Nothing happened on the home-building front this week. We received a new round of paperwork to sign, but that was all. We’re still in the planning, designing, and duck-gathering stage. I’ll reach out to our contractor this week and see where we stand. We expect another round of winter weather again this week, along with … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 73
“The writer is by nature a dreamer—a conscious dreamer.”~Carson McCullers American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet, Carson McCullers was born on this day in 1917.
“Work with the raw material you have, namely you, and never let up.”~Helen Gurley Brown American author, publisher, and businesswoman, Helen Gurley Brown was born on this day in 1922.
I have spent the last week on a writing streak. I’ve written more than five thousand words, not including my blog posts. I know that doesn’t seem like a lot, but when I consider how little I actually wrote in the last year or more, I feel like I accomplished something. It’s much easier to … Continue reading Staying Busy
Today’s word came from a random word generator. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech verb Definition a. To bring into intimate or incriminating connectionb. To involve in the nature or operation of somethingTo involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference History The first known use of implicate was in the … Continue reading Wednesday Word for February 02, 2022
“The clothes you wear are a metamorphosis. They change you from the outside in.”~Linda Grant English novelist and journalist Linda Grant was born on this day in 1951.
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”~Victor Hugo The true origins of Valentine’s Day are lost to history, but many tales surrounding the holiday exist. Some stories attribute the source to the Roman holiday of Lupercalia, others to a martyred … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Quote for 2022
All is quiet on the building front this week. We received a packet of updated paperwork and had to call our case manager because a name was misspelled. We learned a couple of things, so that’s good. Now we know that our home will, indeed, start with a serial number. And we know the size … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 72
“Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.”~Jacqueline Woodson American writer Jacqueline Woodson was born on this day in 1963.
“Don't agonize, organize.”~Florynce Kennedy American lawyer, radical feminist, civil rights advocate, lecturer, and activist, Florynce Kennedy was born on this day in 1916.
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