Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Two Backyard Pictures — My Alphabe-Thursday (4th), the letter "W"

 
"W" is for Wipe, like wipe your feet. 
 
 
Oh shucks, I'm busted.
This is Katrin, our 14-year-old Toy Poodle.
 To see some other Katrin posts, click here
Today I am linked again (this is the first one of the fourth series for me) with Teacher Jenny at her Alphabet Thursday Letter "W" blog (Link)  (My Older series post links are at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd)  

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# posted by Jim : 10/22/2014 04:41:00 PM  14 comments

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Drawing cards -- for Josie's Two Shoes Tuesday

 
Cards, luck of the draw?
 
"Pick a card, any card," cried the barker.  Lucy wasn't very good at gambling, let alone drawing cards for any card game.  So she walked rapidly on by the booth that Saturday morning.  They were at the county fair, she and her cousins came for a lark.  And possibly to pet some sheep when it started getting hot.
 
Becky tugged at her sleeve, saying, "Lucy, this could be our lucky weekend.  Let's go back."  So they did, walking sheepishly to the stall and then going on very slowly.  Glancing shyly at the young man who had yelled before, Lucy couldn't believe who she was seeing.
 
It was the timid young boy she thought was so cute.  He was in the ninth grade, over at the high school.  Well now, he couldn't be a bad guy, she had always heard nice things about him.  Whispers passed between the girls, then they came to face the young man in the booth.
 
The boy smiled, blushed, and said to the girls.  "Who wants to go first?  I'll shuffle this deck of cards and you pick one.  Then you draw another card.  If it matches the rank of your first card you win one of these little dolls.  If you are able to match, then I shuffle them again and you draw two more cards.  If both cards match your first two you win a big stuffed animal.  Now doesn't that sounds easy?  Fun too."
 
"How much does it cost?" asked Sally a little sheepishly.  "Try it once for a buck.  Three tries for two bucks," said the boy.  "Lucy, you do it, I'll spring for a  dollar."  Lucy agreed.  This was her lucky day, she won a big Teddy bear.
 
The girls thanked the fellow and went on.  Everywhere they went that day, even into the sheep pens, Lucy brought her bear.  She was on hog heaven.  "I love that fellow," she thought, "such a nice boy."
 
Little did she know that part of the young man's job included learning how to fix the game.  Either to win or lose, depending on winnings that day.  They needed people in the crowd to see those bears being carried around so they would want to come win one for themselves.

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Photo and Story Copyright, © 2014 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

- I am writing this for Josie Two Shoes, her October 21st writing themes to choose from were card and drawing. I used both as that worked out nicely for me.
- Josie's link: 
http://www.josie2shoes.com/2014/10/two-shoes-tuesday-101-card-or-drawing.html
 
- I may return later to post a more appropriate picture when I find one.  In the meantime this one of KP eating an ice cream cone as she stood by the 'cone man' will have to do.
 

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Monday, October 20, 2014

100th Anniversary Post -- Josie's Two Shoes



 
ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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Congrats are in order, the tables set
Love our Josie, her blog has character
She's soooo nice, even rounding up her strays. 
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Strays like me who've been gone way, way too long
Posted for her that first day, prompt was "shoes"
It was September 4, 2012
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Photos and Poem Copyright, © 2014 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
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- This piece is written in honor of Josie Two Shoes 100th anniversary for her writing meme.
- I had the honor of posting for the first writing (link), her prompt word was "Shoes".
- This poem uses that 1st prompt, "Shoes" as well as her 100th prompt, "Anniversary Edition".  Her link of others posting this week are to be found by clicking here.
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- Josie left us this message:
"Choose your October 14th writing prompt from the list of past prompts found on the Two Shoes Tuesday tab!
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Josie's blog:  Two Shoes in Texas
Josie at Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/wendyjoharris?fref=ts
Josie's new Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Josie-Two-Shoes/354429328062887

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