A Mystery Fail

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 48 Comments

“Not every puzzle is intended to be solved. Some are in place to test your limits. Others are, in fact, not puzzles at all…” ― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration Okay, so nearly all of you solved the last mystery here with aplomb. At least I get to use a fancy sounding word. Some words just seem to …

Love a Mystery Photo

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“If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the imagination is worth a thousand pictures.” ― J.E.B. Spredemann Are you ready for another mystery picture? Got your thinking caps on? Ready to laugh because this one is so easy or ready to squint your eyes for a better look because it is anything but easy? Well, whether you said …

No Mystery about Pie

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“Everyone has a favourite cake, pastry, pudding or pie from when they were kids.” ~Paul Hollywood Okay, so plenty to you like cherry pie as much as I do. Linda, Connie, Karen, Amy, Susan, Betty, and Pat guessed my mystery picture without a hitch. Cherry pie! Several more of you picked cherry something like Emily’s jelly filled Christmas cookie. By …

Another Washday Mystery Photo

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“Enjoy the little things in life for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Robert Brault Do you like little mysteries? I know some of you do since you’ve been coming back to guess on my new mystery photos. Linda says it’s fun to guess and good brain exercise. We all need that kind …

No Mystery – The Winners Are…

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Thanks to all of you who made my mystery picture contest so much fun. I enjoyed all your guesses. The right ones were good, but the wrong ones were fun. So just for fun here is a last mystery picture. This one isn’t for prizes. I didn’t use it because I really didn’t think it would be fair, but you …

New Mystery Picture Contest to Win Some Books

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Are you ready for a new mystery picture contest? Like to win a new book or two? Then you’ve come to the right place. Between now and the end of January, it’s time to guess the pictures.  So what do you think it is? Make a guess and on February 1, I’ll draw for three winners from those of you …

No Mystery about Spring, Tortoises and Winners

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Spring is Springing!  You may still be seeing snow out your window, but if so, just turn your eyes to the calendar instead. It says right on there that March 20 is spring!! And I’m ready to believe it even if winter isn’t. As Doug Larson says in this quote, “Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a …

Cows, Pigs and Dogs and a Captive Audience

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The Mystery Revealed   The guesses were fun. All of you were ready to be out on the farm. And I finally fooled some of you. That made me smile. But a few of you were right. It wasn’t a cow. Or a pig. My daughter-in-law knew who it was on first glance, but she privately messaged me her guess so …

Can We Be Too Busy?

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“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The questions is: What are we busy about?” (Henry David Thoreau) I used to have that quote on my desk calendar because I think it’s a great question to ask ourselves. I get busy. Lately I am often way too busy and I have to stop and think am …