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It isn't as hot here as last week but still muggy. Read the three comp entries and things are definitely starting off well. Sara, I was on a meeting with someone today who actually uses supplemental oxygen to help with her migraines. Ironically (or perhaps not), she's a Respiratory Therapist who manages one of our branches. She's also a Mom whose kids are still not that old, IIRC, so migraines must be hell for her. * helps self to limeade and a monkey *
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 hi peeps A late drop in to let y'all know I'm feeling human again. That migraine was annoying *hugs to all*
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Good morning here in the middle of the States. I am working on my first cuppa java from the first pot. Water is hot. I just happened to be looking at the list of badges on our site. I have noted that Gav has added one or two that might be interesting. You might browse through it and see what you think. I am expecting to get the Poet badge soon. I also should have had the Legendary story badge already but it doesn't seem to want to appear. Have fun working on the current competition. They are few and far between so we must make the most of them when they appear. 
Here is my latest work. It is my entry to the Literary Inspiration Challenge: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/-literary-inspiration-challenge-edward.aspx
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howdy folks A cloudy day here but not too bad A large coffee here to perk me up my butt is dragging today I have an idea for the competition so I might work on it today . *peeking in the cookie jars *hmm no cookie bandits today So we are in good shape there. *giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats * The migraine went away. I hope everyone is having a good day Stay safe everyone 
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Got a couple paragraphs on a possible entry scribbled out. Started writing in OneNote for the first time, then realized it doesn't give a way to get a word count so I'll probably have to copy over to Word at some point. Not entirely sure where it goes, yet, but sometimes it is best to let stories show you where to go. Glad to hear your migraine is over, Sara. I get tension headaches quite bad sometimes and I can't picture a headache being worse than that, but apparently migraines are. * shudders * The week draws to a close, so I think shall settle over on the big comfy couch with tea and cookies and a critter or two for company.
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Boo! 👻 .. a haunting I shall go ..a haunting I shall go 😂😃🎶 Hey hey SS family and friends ..a special visit from the friendly SS ghost 😂😃 ..seriously, this is what you get when you've been stuck with extended family for a week .. you go a lil cray cray. Funeral done and dusted, just a few handful of family members to leave .. love 'em but only in small doses 😂😃 Saturday house chores done ..washing is out .. oh it's a beautiful sunny day here in Welly, with a light breeze ..picking up food on our way out, later tonight ..I put some dessert aside in the fridge ..fruit salad, trifle, ambrosia and mini pavlova with fresh cream and fruits ..sorry, it was what was easy to make at given time frame 😂😃😢 ..thank God I'm not cooking tomorrow!! YAY!! 😃 .. happy girl I am So kettle is on if anyone's up for tea .. yeah, yeah and coffee too 😂😃 ..there's coke zero, sprite and L&P in the fridge ..oh and the usual juice and water ..help yourself 😃 My dad decided to share, he will retire at the end of the month 😱😃 that's my good news for the week. I'm so happy he is 😃 How exciting ..a new competition!! The amount of times I've said, oh this is the one ..I can do this ..next minute ..big fat nothing 😢 ..the scribble ..judge ..criticise ..deflated ..give up ..maybe next time 😂😂😂😃 Hey ..I had fun trying ..the joy of coming up with ideas ..seeing it in my head ..finding a direction ..a purpose to the theme ..watching it unfold ..amazing 😂😃 oh well next time right Ok special peeps ..take care ..look after yourself please! Hydrate 😃 Bring it in ..a week worth  Remember ..be kind ..be supportive ..stay safe! 😂😃 Bfn 
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How you all are? Had some rain yesterday here in the old valley of the sun. Kept temps in the nineties which makes for a nice break from the long string of 100s. The good news is I'm no longer trying to come to terms with my new computer and its load of upgraded an/or new software. The bad news is this relief is due to the thing crashing on me yesterday complete with the fabled 'blue screen of death'. Fortunately, my old computer was waiting in the closet to be rigged up and is now doing like some baseball relief pitcher. There's now a full pot of fresh brewed coffee along with a tea kettle waiting to be of service in a kettle sort of way. The cookie jars are no longer filled to overflowing with Sara's super snacks. Not saying why but y'all ignore the trail of cookie crumbs following me as I stet outside to commune with nature and whatever else might be lurking thereabouts. Later, y'all. 
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You know, Rump, I swear Windows 10 may actually be more prone to the "blue screen of death" (we just call it BSOD, pronounced "bee-sawed", in IT) than 7 & 8 were. I swear I have seen more of them in the past couple years than in all the years I was using Windows 7. Good morning and happy weekend, everyone!! Tea and ... well, tea anyhow. Need to refresh the munchies, I guess.
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For my own computing needs, I've never used anything by Microsoft. I've never seen this BSOD but I do understand. Apple has its own little woes. A true crash I've never experienced at home. Now, I've used IBM mainframes in businesses like an insurance company, an educational institution, and in a bank. They were certainly subject to crashes on a massive scale. So far we are still looking at the first three initial entries into our contest. I'm straining to come up with a good idea. I have a concept but not a story. It will come. Keep entertaining us with your stories of life in Welly, E. I am enjoying it immensely. *HUGS* Great coffee, Bill. I love it.
Here is my latest work. It is my entry to the Literary Inspiration Challenge: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/-literary-inspiration-challenge-edward.aspx
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Make that four competition stories, mine’s up https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/-save-me-.aspxCould I try that coffee? Smells great 
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
My competition stories: Picture On My WallThe Last TrainFadingLetting Go
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howdy folks A large iced coffee sounds good Its a beautiful day here It's gonna be a long afternoon it looks like (ugh neighbors) Thank goodness for headphones!! A late drop in but I have SNACKS!I brought a big of popcorn (we need a popcorn machine) I have cookies In Big Bird we have : tropical angel crunch, maple walnut cookies, cinnamon stars and pineapple coconut whippersnappers In Cookie Monster we have : pineapple coconut whippersnappers, ginger snaps, peanut butter and banana cookies and cherry bomb cookies *giving the adorable mascots fresh cold water and treats * Hope everyone is staying safe and sound
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DenimAngel wrote:(we need a popcorn machine)
Hmmmm. I could get behind this. You mean something like this? 
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Maybe a bit too big? This one can do a good sized bowl, enough for probably four or five people while enjoying a video or card game. My family had one of these back when I was a kid. Used it at home for years, then took it to the cottage after we started doing microwave popcorn at home. You could put butter in the top and it would melt and drip down on the corn as it popped. 
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Welcome and a big 'How's by you?' to all who wander in looking for caffine and cookies. Me, I'm all excited at the thought the Men-Man might install a honest-to-goodness popcorn popping machine. :) Ffor the time being, however, this is still a coffee shop and tea sippers sanctuary so I'll get the coffee pot and tea kettle up and doing their thing, then scrounge around for the extra stash of cookies Sara has tucked away for emergencies. (slurp) Dang coffee ain't half-bad if I do say so myself. Later, agitators.
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Morning all! I'm just popping in to catch up with everyone's news! I'm really enjoying the comp entries. :)
Hope migraines and computer woes are easing? It's vaguely sunny here, so I'll get my washing out while I can.
Thanks for the coffee, Bill, and for finding Sara's emergency cookie stash!
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Good morning to you. Kettle is on. I'm having a Scottish Breakfast myself but there's plenty of varieties of teas out. The popcorn machine should arrive in a couple days. Amazing what you can find online. First draft done. 600 words and I'm still missing two of the word bank words so second draft will be a heavy revision. Kind of hate to do it since I like where it is at but I don't have another comp idea right now so I kind of have to try to make this one work.
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Good morning early risers. Nice to see you, Cynthia, Bill, and Scott. Glad to see such a nice pot of coffee is ready to go. I worked on my story for the competition all afternoon yesterday. I should have it completed today for submission. With less than 500 words it should finish up easily. It will be different, that I promise. As always I am not reading the other entries until mine is posted. But it should not be hard to read them all rather quickly.
Here is my latest work. It is my entry to the Literary Inspiration Challenge: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/-literary-inspiration-challenge-edward.aspx
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Mendalla wrote:Good morning to you. Kettle is on. I'm having a Scottish Breakfast myself but there's plenty of varieties of teas out. The popcorn machine should arrive in a couple days. Amazing what you can find online.
First draft done. 600 words and I'm still missing two of the word bank words so second draft will be a heavy revision. Kind of hate to do it since I like where it is at but I don't have another comp idea right now so I kind of have to try to make this one work.
Good evening all. Great to see that everyone is having a go. They are all very good and great fun too. Scott, that's the joy of small stories. So much to fit into so few words.  Good luck everyone, keep 'em coming! 
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hi peeps A large iced coffee sounds yummy A quiet day here. So sleepy. Neighbors were at it AGAIN! GRRR So good to see so many people dropping in and visiting I did bring cookies! Scott I can't wait til the popcorn machine gets here it's gonna be so much fun *moving yesterday's cookies from the jars to the emergency cookie tins, feeling the cookie jars with fresh cookies to the tippy top * Today's offerings are sugar cookies shaped like baseball items in honor of the first week of the 2020 season baseball hats, gloves, balls and bats*giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats * Stay safe everyone 
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AnnaMayZing wrote: Scott, that's the joy of small stories. So much to fit into so few words. I finally mastered microfiction this past winter (none here, yet, but give me time) so 500 words is not that daunting, really. As mentioned in another thread, now up to fourth draft which is bang on for word count and uses everything in the mandated word banks (both the one for the theme and the shared one). Will likely need some more editing and polishing, but I am now confident that I will have an entry. Just need to get it right. Hmmm. Baseball cookies. A ball and a glove seem like a fitting pair.
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Good day to one and all. The coffee is ready. Just waiting for it to cool slightly to take a sip. We had rain last night but it did not awaken me. So it feels much more comfortable outside today. Stay safe out there.
Here is my latest work. It is my entry to the Literary Inspiration Challenge: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/-literary-inspiration-challenge-edward.aspx
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The humidity is brutal here and the temp is headed for 31. Showers in the forecast for later in the day which hopefully gives us a break. Read my latest draft and only did a couple tweaks so I think I am on track to post this week. Need more tea. Day is going a bit nutty.
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The humidity and heat are brutal here as well. It's been over ninety degrees every day since mid-June and the humidity is just as bad. I find it hard to breathe if I try to do too much outside. This weekend was exhausting. We got my son moved out and he and his girlfriend moved into their condo. It is on the second story so everything had to go up a flight of stairs located outside. They had a lot of stuff. I'm not doing much today, my back did not appreciate all that lifting. I'm perusing cookbooks and websites looking for my next culinary experiments. I did manage to make some lemonade. I'll leave an icy cold pitcher on the counter as I liberate a few cookies. The baseball shapes are great. I hope everyone's week is off to a good start. Cheers!
Some of my stuff. https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/memoirs/learning-to-fly.aspxhttps://www.storiesspace.com/stories/memoirs/misery-loves-company.aspxhttps://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/we-always-go-on.aspxhttps://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/heart-flutters.aspx
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hi peeps A beautiful day here A large iced coffee and then off to the library to pick up a curbside delivery of movies. No books this go around since I wasn't sure what I wanted to read. Good to see everyone in here today Gill congrats on getting your son and his girlfriend moved into their place. *peeks in the cookie jars * still in good shape ...where are the cookie bandits? *giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats * Stay safe everyone!
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Hey hey glorious folks ..glorious afternoon here in Welly, watching replay Canes Vs Crusaders game with my dad 😂😃 Sent a care package to my sissy and baby in Alice, this morning ..NZ goodies ..nom nom 😋 Let's see how long it takes 😂😂😃 3 - 5 working days via courier ..due to covid 7 - 10 working days .. but really ..one month later 😂😂😃 Anyhoo ..me thinks a nice hot cuppa is called for. Kettle is on ..tea or coffee ..we are good to go 😃 We have popcorn .. good thing we have family movie nights ..brownies ..rocky road bites ..gingernut biscuits ..cookie times and crackers. Let's eat ..help yourself 😃 ..oh and cold drinks in the fridge ..I made sausages for lunch with a light salad too 😂😂😃 Fortunately for me, I don't really go on my big gadgets. Chilling with my dad, I am on my phone 24/7 .. feel bad, if that makes any sense 😃 Did I share, my dad is retiring at the beautiful age of seventy seven, his last day is this Friday 😃 Yay!! ..exciting times ahead ..he needs to rest!! OK beautiful folks ..my tea is getting cold ..please take care ..think positive thoughts and keep smiling! 😂😃 Remember ..be kind ..be supportive ..stay safe! 😃 Let me run around ..bring it in
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Good morning, all. Windy and wet again here today. Another glorious Irish summer's day! Hey ho. At least we're not suffering heatwaves like many of you.
I'll grab a coffee and some of Sara's cookies. Yum! I'm enjoying catching up with the comp stories on here! :)
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Ms Fielding, don't know about you, but I'm beginning to think Atairi might be a keeper, but only if she manages to crank out a bit more enthusiasm. ;) Not sure how it happened, but there's a pot full of steaming coffee and a kettle of hot water just waiting to be of service. Me, I managed to find a few (dozen) Sarah cookies to go with my coffee, so all is jes' fine out here in the desert.
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Thanks for the fresh brew, Bill. I'll have my first cuppa for the day. So good to have you stopping by, Cynthia. You'll be pleased with the current crop of contest entries. You are right about E, Bill. She is overflowing with enthusiasm, for sure. We will surely keep her.
Here is my latest work. It is my entry to the Literary Inspiration Challenge: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/-literary-inspiration-challenge-edward.aspx
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Good morning (almost afternoon here, actually). Kettle's on for some tea. Lost one of my staff. He resigned yesterday to take another job. Leaves on August 10 so I'm getting things rolling on a hire already. Comp entry is all ready to go, just need to hit the Publish button. But, me being me, I am going to give it another pass sometime this afternoon.
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hi peeps A beautiful sunshine day here. A large sweet ice tea sounds yummy. I hope everyone is having a great day Not much going on here. Working on my competition story I think it's gonna be so cute! *moving the cookies from the jars to the emergency cookie tins* *filling the cookie jars with today's offerings * In Big Bird we have orange fudge cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, butterscotch marshmallow bar cookies and pecan divines In Cookie Monster we have butterscotch marshmallow bar cookies, ginger snaps, cheery cherry chocolate cookies and peanut butter and banana cookies *giving the adorable mascots fresh cold water and treats * So good to see everyone here! Stay safe and sound!
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