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Inspirations, the Stories Space Coffee House: If you're reading this it just might mean I'm back, sorta. If you're not reading this, well, congratulations.

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Mendalla
Crazy old ape
Won't touch electrical with a 10' pole. Too risky in my books. Even plumbing, I am fairly selective about what I will DIY. Too many bad experiences.

Morning tea time. I've picked up some assorted goodies. Muffins, cinnamon buns, danishes for the breakfast bar. And, of course, there's always Sara's cookies if that's too much for you.

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
Paperboy
Active Ink Slinger
Multi-tasking today: data spreadsheets and survey analysis while baking brownies. Warming some milk for the coffee.
Hey! I write!


If you're into Twilight Zone, read this: [url=https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/-that-orange-feeling-.aspx][color=orange]That Orange Feeling[/url]
If you're feeling naughty, read this: [url=https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/micro-fiction/twas-the-night-after-christmas.aspx][color=green]Twas the Night After Christmas[/url]
If you're into tear jerkers, read this: A Hundred Breaths

Thank you!
KatarinaTechgoddess
Beach Kitty
Stopping in for tea and a quick hello. Trying to take care of a bunch of stuff this week so I can focus on my youngest daughter next week. We leave a week from tomorrow to make the 8 hour trek to help her and her bf move into their brand new house. When I hug her 8 days from now it will be the first time in 238 days. (But who's counting...lol).

I hope Monday is treating everyone well!

~Kat~

Jelly Belly and Summer Dog - 4th place Summer Love competition

As You Slip Away - 1st place Beyond the Veil competition poem

Memories of Mardi Gras (One Last Time) - 2nd-place Mardi Gras competition story:

The Dandy Lion & The Whiter Box - 2nd-place Writer's Block comp story

Focus On The Beauty - 3rd-place A Picture is Worth 1000 words comp story
etairay
Active Ink Slinger
..I'm walking on sunshine ..wow! ..I'm walking on sunshine ..wow! ..I'm walking on sunshine ..wow! ..And don't it feel good ..hey, alright now ..and don't it feel good, hey💃 ..I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true ..and I don't want to spend my whole life, just waiting for you ..now I don't want you back for the weekend ..not back for a day, no no no ..I said baby I just want you back ..and I want you to stay ..oh yeah now! 🎶

Hey hey everybody how's it going ..hope all is well in your corner of the world 😃

Awesome to hear from you Sara *huggles*, happy to hear mum's day was beautiful and you're having a lovely time with family.

Aww Greenie *huggles* glad you're enjoying your kitchen transformation ..definitely something to get excited with ..hopefully you're taking pics at the different stages 😃

Caesar ..tsk tsk ..*huggles* ..thank you for the goodies ..healthy living everybody 😂😃

The heart is bursting 😂😃 ..wonderful to see the many faces visiting *huggles* ..don't be shy now ..always lovely to see you 😃

Kettle is on ..quick nosey to say, hey hey 😃👋 ..I'm going to make some lunch ..anyone for a hot drink while I'm up 😂😃

Bring it in beautiful folks for that huggle we need

Remember ..be kind ..be supportive ..stay safe 😂😃
Have a supadupa fantastic day ..take care ..smile ..keep being positive! 😃

bfn
Survivor
Primus Omnium
Lovely hearing from one of our Rays of Sunshine, dear E. Such a bright shining star of the site.

The great-looking chap doing our kitchen will be back one more day this week to do final touch-ups. If I can get my camera to work I will take some pix.

The coffee is perking away and the water is always hot.

It's so good having Sara back home. I know she had a sweet and melancholy time with her family this weekend saying goodbye to her mother.

Walking Victor this morning I had to wear a jacket. The air is getting chilly out. Autumn will be coming next month.

Rumple_deWriter
Story Moderator
Larry, grateful I am for the setup and for the last of the Danish Scott brought in yesterday. Yeah, it was a bit stiff but still tasty. Of course, Sarah's cookies are the candle on top of the cake

TG, it's great having you over here amongst us. Between Mendalla and Larry, ((btw, probably a good place for you to avoid) the coffee is always hot and usually drinkable while the kettle is full of the finest hot aqua in these parts..

All that talk has done gone and flung a cravin' on me. Think I'll grab some of that coffee and a handful of cookies and go sit under the Western Auto window air conditioner.

Later, y'all.

Think I'll
Mendalla
Crazy old ape
Quote by KatarinaTechgoddess
Stopping in for tea and a quick hello. Trying to take care of a bunch of stuff this week so I can focus on my youngest daughter next week. We leave a week from tomorrow to make the 8 hour trek to help her and her bf move into their brand new house. When I hug her 8 days from now it will be the first time in 238 days. (But who's counting...lol).


We are just making arrangements for our son to visit us and pick up one of the cars. My wife doesn't want him using transit when his company goes back to the office and we really only need one right now (she's basically retired though it doesn't become official until January and I am working from home). He was here for April then went back on May 1 so 3 1/2 months.

Lovely day though the weather office is threatening showers. We shall see. I've been finding their forecasts to be a bit off of late.

Kettle is on for tea. Some Japanese wakoucha (black tea) is in the pot.

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
DenimAngel
👑Magic Cookie FAIRY 🍪
HONEYS IM HOMEEEEE!
A large sweet tea sounds good right about now
I got home at 7:30pm last night from my weekend away. It was sweet and melancholy. It was good to see family. It was a busy weekend but it was fun for some of it. Got to see tourist attractions and take pictures.
Got to meet my uncle's girlfriend ..she is nice.
The weekend was filled with yummy food and good drinks.
I made cookies this weekend for the family.
Jet lag is a pain in the butt.
I have cookies today
In Big Bird we have ginger snaps, peanut butter and banana cookies, white chocolate chip cookies and honey drop cookies
In Cookie Monster we have oatmeal raisin cookies ,pecan divines, lemon ginger cookies and lemon cookies
*filling the empty cookie jars to the tippy top *
*giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats *

I'll probably get some writing done this week. I think today is gonna be a lazy laid-back kind of day.
Y'all stay safe.

My Competition Story : 💜 Milly's Adventure https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/childrens/millys-adventure-2
AnnaMayZing
Chasing Dragons
Just dropped in to say welcome home Sara. I am pleased that your trip went well. I have only once flown far enough to get jet lag, when I flew to Port Stanley some thirty-five years ago!
Sit back, relax and prepare for your return to normal life tomorrow. 🤗



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
Mendalla
Crazy old ape
I have had jet lag many times in varying degrees. Returning from Shanghai is the worst (been there several times to visit my in-laws) but even Europe is no great shakes. In some ways, the 5 or 6 hour, depending on where we are going, lag to Europe bothers me more than the 12 or 13 (depending on whether we are in daylight savings) to China.

Glad your trip home went well, Sara.

Now, about those ginger snaps...* scarfs 3 *

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
etairay
Active Ink Slinger
Hey hey everybody ..*huggles for everyone especially Sara ..welcome back 😂😃

A quick visit ..going to make lunch for dad and I ..anyone up for some toasties ..hot tea 😃 ..I feel like pancakes

Remember ..be kind ..be supportive ..stay safe 😃
Bring it all in ..nice and cosy

Have a supadupa fantastic day 😃

bfn
Survivor
Primus Omnium
Hello dear friends. It is not starting out great today. Victor and I slept well all night but this morning, about 6;00, I heard him retching. He now has thrown up three times and seems to be lethargic and in some kind of distress. We took him to the vet about 5 minutes from us but they will only see him with an appointment if it is not an emergency. How do I know? My option was to leave him there and they would get to him sometime today or make an appointment for 3:15 this afternoon. That's what we did. He is lying with his head on my lap while I do my computer stuff. As I say, the vet is 5 minutes away if it gets worse. His tummy is making gurgly sounds. I haven't fed him yet this morning. We will see.

Oh, the coffee is made and the tea kettle is on. Enjoy.

Mendalla
Crazy old ape
Vibes to Victor. Hope it isn't too serious. We actually have a vet ER here I think but I have no pets so I couldn't tell you which animal hospital has it.

Starting on a new story today. It's been dancing around in my head of late so I thought I would get some out to see how it plays. It's set in the same world as Night of the Wind but a different part (different continent) and will have, I hope, a different feel to it. Less fantasy Western, more pulp weird fantasy.

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
DenimAngel
👑Magic Cookie FAIRY 🍪
Hi everyone
Thank you for all the welcome backs.
It's good to be back
A large iced coffee sounds yummy in my tummy right now

Yikes sorry to hear about Mr Victor I hope he feels better soon.
Not much going on here almost back to normal.
*moving leftover cookies to the emergency cookie tins behind the counter *
I have cookies today. *filling the cookie jars to the tippy top *
In Big bird we have : candy cane cookies, chocolate covered cherry cookies, pecan divines and angel crunch cookies
In cookie Monster we have snickerdoodle cookies, oatmeal raisin, snow puffs and angel crunch cookies
*giving the adorable mascots fresh cold water and treats *
Stay safe everyone and don't forget to tell people you love them

My Competition Story : 💜 Milly's Adventure https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/childrens/millys-adventure-2
KatarinaTechgoddess
Beach Kitty
A quick hello before I start making dinner (and brownies for dessert). I hope Victor's tummy is better! My kitty, Chessie, has been glued to my side today. Her tummy was making some strange noises as well. Keeping an eye on her lately. She's an old girl and I try to pay attention every little oddity.

~Kat~

Jelly Belly and Summer Dog - 4th place Summer Love competition

As You Slip Away - 1st place Beyond the Veil competition poem

Memories of Mardi Gras (One Last Time) - 2nd-place Mardi Gras competition story:

The Dandy Lion & The Whiter Box - 2nd-place Writer's Block comp story

Focus On The Beauty - 3rd-place A Picture is Worth 1000 words comp story
Mendalla
Crazy old ape
Quote by DenimAngel

Stay safe everyone and don't forget to tell people you love them



Like, everyone? Even if you don't love them?

Sorry, just goofing off a bit. I'm in a bit of snit today. Someone took a shot at me after I took a hard slap at a spammer on the forum where I admin. They thought the guy could be legit and that I should have given the benefit of the doubt. I checked the guys network addresses. Two different parts of the world within a minute of each other. That's not a good sign and shows that my instincts were correct. Have resisted taking a parting shot beyond an "I was right" post.

Anyhow, I've made a pot of David's Buddha Blend for anyone who wants to try it. Jasmine green tea, white tea, and hibiscus. About the only David's blend I still buy since my local store doesn't have anything comparable.

* Settles in to nervously await word on Victor. *

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
Survivor
Primus Omnium
We decided around noon that Victor had gotten over whatever he was having going on in his tummy. He was mopey and hanging about with me continuously. Finally just after noon he got frisky again wanting his walk. I cancelled the appointment at the vet. He seems perfectly fine presently. He had dinner and his evening walk.

I'm making some fettucine alfredo for dinner tonight.
DenimAngel
👑Magic Cookie FAIRY 🍪
Quote by Mendalla
Quote by DenimAngel

Stay safe everyone and don't forget to tell people you love them



Like, everyone? Even if you don't love them?

Sorry, just goofing off a bit. I'm in a bit of snit today. Someone took a shot at me after I took a hard slap at a spammer on the forum where I admin. They thought the guy could be legit and that I should have given the benefit of the doubt. I checked the guys network addresses. Two different parts of the world within a minute of each other. That's not a good sign and shows that my instincts were correct. Have resisted taking a parting shot beyond an "I was right" post.

Anyhow, I've made a pot of David's Buddha Blend for anyone who wants to try it. Jasmine green tea, white tea, and hibiscus. About the only David's blend I still buy since my local store doesn't have anything comparable.

* Settles in to nervously await word on Victor. *

Cookies! Will fix that snit you're in Ape! Im

My Competition Story : 💜 Milly's Adventure https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/childrens/millys-adventure-2
Mendalla
Crazy old ape
Quote by Survivor
We decided around noon that Victor had gotten over whatever he was having going on in his tummy. He was mopey and hanging about with me continuously. Finally just after noon he got frisky again wanting his walk. I cancelled the appointment at the vet. He seems perfectly fine presently. He had dinner and his evening walk.

I'm making some fettucine alfredo for dinner tonight.





For both Victor being okay and fettucine alfredo for dinner.

Kettle and coffee are on for morning caffeine fixes.

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
Mendalla
Crazy old ape
Quote by DenimAngel

Cookies! Will fix that snit you're in Ape! Im


Indeed.

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
Survivor
Primus Omnium
It's nice to have the coffee all ready. We're keeping the tea kettle ready for tea, of course.

I'm planning to complete a story today. It will be the first one of any length here on site. I have been writing mostly micros and poems recently. It's good to get something longer finished.

Survivor
Primus Omnium
Say, friends and neighbors. I have been checking out the contest so far. I see the very first entry from Adrienne has had only one comment and presumably just one vote. I can't tell but am assuming that is the case. The vote is from me as is the comment. I do think it would be kind and friendly for some more folks to at least look at her entry.

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/-it-takes-two-to-triumph-.aspx

I presume it has been overlooked because it was the very first entry and passed by before everyone started posting their own stories. I am not a moderator so I don't know if the story fulfills the requirements. I just see it is labeled as a competition entry.

DenimAngel
👑Magic Cookie FAIRY 🍪
Morning people
A beautiful day here in my neck of the woods.
A large iced coffee sounds yummy in the tummy.
Im planning on getting some writing done gotta get my contest entry written so you all can laugh at the antics of the star of the story Tank the turtle
The cookie jars look to be in good shape *giggles*
*giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats *

I hope everyone is staying safe and sound!

My Competition Story : 💜 Milly's Adventure https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/childrens/millys-adventure-2
Mendalla
Crazy old ape
Quote by DenimAngel

my contest entry written so you all can laugh at the antics of the star of the story Tank the turtle


I like the sound of this one already.

Lovely day here. Had a local tree company in to remove one of my original trees, a spartan juniper we put down 19 years ago. It was leaning too close to the house next door so we decide it had to go before it took out his eaves or something. Started out about my height, IIRC, and was taller than the house at the end. Cost several times more to take it down than to buy it.

Afternoon lime water is happening along with ... oo, oatmeal raising, I think.

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl
etairay
Active Ink Slinger
..cover is not the book ..so open it up and take a look ..'cause under the covers one discovers ..that the king may be a crook ..chapter titles are like signs ..and if you read between the lines ..you'll find your first impression was mistook ..for a cover is nice ..but a cover is not the book ..ta-ru-ra-lee, ta-ra-ta-ta-ta! ta-ru-ra-lee, ta-ra-ta-ta-ta! .. 🎶💃

Hip! hip! ..hooray!! ..*walk around giving everyone big hugggles with big Friday smiles* 😂😃 ..hey hey SS familia ..how are we doing fine folks ..how's your day thus far.

Aww Caesar *huggles* sorry about those negative posts ..they do not define you ..meh! You do you ..yes sir, you got this good man.

Oh no Greenie *huggles* sorry about Victor ..but thank you Lord he's is feeling much better ..awesome more fun times.

Nice to see you finish a story Sara *huggles* looking forward to reading it Glad you're slowly settling in to normalcy.

Aww KT *huggles* I hope Chessie is doing well 😃

Friday for me ..what can I say. Busy morning, having a quick break before starting on dinner. Dad's listening to his radio station .. why me ..seriously I can just change the station 😂😂😂😃 No! ..do not be sad to him Lisa 😂😃

Kettle is on fine folks ..anyone for a hot drink ..feel like dunking biscuits 😂😂😃 it gets like that sometimes. Friday movie night ..I feel like light comedy but will see what the girls feel like 😃❤ family time.

Better sort that old man's tea and treat 😂😃
Bring it in folks happy happy joy joy

Remember ..be kind ..be supportive ..stay safe! 😃
Happy thoughts and positive vibes coming out your way. 😂😃
Have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious day! 😂😃

bfn
Survivor
Primus Omnium
Such a joy seeing you here, E. Bringing sunshine on a cloudy day. I've just made some fresh coffee. The tea kettle is on.

Oh, I did finish a new story here and submitted it yesterday afternoon. Our dear busy moderators have not had time to get to it yet. I'm sure it will be posted sometime today. I'm really looking forward to some new contest entries I know are in the pipeline.

I just want to say the last few nights have brought some joy into my heart. The true love and diversity and openness and honesty on display was inspiring. I have so much hope now instead of the despair that was creeping into my soul. I'm so pleased that others in my online family share that feeling with me.

Off to the pharmacy for some "drugs" but I will return.

DenimAngel
👑Magic Cookie FAIRY 🍪
hi peeps
A beautiful day here in my neck of the woods saw butterflies and hummingbirds this morning
A large iced coffee sounds yummy
I meet a counselor today for the first time in person not sure how I feel about it m I saw Kathy my last one for 4 years but she decided to focus on being a full time school counselor so she recommended this new lady so we will see

In the meantime my story about Tank the Turtle is coming along nicely so might have it ready this weekend.
*moving the cookies to the emergency cookie tins and putting fresh cookies in the cookie jars *
In Cookie Monster we have butterscotch marshmallow bar cookies, cocoa snaps, peanut butter and banana cookies and ginger lemon cookies.
In Big Bird we have butterscotch marshmallow bar cookies, peanut butter and banana cookies, ginger snaps and cocoa snaps
*giving the adorable mascots fresh cold water and treats *
Stay safe everyone!

My Competition Story : 💜 Milly's Adventure https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/childrens/millys-adventure-2
Survivor
Primus Omnium
Hi, hi. Grand morning, is it not? Or evening for you folks on the other side of the world. The coffee is brewing and the tea kettle is on.

It is Saturday and it might be a good day for a drive in the country. Easy to get out and still stay quarantined and distanced.

Here's a thought. Let's all be cool today, sound good?

DenimAngel
👑Magic Cookie FAIRY 🍪
HAPPY SATURDAY EVERYONE!
A beautiful day here
A large sweet tea sounds good right
Larry I agree let's all stay cool. How's Mr Victor?
I think a little writing might get done today.
I have fresh cookies today
*moving cookies to the emergency cookie tins behind the counter and filling the cookie jars to the tippy top with fresh cookies *
Today's offerings are sugar cookies shaped like seashells, starfishes , lighthouses and sunglasses
We need beachy kind of day.

Hope everyone is staying safe and cool!

My Competition Story : 💜 Milly's Adventure https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/childrens/millys-adventure-2
Mendalla
Crazy old ape
I had a hell of a wedding anniversary yesterday. I'm limping and she's got an arm in a sling. And, yes, the story is entirely Storiesspace friendly. She wiped out on her bike the other night and I slipped and fell helping her get changed before we went to emerg. We didn't have any big plans anyhow (thanks, COVID) but did order in from our favorite Viet-Thai place.

Question, Sara: Does the turtle in your story wear a ... wait for it ... tank top?



* flees giggling *

The girl in cemetery haunted him ...

Cemetery Girl