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April 5, 2026

RDP – Daffodil Fantasy

Filed under: Fiction,Writing — yvensong @ 10:55 pm
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Jemma plucked the daffodil out of the vase of flowers. She wondered who the mystery person was that had left the vase at her doorstep. There was no note or any indication of where the flowers had come from. She ran through a list of her friends in her mind. None of them knew that she liked daffodils. She had never told anyone. And, yet, there was a perfect daffodil in the middle of the vase surrounded by baby’s breath, Queen Anne’s Lace, and Delphinium.

A soft knock at her front door awakened her from her reveries. A young man, barely out of his teens, she guessed, stood in front of her. “Excuse me,” he said, his voice quavering.

“Yes?”

“I’m so sorry. I think I delivered some flowers to your door by accident. They were supposed to go to one of your neighbors a floor above yours.”

Jemma closed her eyes. She allowed her fantasies of a mystery lover to take over for a moment longer, and then retrieved the vase, carefully adding the daffodil back into the center. With a sigh, she handed the vase to the young man. Someday, she will be wooed by a mystery lover.

Photo by u0110an Thy Nguyu1ec5n Mai on Pexels.com

Written for the Ragtag Daily Prompt – Daffodil.

April 4, 2026

A2Z Challenge – D is for Detroit

Filed under: A to Z Challenge 2026,Family,Memories,Photos — yvensong @ 11:59 pm
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I recently reconnected with a neighbor of mine, and discovered that Detroit, Michigan was her hometown, also. My family had left in 1962, while she left more recently. I was pleased to hear that some of the areas in Detroit are built back up. It had taken such a dive after the US auto industry crashed and burned. The riots and what became known as Devil’s Night (Halloween — in which roving gangs ran through Detroit, burning houses and other buildings down.) added immensely to Detroit’s fall into ruin.

This picture was gifted to me by a brave soul who traversed into my old neighborhood in 2010 as a favor to me. Our house had been declared a historical landmark a few years after we moved. The people who lived in it in 2010 did their best to keep up the house. I have many fond memories living in Detroit, as a child. This old house had some of the best places to hide from my brother or to hide away to read a book.

One of my fondest memories were of all the times we went boating on the Detroit River and spent time on Belle Island.

1956
1959

Even though I have many fond memories of growing up in Detroit, Michigan, I know that I would not want to move back there, or even go back to visit my old neighborhoods. The changes are far too drastic and I would be heartbroken to see my old haunting grounds in such disarray.

Photo by D. Jonze on Pexels.com

Posted for the A2Z Challenge with some inspiration from Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday.

April 3, 2026

A2Z Challenge – C is for Crazy Cat!

Filed under: A to Z Challenge 2026,Animals,Cats,Pet — yvensong @ 10:43 pm
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Cats can be crazy, creative, cunning, curious, and above all – cute. Stormagedden, the Dark Lady of All, is an example of all of those adjectives, and so much more. She and I spend many cozy mornings and nights together cuddling in bed.

But, that is not the focus of this post. I wish to share one aspect that proves how crazy a cat can be. Stormagedden has many toys that enhance and excite her, but this past eight days, there is only one thing that has grabbed her attention — a crunched-up piece of paper. She has spent the whole week batting this piece of paper around and carrying it from room to room. She drops it in front of me, wanting me to toss it, so she can chase it and bat it around some more.

Picture of crunched-up paper that has become a favorite toy. Size 8 foot for size reference.

April 2, 2026

A2Z Challenge – B is for Being a Book Dragon

Filed under: A to Z Challenge 2026,Books,Photos — yvensong @ 11:48 pm
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I have been called a Bookworm, among many other less appealing labels, throughout my life. As soon as I learned to read, at a very young age, I would be found with a book in my hand. I read everywhere. I read at parks. I read at beaches. Many times I would be hidden in some corner at a party, reading a book.

Today, I think it would be more appropriate to be called a Book Dragon. You see, I hoard books. I’ve been hoarding books for most my adult life. As soon as I moved into my first place, I began filling bookshelves and piling books wherever there was a blank spot on a table or floor. Mind you, I do make sure that no piles are placed where people could trip over them. I may be a Dragon, hoarding my treasure, but I am an organized Dragon.

Sometimes, I think I might want to cull some of my books. I am an elder, after all. I don’t think I have that many more years left in me. I imagine what it would be like for my son to have to figure out what to do with my collections. Then, I look at my burdening bookshelves, and I feel a comfort seeing the books. They bring me joy. Envisioning those shelves being less filled hurts my heart.

I do set aside a pile of books that are designated to be read and passed on to others that may love them. Sometimes, I get through that pile quickly. Other times, the pile languishes as I read books from the library or that others have leant me. Also, I don’t read quite as fast as I did when I was younger. These older eyes have slowed me down and my appetite for reading isn’t as voracious as it used to be.

This is the top 3/5ths of one of my 3 bookshelves that are in the living room.

April 1, 2026

A2Z Challenge – A is for Ants, Aardvarks, and the Artemis II

Filed under: A to Z Challenge 2026,Writing — yvensong @ 10:20 pm
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April Fool’s Day to all those who thought I’d write something of value.

Ants are arriving across my keyboard and marching up my arms.

An aardvark has been invited to munch away on the ants.

An anteater would have been a better choice.

Aardvarks have sharp teeth and scaly skin. Anteaters have no teeth and are furry.

All the ants are gone now. And so are the A,S,D,E,R, and T keys on my keyboard.

Artemis II launched four astronauts into space, hurtling them toward the moon, today.

And that’s not an April Fool’s joke, despite what some conspiracists want to believe.

(This is NOT the Artemis II) LOL

Last on the Card – March 2026

Filed under: Pet,Photos,Cats,Animals — yvensong @ 9:18 pm
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Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card.

The rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st or whenever your last photo was taken.
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Use the tags The Last Photo and #LastOnTheCard

One-Liner Wednesday

Filed under: Uncategorized — yvensong @ 4:24 pm
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Posted for Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday.

March 31, 2026

FOWC – Helmet

Filed under: Cosplay,Photos — yvensong @ 11:58 pm
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I enjoy taking really inexpensive items and altering them for Cosplay. I bought this helmet from the Dollar Tree.

I altered the helmet for my Tank Girl Cosplay.

Posted for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge.

March 30, 2026

A2Z Challenge – Participation Announcement

Filed under: A to Z Challenge 2026,A-to-Z Challenge,Writing — yvensong @ 11:57 pm
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Here is my official announcement that I will be participating, unofficially, in the A to Z Challenge this year. This will be my third year to join in. The challenge is to write every Monday through Saturday, throughout the month of April. This amounts to writing for 26 days, using the alphabet in order (A to Z).

As with the last couple of years, I will not be writing to a specific theme.

For more information about the A2Z Challenge, check out this site: Blogging from A to Z April Challenge.

March 29, 2026

Fallout 4 – Sometimes Gaming is Life and Creativity

Filed under: Games — yvensong @ 1:09 pm
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Fallout 4 has become a comfort game for me. I finished one playthrough a couple of weeks ago. That playthrough took me a long time, because, honestly, I didn’t want to end the game. I finally decided to go with the Minutemen ending, which was quite satisfying, and made sense for the role I played with my character. He was basically a good guy, a Captain America, if you will.

I spent a lot of time with that character, learning the mechanics of the game, and spending a lot of time building settlements and dressing up and arming up my settlers. Each settlement had a theme, which was great fun playing with.

I’ve added two new playthroughs and am hoping that doesn’t crash out the game, entirely. I’ve heard that it can. Each new character has a different personality and goal in the game.

Sometimes, the game can be heartbreaking. You come upon scenes of what people were doing when the bombs dropped. Sometimes, though, you just have to stop and laugh. The game is known for a few glitches and odd things can happen, such as the following. The BOS (Brotherhood of Steel) was flying overhead in a vertibird. When it was shot down, I spotted this in the sky above the battleground:

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