daily prompt

Happy Things

List 30 things that make you happy.

1. Family

2. Home

3. Dogs

4. Friends

5. Writing

6. Reading

7. Sunshine

8. Flowers

9. Being outdoors

10. Travel

11 Laughing

12. Cooking

13. Helping

14. Someone else cleaning my house

15. Summer rain

16. Wind

17. Lemon

18. Fruit

19. Witty kids

20. Cooking for loved ones

21. Making gifts

22. Visiting my children

23. The beach

24. The mountains

25. Folk music

26. Classical music

27. Good friends

28. Good times

29. Ice cream

30. WordPress

Writing Brings Me Joy

Describe one habit that brings you joy.

Writing brings me joy daily. Soon after I wake up, I settle in my comfy chair with my little dog in my lap and open WordPress. I hastily check my stats, then open my comments. I am always delighted if I find my dear friends there waiting for me. I happily converse with them. On the best days, I get an idea for a post. Should I find a comment from a new friend, I pour over it, then hurry over to their site to read some posts. I have made many friends on WordPress and value them deeply. Thanks, friends.

Curiosity

What are you curious about?

I am curious about people. I love to see what they do, hear what they say, and know their stories. It is fascinating to see their reactions to what’s going on. For instance, I saw two young men on a parking lot engaged in lively conversation. One was obviously trying to convince the other,”What can happen in four hours?” I would love to have seen the outcome.

Random Act of Kindness

Daily writing prompt
Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.
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I don’t like to write about this, so I’ll make it brief. I gave a coworker my coat when I learned her house had burned.

Self-Description

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you?

I am matter of fact, preferring a simple life and simple clothes. I’ve never colored my hair. That’s too much trouble to keep up. I smell of soap and freshly laundered cotton clothes. I look like a grandma, which I am.

I am noisy, laughing often. I sing nonsense songs to myself and the dogs. Hubby says the neighbors probably think I drink. I never meet a stranger.

If I knew you were coming to visit, I’d bake you a cake

Traditions I have not kept

There was one rule my father fanatically upheld that I threw out the window as soon I left home. “No bare feet before May 1.” It made no sense to me. Should it be 80 degrees on April 30, we were still chastised for sneaking out in bare feet. Once Daddy made a rule, it was written in stone. Even after I was married, he told me I was wrong to go bare foot before May 1, to which I simply replied, “I’m grown now.”

His response, “Well, you try to raise your children right, then when they get grown they do what they want to.”…….long sigh.

I must have been such a disappointment!

Was Today typical?

So far it is. I woke at six, got straight out of bed, talked to the dogs a bit, and sat in my recliner. My small dog jumped in my lap and cuddled a while. When he lay down, I started on the daily prompt. I hear the birds chirping about their day to come. They seem to have a lot planned. My big dog snoring. Bud is bumping around in the back, so he’ll be up here soon, making coffee and stirring the dogs up. So far, it’s a typical day.

Me?

I live life simply: a cotton-dress with pockets is a must. My days are spent puttering around the yard with my dogs with my red wagon and shovel at the ready. I have no patience with shopping, society, or Facebook. It matters not about your house, income, or status. I enjoy time with a few good friends and family.

The Great Fruit Salad Dinosaur

If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be?

Now that’s a question that bears on my mind constantly. I suppose I would have to bring back The Great Fruit Salad Dinosaur. Perhaps it would have survived the meteor and evolved into a shy, nocturnal, bowl-sized beast we could have domesticated. The little guy grazed on dandelions and crab grass, clearing weeds and snails from flowerbeds leaving behind citrus- scented excrement high in nitrogen, the size of sand grains, and beneficial to the landscape.

Since it was shy and nocturnal we wouldn’t develop affection for it. At the end of its one month lifecycle, it lays tiny eggs in flowerbeds that morph into small, brilliant flowers. The petals drop and mature in days. The little beasts synchronize their reproductive cycles so there are always plenty of blossoms, landscapers, and mature beasts. At their end of life, they turn golden brown and crawl up on the patio where they can be easily harvested and washed, before collapsing into delicious cubes tasting of strawberries, grapes, melon, peaches, and banana.

Has anyone seen these little fellows?