I couldn't believe that. He died cuz a guy had his knee on his neck for 9 minutes. I was appalled to learn that one of the expert witnesses testifying in the case was a "use of force"…

Balfour seniors take over BDT Stage with productions of 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore'

As vaccines are administered, the arts community is starting to embrace more indoor curtain-drawn productions. From Tuesday-Thursday, residents of Louisville's Balfour Senior Living Center will take the stage at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre — or BDT Stage — for sold-out performances of sisters Nora and Delia Ephron’s play “Love, Loss, and What I Wore.” While this will mark the senior thespians' debut at the historic theater, an embracing of theatrical productions has long been a part of Balfour's core, with the inclusion of an on-site theater in Louisville that has most recently served as the rehearsal space for the latest production.…

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