Marvin Martian, our fearless organizer says “We just want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of our Blogophilian friends for joining in the challenges each week! WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH! And to former Blogo writers, we sincerely invite ALL of you to return to Blogophilia and write with us again – we miss reading your amazing writes. Remember that it’s never too late to start writing again!!” And I encourage those who haven’t participated yet to come write with us, too.
Deep in the Night, artists dream, poets write, and neuroses often rise their ugly head. Creative streaks make it less lonely, in hopes that we don’t need to be a mendicant during the day to get through our troubles. Look What I Found, Under the foggy day, I’m looking for a light, And my only friend, Is working tonight (Lady Gaga, 2018 A Star Is Born soundtrack). It would be nice if we all could be mendi-can…
I’m with Marvin Martian when he says “Greetings, Dear Earthlings and Fellow Blogophilians!! This is Week 13 in Year 17 Blogophilia! And it is also the final week of Season 1 of Year 17 – and this week we welcome AUTUMN! Where has the time gone?”
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Hard Bonus: Include the title of a song with a color in it Easy Bonus: Incorporate the name of your favorite tree
Rainbow Trees
Time flies, but it didn’t help that spring was late… so it feels like we had a short summer, and autumn came early… It’s not quite Indian Summer, since we haven’t had our 1st frost yet, but it has gotten a little chill around here. With cooler weather, we have our sugar maples, which will start giving sap in several months, when nighttime temps are below freezing & daytime temps above freezing. That gets me thinking about fluffy pancakes with real maple syrup. This Brown Eyed Girl can get fuzzy inside with this & green tea to balance the sweetness out with savory bacon.
WHY: It’s good to get out of the house for things other than work, appointments, and errands, especially to hear great live music without having to spend a lot of money or go out of town!
Often, I feel like I’m the mistress of When All Else Fails. Or maybe I’ve been chasing Waterfalls all these years, and need to reassess. I never really wanted to work in health care anyway. However, I never had the opportunity to enter the legal field, and I’m not in good enough health to consider returning to school. Maybe my problem is that I refuse to Go Away. No one seems to have any money to buy my stuff, so I’m hoping to do some music coaching (I don’t have the teaching credentials to be a teacher). That could work. Although it would be cool if I could go to Japan to do some sessions or clinics. I’m feeling like, at this point, it seems as if stable income is like chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. A full-time position should allow someone to support their family and afford healthcare. When you’re more broke, gainfully working, that’s an issue… So far, my options are to hope that my doctor helps me go on disability or somehow find that perfect part-time position.
Our Blogophilia organizer, Marvin Martian has a favor to ask: Greetings, Dear Earthlings and Fellow Blogophilians!! This is Week 11 in Year 17 Blogophilia!
ATTENTION: We are still needing some new prompts from Blogophilia participants. We’re having to dig way back into the archives, and we are rapidly using up all the prompts (in some cases probably duplicating some – if you feel like you’ve seen it before, it’s very possible.) Please Direct Message the following to Martian Ecrits:
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Hard Bonus: Mention an old diner or restaurant Easy Bonus: Incorporate jazz music
Picnic & Music In the Park
Dinner theaters are nice, where you get served dinner by the theater crew at tables outside of the stage, then go in to see a show, whether it’s a cabaret or Renaissance, or whatever. But I’ll take live music in a park any day of the week! Quaint burger shops, ice cream trucks, or something you get from Frank’s Diner (but you better be hungry & can comfortably eat), and free jazz music from the Racine Concert Band featuring fun songs like Them There Eyes,I’ll Meet You There, whether I’m playing or listening. For something closer to home, Kewpee’s is a great option.
Frank’s Diner is a dining car (think passenger train food car) built in Bayonne, NJ in 1926, transported via railroad to Kenosha. 6 horses pulled it to the current location in downtown Kenosha near the shore of Lake Michigan. Very few changes have happened, just some upgrades to ensure the longevity of the place. It’s lasted 100 years & still going strong.
Kewpee’s also opened in 1926 in downtown Racine, and is one of the very few restaurants left. It’s been through several owners, but still the same great burgers you just can’t get anywhere else. In 1957, a parking structure was built around it. In 1997, the city took the building by eminent domain and tore it down. With the lack of a better place to put it, the owner bought the empty lot & rebuilt on the old site. It still stands today, and is one of the most favorite burger joints in the city.
