Author: Cedar Sanderson
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Odd Prompts: Coming Home
A snippet of something I wasn’t planning to write, I’m just happy I finally managed to write for a prompt again! *** “I’ll bring it back with me.” The young man patted the dry, peeling siding. It was cool to his touch. A movement in the piled dead leaves covering most of the yard caught…
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Chicken Salad: Maybe a Recipe
Two things. One, I just searched my blog for a recipe for chicken salad, because I don’t remember ever making it before. I didn’t grow up with it, as my Dad won’t eat mayonnaise in any form. We did occasionally have tuna salad when he wasn’t home, so I’m not sure why chicken salad wasn’t…
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Postcard Challenge
One weekend. Fifty words. You can write it. I believe in you. Email for an image! and follow the rules…
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A Naturalist Observes
One of the things I’ve been doing this year has been working towards becoming a Texas Master Naturalist, and I’m halfway there. I’ve completed the training class, and I am working on the volunteer hours that will eventually have me certified as a Master Naturalist. The thing is, it’s not a lot different than what…
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Blushing Jenny: Cocktail
In my playful pursuit of cocktail recipes, I’m making things up out of my liquor cabinet, and sometimes, you just have to pick a place to start. Tonight, that was Fresca. I’m really fond of grapefruit (and citrus in general) so I also have a grapefruit liqueur, Pamplemousse Rose. Which is like syrup, but has…
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Changing keys
Part of the reason for this post is to test out the new keyboard. I’d had a multi-device bluetooth keyboard, due to the way my current workspace is set up, and ran all the things off of it. Until… it died over the weekend. I was too busy to do more than poke at it,…
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Small Worlds
Every time, it seems, and I am acutely aware this may just be my own perception from inside this thick skull of mine… every time I am ready to stretch my wings and go places, do things, something happens. I think there’s a reason It’s a Wonderful Life resonates with people. I know I’m not…
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The Joys of Kitten
Gets dressed… extricates kitten from closet. Feeds cats… extricates kitten from pantry. Opens dishwasher… extricates kitten… This is giving me fond memories of having toddlers. Toast is not a bad kitten. She’s just curious, and energetic, and that’s fun to watch. Ok, sometimes it’s exasperating. To all of us, which included Inspector Gidget! …
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The Custard Formula
I had to use up some milk. My son has a very sensitive nose, and if the milk has an odor, he won’t drink it. The First Reader and I look at each other and shrug, because it’s fine… still. We both grew up with fresh, raw milk straight from the source, and trust me…
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Nameless Drink
I need someone to give this a good name, because it’s quite repeatable, if you like tart and refreshing and good for relaxing on a toasty evening. Since I opted to zoom into my class, I also decided to accompany a lecture on the weather with something to sip and enjoy. This was made up…
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Odd Prompts: Crickets
The stridulation of thousands of crickets rose around him in a cacophonous chorus of desire. Not content to sigh of their longing, the racket could wake the dead. In the moment, it was the only sound, and not just because it was drowning out any other. The only thing still working was the crickets’ calls…
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