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smallhobbit ([personal profile] smallhobbit) wrote2025-07-13 03:32 pm
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Sunshine Revival Challenge #4

Journaling: What is making you smile these days? Create a top 10 list of anything you want to talk about.

In no particular order.  Feel free to ask about any of them, I might even create a post about some of them next month.

1 - The Ferret  A creation of my own, based in the Sherlock Holmes (ACD) 'verse.  A song and dance mustelid.

2 - Werewolf!Lucas  Another of my creations.  Based in Spooks (MI5) where Lucas North is now a werewolf, and continues to work for Section D in both human and vulpine forms.  This is a party-loving werewolf, who likes to look smart.

3 - Cake  I have already posted about cake for Challenge #2

4 - Families at church.  We have a lot of engagement with local families, and apart from baptisms, we also have a toddler group and after-school club, a youth group, occasional Saturday activity mornings and in a couple of weeks we're running a Teddy Bear's Zipwire.

5 - Getting engrossed in my cross stitch while listening to something on the radio on my headphones.  Perfect for shutting out the rest of the world.

6 - My To Be Read list which is once more threatening to fall off the shelf and onto my head when I'm asleep.

7 - My total inability to resist the urge to 'complete' a list.  Recently I found two music programmes on the radio which have a number of series, going back several years.  So, of course, I need to listen to them all (or at least the interesting majority) over the next year.

8 - The thought of [community profile] no_true_pair main challenge (with 8 characters) sign up coming next month.

9 - The fact that the skirt I bought some years ago and rarely wore still fits and was perfect to wear today in the heat.

10 - The sheer wonder of creation - how the sun is changing its poles between North and South; all the amazing galaxies out there (points vaguely in all directions at once).
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[personal profile] therealsnape 2025-07-15 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
What is a Teddy Bear's Zipwire?

In my mind, it is an organisation of Teddy Bears, communicating among each other, exchanging information, reaching out to bears not yet in the group - having small group outings, perhaps? To bee-keepers who produce their own honey? To interesting tea shops? Are they planning a trip to Hundred Acre Wood for their big 5th (or 10th) anniversary celebration?

What is it? I'm envious of your no. 9. This year I found some things no longer fit. I ought to do something about it. I know! I shall walk to my friend's house today. It'll burn calories. Then I shall eat the promised goat cheese lasagna and homemade limoncello. Ermmm...
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[personal profile] therealsnape 2025-07-15 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I do like your ideas for the Teddy Bears organisation - I have a feeling Winnie-the-Pooh may want to join :)
I hope he does! Only, I can just hear Eeyore's comments. "Never mind me. I know when I'm not wanted. I don't expect anyone to consider the feelings of a toy donkey ... I'll just be lonely all my life ..."
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[personal profile] therealsnape 2025-07-15 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, and the Zip Wire idea sounds like the perfect outing for the club! They would all be so proud of their certificates!