Oh, to be 4

Spiderman leads leaps over blocks as high as their heads Silly string shoots straight taking turns to build webs on the big old tree Pizza and fruit salad and chips and dip feed all the old people in shifts Eyes light up for singing because then comes Cupcakes Three flavors of cupcakes and yes to…

Allergic to the Letter ‘E’ Challenge

My good friend Colleen at Silver Threading reached out and tapped me in the Allergic to the Letter E Challenge. Oh, BloggyVille, what have you wrought this time? If I don’t write a paragraph without using my old friend ‘e’ I will be banished to the page of lame. Oh, no, not for me! Here…

Tools of the trade, I’d like to reintroduce you

I’ve worked hard since the January 2013 layoff from the big daily to become more relevant in the infrastructure of BloggyVille. Lift up the hood and know as much as I can about making this baby here hum, so to speak. And so I’ve learned to speak rudimentary Apple. As you know if you’ve read…

This group of three had a real fine time, thank you Ann Koplow

My dear wife Karen and I kept the Sesuit Harbor Cafe in our hip pocket, an ace in the hole if you will on the Traditions List for our pre-tourist rush June week in the Happy Cottage. The setting on the Bay screams Cape Cod. Boats and beach and dunes and birds and sun. And…

If You Are a Quote Lover, Day Three

It’s time for me to take my final bow in the BloggyVille challenge If You Are a Quote Lover. I was nominated by Soumichatterjeenath of anunwrappedsoul. I accepted while on vacation in Cape Cod, and haven’t regretted it a bit. Thank you, Soumi, for giving me three days of indoor fun. If you haven’t yet,…

If You Are a Quote Lover, Day Two

It’s time for the meat in the sandwich for my participation in the latest BloggyVille tag game, If You Are a Quote Lover. I was nominated by the quite polite Soumichatterjeenath of anunwrappedsoul so I accepted while on vacation in Cape Cod. Why not, right? I’ve been posting two entries a morning anyway while making…

If You Are a Quote Lover

So I interrupt this vacation in Cape Cod to take part in the latest BloggyVille tag game, If You Are a Quote Lover. Soumichatterjeenath of anunwrappedsoul nominated me yesterday. She and I are new followers of each other, and she’s always very polite in her comments. I wouldn’t dare not accept her challenge. Thank you,…

Love-Hate Challenge, from my heart

Joey from the most excellent blog Joeyfully Stated tagged me last night in the Love-Hate Challenge. I must have sent some sort of aura out into BloggyVille yesterday. First lilrant tagged me in the afternoon with Freestyle Writing, and then came this. Because I only carry great affection for Joey’s peculiar Indy language trotted out…

Freestyle writing challenge!

You may have seen this one going around BloggyVille. Needed: One egg timer, a yellow legal pad and a No. 2 yellow pencil. No. Good Golly, Miss Molly. I am stuck in the 70s some days. Lilrant tagged me for the Freestyle Writing Challenge after she had her way with the word work. I accepted…

Happy Looney June from Syracuse

Happy June 1, world. Ready for anything, are you, in this month meant for warm thoughts and summer play (up here in the northern hemisphere, anyway)? Well, my friend Paul over at The Captain’s Speech was not content leaving it remain merely any old June. No, Paul, this Canadian fellow who lives even a bit…