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Hello, from 6ft Away

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by Penny Wilson Writes, posted in Uncategorized

REBLOG: Please check out this positive approach to the Stay at Home Mandate. Enjoy!

Hello, fellow humans.

Welcome to COVID Operations. My first post is a small brief about this Operation.

COVID’S contagion is joy, laughter, and stories written from a 4th floor apartment in New York City.

I am here to keep sane during this global pandemic. Fear is spreading across the globe. Let’s slow the rate of infection.

Before clicking follow, you should know…

My bike is my magic carpet.

I’m an Australian living in New York.

I bought three fish when self-isolation laws came into effect.

Two of those fish, Cora and Rona, have already died.

Sometimes, I forget hand sanitizer when I leave the house.

I ordered 24 bottles of red wine when the first case of Corona hit NYC.

I sailed from Australia to Burma once. Well, I was on a boat that sailed from Australia to Burma.

Carnival, the third fish…

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Oh, the weather outside is frightful — bluebird of bitterness

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 by Penny Wilson Writes, posted in Life

REBLOG: It’s nice to see something positive… and funny about the UPS guys that work so hard. 🙂 Enjoy! If you can’t get the video to play go HERE

A heroic UPS driver goes above and beyond the call of duty to get the package to the door.

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I Forget

December 23, 2019 by Penny Wilson Writes, posted in Life

Once upon a time, 
Can't remember when,
Way back there,
Way back when,
Someone told me something,
Can't remember who, 
Can't remember what it was,
But if I ever do, 
I'll write it on a thingum
And put it somewhere safe--
I think the little whatsit
Would be the perfect place. 
I wouldn't trust the whoozit
With the thingamy because,
I can't remember where it is
Or where it ever was.
My memory is excellent;
It's never failed me yet.
The only things it can't recall
Are things that I forget.  

--Charles Wilkins

Working on Us-Holiday season

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 by Penny Wilson Writes, posted in Life

Beckie over at Beckie’s Mental Mess does a “Working On Us” Series that is wonderful. Please be sure to visit her blog, you’ll be surprised at how many wonderful things you will find!

Below are her questions for this particular post. I don’t know if I have all the “rules” right or if I will be able to answer all of them, but I’ll try.

Write about a favorite holiday memory? One that is bittersweet. I was just a little kid, 4 or 5 years old. We were in dire straights. My mom, step-dad my three brothers and myself, were all staying in this one room hotel room. I only remember one bed. I had a pallet on the floor next to my baby brother. My mother, with tears in her eyes, sat me down to tell me that there was no Santa Claus. I remember telling my mom that it was ok, trying to comfort her. Later on we all went to dinner at a local church, I believe. When we came back to the hotel room later that night, in the room were gifts for me and my brothers! We were thrilled! My mom was in tears again. This time from joy. I remember telling my mom “See Mom, there IS a Santa Claus!” Years later I learned that the local church put the gifts in our room. Sweet, happy and sad memory.
What was one of the funniest things that took place during the holiday season? Sorry, no answer here. I guess we weren’t a funny family.
Share with us, your favorite holiday movie? Hands down, “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It is a MUST SEE every year.
Share with us, your favorite holiday song? It used to be “Silver Bells” but now I think it’s “Mary Did You Know?” Beautiful!
Share with us, a funny holiday meme?
What was the funniest gift you ever received? A pair of colorful knee high TOE SOCKS from one of my brothers’!

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So be sure to head over to Beckie’s blog to check out the other posts and spend some time while you’re there. Beckie’s blog is full of fun things and delightful surprises!

Got Spam??

October 30, 2019 by Penny Wilson Writes, posted in Writing

Ah, Spam. Yummy and filling, but not always a good thing when it’s cluttering up your mailbox!

I’ve done several posts on humorous spam that I’ve received. Those of you that are new to following me can find some of these HERE, HERE & HERE. Lately, I’ve received very few spam comments. On one hand, this is a good thing. But if you’re trying to write about spam, it doesn’t give you much to work with!

So I’m going to throw this out there to you. Check your spam folder and share with us your most comical spam comment! I’ve had some real winners.

Do you get much spam?

3 2 1 Quote Me-Food

October 24, 2019 by Penny Wilson Writes, posted in Life

Sweet Miss Beckie over at Beckie’s Mental Mess has tagged me in a fun little game called “3 2 1 Quote Me -Food”. Thank you Beckie!

Above is my first food quote and below is a second.

I’m supposed to nominate 3 blogs to continue the fun. My nominations to continue this are:

Sue Vincent at Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo

Blue Bird Of Bitterness

Rory at A Guy Called Bloke

The only rules are to thank the person that nominated you, post 2 food quotes on your blog and nominate 3 blogs to continue the game. That’s it!!

Of course, you are in no way obligated to participate in this little game. But if you’d like to join in, we look forward to seeing your quotes!

Have fun!

Bad hair day… from the archives — Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo

October 21, 2019 by Penny Wilson Writes, posted in Life

REBLOG: We girls with crazy-curly hair can appreciate Sue’s frustration here. Enjoy! 🙂

I know I shouldn’t go to bed with damp hair, but honestly, at that time of night who wants to faff around with a hairdryer? I had been determined to get a shower after work, one way or the other, dreaming of luxuriant, scented steam. As usual, though, it turned out to be ‘the other’ […]

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