Favorite Flower
writing
Prompt
StandardFavorite GREEN thing
or
What do you think if when you see, hear our feel the color GREEN?
Prompt – DST Edition
StandardWhat do you think of daylight savings time?
Welsh Poets & Authors | Welsh Artists | Visit Wales
StandardIn the UK and Ireland, it is World Book Day. A perfect start to this day in a week dedicated to reading. I would add Jan Morris to this list of Welsh writers.
Quotation – Toni Morrison
StandardIf there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
– Toni Morrison
Dr Seuss On Writing from Writers Write
StandardHappy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
StandardPrompt:
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
But I NEED It
StandardMy number one rec on Thursday was if you forgot it, you don’t need it.
Well, I forgot my notebook for my retreat.
I was late, I was grabbing my suitcase and my messenger bag, and I forgot that my folio was between the two front seats.
They were long gone when I realized it but I still contemplated calling my husband to come back. The retreat director had already started and I was late.
At the break, I wandered through the center’s shop to see if they had any blank books.
They did not.
I used the bathroom right before the break was over and laughed ironically when I remembered item number one on my recent recs. Time to practice what you preach.
I don’t have the book. I’m not calling my husband. I will improvise on Saturday and if I forgot it, I don’t need it.
When I came out, readily armed with my new positive, mature outlook, there was my son standing in the doorway holding my folio. I hugged him tightly and thanked him profusely.
Prompt from Blogging 101
StandardThis weekend, I’m going on a the-day retreat. I’m looking forward to being energized and rejuvenated, and I’ve been thinking of my recent retreats and how to use my time this Lent to keep that energy flowing.
Tell us about the last experience you had that left you feeling fresh, energized, and rejuvenated. What was it that had such a positive effect on you?
Prompt – Pack a Bag
StandardI’ve been going to town reading a ton of library books. Most recently I finished Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman.
I’m sorry to say that I had never heard of Elizabeth Bisland, whose birthday was a few days ago. It sounds like, as unexpected as her voyage was, she had a much better time.
One of the jabs against Nellie Bly going around the world was that it was impossible for a woman to travel lightly, carrying all kinds of steamer trunks and hat boxes. However Nellie Bly did it, in not only less than eight days, but carrying ONE BAG, a sturdy gripsack (pictured below).
Photo of Nellie Bly, public domain
Today’s prompt is just that:
you’re traveling around the world, and can only carry one bag*. What would you bring?
*I’ll be as generous as the airlines: one bag (any size but you have to be able to carry and lift it for storage) and one personal bag.
Griffins and Ginger Snaps 