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Linking up with Wordless Wednesday, BeThere2Day, and Sandee at Comedy Plus.
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Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and has become a moveable feast of word or picture or music prompts to encourage us to write stories, poems, or whatever strikes our fancy.
This month, the prompts are being provided by Lissa.
This week's prompts are:
1. soul
2. brilliant
3. breakfast
4. winter
5. moon
Charlotte/Mother Owl has chosen graphite black as the color of the month, which i will try to add to the WfW stories.
"I have a BRILLIANT idea!" Tony pounced on Thea as she came into the kitchen.
She looked at her brother with a mixture of affection and exasperation. "As long as you don't want me to sell my SOUL before BREAKFAST."
Thea, short for Dorothea, a name her mother loved and she loathed, walked to the kitchen island, its Graphite Black countertop in sharp contrast to the stark white of the shelves. Her mother loved that look, too, and Thea just shook her head in resignation every time she saw it.
Tony interrupted her thoughts by continuing. "Nah, that's old school, and it doesn't work. I tried a seance once and couldn't get through to anything. Anyway, it's WINTER, it's cold and miserable, we all need a change, let's have a full MOON party! There'll be a full moon in two weeks, we can invite everyone, have dancing and food and..."
Thea just shook her head. "Have you asked Mom?"
"No, we need to both ask."
"Because she knows better than to let you loose with such an idea. Okay, tell you what. We'll talk to her about having a party, but first let me have coffee and breakfast and shake the cobwebs out of my brain, okay?"
Tony smiled, knowing he'd won and it would happen, eventually. "You got it!"
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Today is:
Charles Dickens Day -- read a chapter or two of his work, in honor of his birth
Daniel Boone Escape Day -- he escaped from the Shawnee tribe which had captured him
Feast of Mulk (Dominion) -- Baha'i
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day -- because you have to do it at least once a year
Independence Day -- Grenada(1974)
Marriage Week -- UK (part of the Futureway Trust, and now observed around the world, celebrating the diversity and vibrancy of marriage as the heart of family life)
National Fettucini Alfredo Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day -- US
National Hangover Awareness Day -- internet generated and shouldn't it be on Jan.1?
Send a Card to a Friend Day -- wonder which card company created this one
St. Theodore Stratelates' Day (Patron of soldiers; Brindisi, Italy; for finding lost objects)
Wave All you Fingers at Your Neighbor Day -- sponsored by Wellcat Holidays; wave to your neighbors, let them know you like them
Birthdays Today:
Tina Majorino, 1985
Ashton Kutcher, 1978
Chris Rock, 1965
Garth Brooks, 1962
Eddie Izzard, 1962
James Spader, 1960
Miguel Ferrer, 1954
Hector Babenco, 1946
Pete Postlethwaite, 1945
Gay Talese, 1932
Keefe Brasselle, 1923
Eddie Bracken, 1920
Oscar Brand, 1920
Larry "Buster" Crabbe, 1908
Sinclair Lewis, 1885
James Hubert “Eubie” Blake, 1883
Alfred Adler, 1870
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, 1834
Charles Dickens, 1812
John Deere, 1804
Sir Thomas More, 1478
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"America's Most Wanted"(TV), 1988
"Blazing Saddles"(Film), 1974
"Pinocchio"(Disney animated Film), 1940
"The Cat and the Canary"(Play), 1922
"Kid Auto Races at Venice"(first Charlie Chaplin "Little Tramp" Film), 1914
"Chantecler"(Rostand Play), 1910
"The Deserter"(first ballet performed in US), 1827
"Il Matrimonio Segreto" (Comarosa Opera), 1792
Today in History:
The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir, 1238
Edward of Carnarvon,later Edward II, becomes the first English prince to hold the title Prince of Wales, 1301
The bonfire of the vanities occurs in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy, 1497
King Philip II forms an inquistion in South America, 1569
Academie Francaise begins a Dictionary of the French Language, 1639
An 8.2 magnitude earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri, 1812
The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the Electoral Act of 1856, the first piece of legislation anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot, 1856
The Battle at Ingogo, Transvaal: the Boers defeat superior British forces, 1881
The Great Blizzard of 1891 begins, 1891
Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse, 1898
Baltimore catches fire; 1500 buildings are destroyed in 80 blocks, 1904
The Mud March, the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), 1907
Charlie Chaplin debuts "The Tramp" in "Kid Auto Races at Venice," 1914
The first wireless message sent from a moving train to a station is received, 1915
Bert Hinkler begins the first solo flight from England to Australia, 1928
Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered, 1979
Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), 1984
The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power, 1990
Haiti's first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in, 1991
The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union, 1992
Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein, 1999
Bushfires in Victoria left 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history, 2009
In Europe, ready-meal manufacturer Findus withdraws its beef lasagne meals from supermarkets after confirming beef supplied by French manufacturer Comigel contained horsemeat, 2013
All citrus fruit can be traced to the southeast foothills of the Himalayas, according to a DNA study published in Nature, 2018
Sarah Thomas becomes the first woman to referee a Super Bowl, 2021
Seriously, what could be worse than a pillow acting up! That would just be a nighmare, LOL!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes. God bless, Mimi.
ReplyDeleteLaughing at the pillow and the tangle of charger wires on the side. And a full moon party? What could go wrong?
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to figure out the use of that pillow. I'm sure there is a story here, but I don't have a clue.
ReplyDeleteYou're a most wonderful wordsmith.
Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. Love and hugs. ♥
Not sure about the pillow. Great use of the words.
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, somebody sure showed that pillow who's boss!"
ReplyDeleteRambling pillow photo ~ lol ~ Great words you write ~ thanks ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Charles Dickens' Day? A reminder to me to get busy on Oliver Twist, I think.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a comfy pillow. Thanks for all the great events celebrated today! Cheers.
ReplyDeleteI like your story and I like black countertops too, but maybe not stark white shelves. A full moon party sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteNice story. XO
ReplyDeleteThat pillow is hanging on! That was a good story too!
ReplyDeleteYou always write a great story, Mimi! That pillow definitely looks like it's gonna stay in place. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly is a full moon party? I wonder. Good use of the WFW prompts. I'm sorry for the late visit as you didn't leave a link and I kind of forgot to check.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.