Dale Rogerson
@dalectables.bsky.social
Reader, writer, cook, photographer and anything else that brings me joy.
Looking for a Blue Moon merrildsmith.org/2026/01/13/l...
Looking for a Blue Moon
Volcano Hawaii by Jules Tavernier, 1888, oil on canvas Looking for a Blue Moon The world’s a puzzlewith a million missing pieces, mothers gone too soon,children with lost innocence,victims of hate …
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January 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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An Engaging Smile
Monday's dVerse challenge, hosted by De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, was (is) to write a quadrille (44-word poem) using the word "smile". Well now... I know I can do that! At our high school graduation gala We learned we'd receive a "Marque d'excellence" for one thing that…
Monday's dVerse challenge, hosted by De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, was (is) to write a quadrille (44-word poem) using the word "smile". Well now... I know I can do that! At our high school graduation gala We learned we'd receive a "Marque d'excellence" for one thing that…
An Engaging Smile
Monday's dVerse challenge, hosted by De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, was (is) to write a quadrille (44-word poem) using the word "smile". Well now... I know I can do that! At our high school graduation gala We learned we'd receive a "Marque d'excellence" for one thing that distinguishes us Wonder what I will get? "Athletic prowess" Says everyone How wrong were they (and me)?
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January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
An Engaging Smile
Monday's dVerse challenge, hosted by De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, was (is) to write a quadrille (44-word poem) using the word "smile". Well now... I know I can do that! At our high school graduation gala We learned we'd receive a "Marque d'excellence" for one thing that…
Monday's dVerse challenge, hosted by De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, was (is) to write a quadrille (44-word poem) using the word "smile". Well now... I know I can do that! At our high school graduation gala We learned we'd receive a "Marque d'excellence" for one thing that…
Keith Richards artgowns.com/2026/01/13/k...
Keith Richards
Check out the latest celebrity post Holly and I have collaborated on! Please leave any comments on Holly’s HOUSE of HEART
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January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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sheep in a shop.
Sheep storm Penny supermarket — About 50 wayward sheep broke off from their flock and stormed a supermarket in a German town, startling and delighting customers as the animals rushed to expl…
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January 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Roberta Writes - Guest Post: The Ones Who Stayed With Me WordCrafter Book Blog Tour roberta-writes.com/2026/01/13/r...
Roberta Writes – Guest Post: The Ones Who Stayed With Me WordCrafter Book Blog Tour
As with every stop along the way of the tour, you get a chance at a free digital copy of The Ones Who Stayed With Me just be leaving a comment. So, please don’t leave without saying ‘he…
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January 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Continuance merrildsmith.org/2026/01/12/c...
Continuance
Monday Morning Musings Continuance “Then — then it is night. But you do not forget the Light. You know it still shines — somewhere.”–Mina Hubbard, quoted in The Marginalian Once again, the gl…
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January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Weekend Writing Prompt #450 – Sweet
As you know, I love me these short ones! Twelve! Good golly, Miss Sammi! Salty and sweet a lovely treat Sweet and spicy Cannot be beat!
As you know, I love me these short ones! Twelve! Good golly, Miss Sammi! Salty and sweet a lovely treat Sweet and spicy Cannot be beat!
Weekend Writing Prompt #450 – Sweet
As you know, I love me these short ones! Twelve! Good golly, Miss Sammi! Salty and sweet a lovely treat Sweet and spicy Cannot be beat!
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January 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Weekend Writing Prompt #450 – Sweet
As you know, I love me these short ones! Twelve! Good golly, Miss Sammi! Salty and sweet a lovely treat Sweet and spicy Cannot be beat!
As you know, I love me these short ones! Twelve! Good golly, Miss Sammi! Salty and sweet a lovely treat Sweet and spicy Cannot be beat!
Breaking Free – Friday Fictioneers
Oh my goodness. Friday already? And here I am posting so very late in the date, to boot! No matter. Later is better than not, right? Right. Thank you, always, to Rochelle for hosting, and this week to Sandra for supplying our inspiration! To read more…
Oh my goodness. Friday already? And here I am posting so very late in the date, to boot! No matter. Later is better than not, right? Right. Thank you, always, to Rochelle for hosting, and this week to Sandra for supplying our inspiration! To read more…
Breaking Free – Friday Fictioneers
Oh my goodness. Friday already? And here I am posting so very late in the date, to boot! No matter. Later is better than not, right? Right. Thank you, always, to Rochelle for hosting, and this week to Sandra for supplying our inspiration! To read more stories or to add the link to you own, please click my frog below.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Breaking Free – Friday Fictioneers
Oh my goodness. Friday already? And here I am posting so very late in the date, to boot! No matter. Later is better than not, right? Right. Thank you, always, to Rochelle for hosting, and this week to Sandra for supplying our inspiration! To read more…
Oh my goodness. Friday already? And here I am posting so very late in the date, to boot! No matter. Later is better than not, right? Right. Thank you, always, to Rochelle for hosting, and this week to Sandra for supplying our inspiration! To read more…
Roberta Writes - d'Verse: Borrowing Bishop and CFFC roberta-writes.com/2026/01/09/r...
Roberta Writes – d’Verse: Borrowing Bishop and CFFC
d’Verse Dora’s prompt is as follows: “For your first poetics challenge of the year, I’d like you to dip your word-brush into Bishop’s poetic inkpot, as it were, consciously incorp…
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January 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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A Bowl of Poetry
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A Bowl of Poetry
Beef Rib Stew
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January 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
A Bowl of Poetry
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Thursday - A Little Personal - Twiggy and Tempeste in Conversation johnwhowell.com/2026/01/08/t...
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste in Conversation
“Wow. That sun feels good on the face, Twiggy.” “Tell me about it. We haven’t laid out for quite a while.” “Why don’t we do this more often?” “…
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January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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January 7, Minneapolis merrildsmith.org/2026/01/08/j...
January 7, Minneapolis
January 7, Minneapolis Masked men,another notch,bonus pay. They are killing us,mothers– no one out of bounds,they shoot puppies, don’t they? This ice is a black hole,it doesn’t sparkle; it ho…
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January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Angelica Kauffmann
It was an extreme pleasure to view 2 of Angelica Kauffmann’s paintings at the Making Her Mark exhibit, at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). Sappho Inspired by Love 1775 – Oil on Canvas …
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January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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January 6 merrildsmith.org/2026/01/07/j...
January 6
January 6 “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it” –Mary Flannery O’Connor, in a letter written September 6, 1955 On this anniversary let’s tell th…
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January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Top Ten Things Not to Do as You Return to Work after a Long Holiday Hiatus johnwhowell.com/2026/01/05/t...
Top Ten Things Not to Do as You Return to Work after a Long Holiday Hiatus
This post, written by Marie Ann Bailey and me, was published on January 13, 2014. Since the holiday period was quite long this year, and today is the first day back for many of you, I hope it is us…
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January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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The Numbers Game 106 – Number 228
Another week has gone by and my muse is still musty so why not play along to Judy Dykstra-Brown's Numbers Challenge? This week, the magic number was 228. I love how I go down memory lane as I look up where these photos were used and for what posts. Hope you…
Another week has gone by and my muse is still musty so why not play along to Judy Dykstra-Brown's Numbers Challenge? This week, the magic number was 228. I love how I go down memory lane as I look up where these photos were used and for what posts. Hope you…
The Numbers Game 106 – Number 228
Another week has gone by and my muse is still musty so why not play along to Judy Dykstra-Brown's Numbers Challenge? This week, the magic number was 228. I love how I go down memory lane as I look up where these photos were used and for what posts. Hope you enjoy!
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January 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The Numbers Game 106 – Number 228
Another week has gone by and my muse is still musty so why not play along to Judy Dykstra-Brown's Numbers Challenge? This week, the magic number was 228. I love how I go down memory lane as I look up where these photos were used and for what posts. Hope you…
Another week has gone by and my muse is still musty so why not play along to Judy Dykstra-Brown's Numbers Challenge? This week, the magic number was 228. I love how I go down memory lane as I look up where these photos were used and for what posts. Hope you…
On the Day the US Invaded Venezuela, I took a Walk merrildsmith.org/2026/01/05/o...
On the Day the US Invaded Venezuela, I took a Walk
Monday Morning Musings: On the Day the US Invaded Venezuela, I took a Walk Unsettled, uncertain,ice-haunted, I watched the geese again, their rhythms a secret to me,the increased intensity of bicyc…
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January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Eating in The Time of War
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Eating in The Time of War
Bircher Muesli
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January 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Eating in The Time of War
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Friday JohnKu - AKA - TGIF - Fri-Yay/Good News johnwhowell.com/2026/01/02/f...
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s good news story comes from CBS. It was sent by Resa McConaghy. Thanks, Resa, for sharing Elusive, endangered wild cat seen in Thailand for the first time in 30 years December 26, 2025…
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January 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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heading toward 2026.
heading toward 2026 on the frozen lake on the last day of the year on a very cold and swirly windy day “what the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new y…
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January 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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