I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.
The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.
Happy 250th Fourth of July!
Ten Things of Thankful: July 4, 2026
Six Sentence Story: A Look Around Room 215
When I opened the door to Room 215 of the Six Sentence Cafe & Bistro I was surprised to see the tall, thin man who said he got here before I did because he took a mathematically complicated short cut inspired by his proof of the Collatz conjecture he didn’t think I’d be able to follow (which was probably correct). In the back the red-headed writer with her new friend, Moxie, got into the dumbwaiter to take a ride to the roof to see the ocean.
In the room I noticed a black and white TV console on the side of which was a bookshelf with children’s books and a complete World Book Encyclopedia, but as I walked about I almost stumbled over a four-foot tall bellhop trying to hand me a Bible who quickly displayed a sign saying, Watch where you’re going! Having no plan specifying what to do with all this old stuff I sat down wondering where the story was that I was hoping to receive.
After a while, since nothing much was happening and I had already acknowledged the existence of everything my mind would let me see, I decided to leave. As I stood up, the door to Room 215 quietly shut – all by itself – and a soft voice coming out of nowhere in front of me asked, Leaving so soon?
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Denise offers the prompt word “plan” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Psalm 116:9
Six Sentence Story: The Chance of a Lifetime
Although Timothy treated no one badly, neither was he very kind. He plan was to keep himself busy looking for the chance of a lifetime that kept slipping from his grasp.
His view of God wasn’t all that different from his view of anyone else he didn’t pay much attention to. Should someone ask him if he loved his neighbor as himself, he’d say, Sure, why not?
One day it was Timothy’s day to go through the pearly gates. Although he got through (perhaps by the skin of his pearly teeth or perhaps because there really is Someone who generously hands out unmerited mercy – if the heart can handle it – rather than gotcha karma with interest), he regretted all he could have done differently when he had – all along – that chance of a lifetime.
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Denise offers the prompt word “plan” for this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Trail: County Park in Charlotte
This trail is in one of the county parks in Charlotte, North Carolina.
It is a great place to walk dogs.
Posted for Pepper’s One Step at a Time.
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June 2026 Limericks
All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of June 2026.
Road Hog Limerick
Like a hog he was hogging the road
and we honked all the more as he slowed.
Well, we all tried to pass
but we couldn’t alas
and we’re still to this day on that road.
Prompt word: “road” June 1, 2026
Jelly Donut(s) Love Song
They filled a fine donut with jelly
and they said it was good for my belly.
Well, the first tasted good
as my mouth knew it would.
The first dozen were just too much jelly.
Prompt word: “jelly” June 8, 2026 (modified)
Winter’s Chills and Summertime
There are birds with their bright shiny bills.
There are words that delight with their thrills.
There’s a this for each that.
Here’s a kiss for my cat.
There is summer to fight winter’s chills.
Prompt word: “bills” June 15, 2026 (modified)
Busy Train
There once was a tiny toy train
protected from weather like rain.
It went “choo-choo” all day
in a circular way
and it circled again and again.
Prompt word: “train” June 23, 2026
The Weed Has Gone To Seed
It is true that the plant is a weed.
I’m the gardener, I know, so I need
to get off of my butt,
get my hoe out. Now what?
It’s too late? The weed’s long gone to seed?
Prompt word: “weed” June 29, 2026
Cosmic Photo Challenge: Look To The Skies
Dale offers the prompt “look to the skies” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
Some of these were taken a few months ago.
Actually all of them were taken a few months ago.
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Ten Things of Thankful: June 27, 2026
I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.
The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.
Six Sentence Story: Room 215 Found!
When I failed to find Room 215 I went back to the Six Sentence Cafe & Bistro to ask for directions again. I was told to take the first hall to the left and then the second hall to the right and then I could charge right in to capture the mysterious story I was looking for.
When I returned unsuccessful again, the tall, thin man asked me to raise my left hand and when I raised my hand, he said, “I thought so.” He tied a waiter’s towel around the wrist of my other hand and told me to not overthink it but this time take the first hall in the direction of the hand with the towel tied to it and then take the hall in the direction of the hand without the towel tied to it.
I went back, overthinking it all the way, and I found Room 215! I took a deep breath and opened the door.
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Denise offers the prompt word “charge” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 