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Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Poised at the “Star Gate”
Saturday, July 5th, 2025

I adore Sci-Fi movies and TV shows, hence my lifelong dedication to all things Star Trek and my recent binges of shows like Lost in Space and Time Tunnel. I really want to binge the Star Gate world, but it’s so big that it’ll take significant commitment. Maybe after I finish up Grimm and Psych, I’ll start the SG series, taking “breaks” with Lost in Space (it’s very cheesy, so small doses!).

Anyway, I came across an image that made me think about the Star Gate series. I won’t tell you what it’s about because I want you to solve the puzzle then tell me what you think is going to happen next. Do so for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card! Have fun with it!

Memory Game: More Guilty Pleasures (Contest)
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

I’m continuing yesterday’s conversation about guilty pleasures but widening the scope. I thought, while I jotted down themes I might include in the puzzle, that I might have to go out and find a bunch of new images to represent my many guilty pleasures, but guess what? I only had to find one brand new image. I guess I’ve been talking about these for a while!

Most of the images in the memory game are self-explanatory. The desert island image represents solitude, which I embrace. But there should be a picture or two that will apply to you as well!

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle, then tell me whether you share any of these guilty pleasures or list a few you would’ve added! Have fun with the puzzle! 

Word Search: Things associated with June! (Contest)
Thursday, June 26th, 2025

It’s nearly the end of June, and I’m mourning that—as are the kids who aren’t ready to even think about returning to school at the end of summer. So, maybe my celebration of the month is a little late, but I do love June, so here’s a word search filled with things that popped into my head when I thought about June, like the Roman goddess Juno, for whom the month was named!

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me what pops into your head when you think about June!

Saturday Puzzle-Contest: Romantic Gestures
Saturday, June 21st, 2025

UPDATE: The winner is…Tara Leavitt!
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I know that not everyone has been involved with someone who was good with romantic gestures—gifting flowers outside an obligatory holiday or special events (birthday/anniversary/Valentine’s Day), strolls along a beach, whatever. Plus, not everyone would define a romantic gesture in the same way. A man making dinner before a woman arrives home from work or cleaning house when he’s not asked to would rate pretty high with me! My daughter would likely say building a chicken coop to support her dream of raising chickens definitely counts. LOL

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me about what you would consider a romantic gesture and/or share one you’ve experienced in your life.

Memory Game: My Favorite Beverage (Contest)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

UPDATE: The winner is…Kerry Jo!
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A quick note…

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Ultra Strokes, Vol. 2 by Delilah Devlin (cover art)
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My Favorite Beverage

I drink two cups every morning. I’d drink it all day long (I did when I was younger), if it didn’t keep me awake at night. I prefer black and plain, but when I’m out, a mocha is lovely. For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle and tell me your favorite beverage!

Saturday Puzzle-Contest: AI Software & Spaceship in Candy Land
Saturday, June 14th, 2025

UPDATE: The winner is…Jeanine Lesperance!
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As usual, I had no idea what sort of theme I’d use for today’s puzzle when I opened my favorite stock art site to find a photo for the puzzle. What did I see when I opened the site that wasn’t there the last time I opened their webpage? An invitation to try their AI-picture generating program!

I’m super late to the AI game. Right now, do I really want to learn something new? When I type that, I realize I sound really, really old. I’m not old and cranky and resistant to change, I think. I’m more in the style of my own mother (rest her soul), who embraced Facebook, email, and online games in her seventies. She was the most “down-with-it” woman in her art guild and wrote and distributed their on-line newsletter. When she passed, it died because no one wanted to fiddle with the website.

I can’t be tech-averse. I started writing on old manual typewriters, but very quickly fell in love with electric, and was the first on my block to own a personal computer (a Radio Shack TRS-80, “trash-80”) because I could then deep six the white out! And I could save a file—an entire document that I could come back to any time I wanted? I was in heaven. Let’s not talk about printers—okay, I have to share one story.

I remember writing/assembling/editing a large document that contained the details of our team’s inspection of a unit’s battle readiness. We did this at the post’s data center and printed out a large box of punched cards to carry to the computer and load to get the printed report (it was as thick as a manual). You did not want to load the cards out of order or, heaven forbid, scatter them on the floor, or you had to print the cards all over again. Want revisions of the document? Trash the cards you have, make the changes to the document on the computer, then print the whole box of punch cards again. But that was still so much better than what we’d had before.

Now, we’ve got this AI thing that kids are using to generate their essays for school, writers are using to generate ideas for stories, and some are even using to write their dang books!!! I feel like a luddite—someone opposed to new technologies. That all just feels like cheating. Or laziness. Or… Um, now I’m thinking I should be playing with some online AI program to catch up. Am I missing out on something wonderful? Or are we setting ourselves up to be taken over by an AI monster like the Terminator’s Skynet?

Anyway, I tried the website’s AI photo generator, typing in the first thing that popped into my mind: Spaceship in Candy Land. Today’s puzzle is that photo! Have fun!

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me whether you’ve tried one of the online AI programs. Tell me the program you used, what you used it for, and how did you like the results? 

Saturday Puzzle Contest — Morning Cup of Joe
Saturday, June 7th, 2025

UPDATE: The winner is…Elaine Swinney!
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I’ve been up since about 4:30 AM. I couldn’t go back to sleep, so I created a watercolor of a cup of coffee with steam rising from the cup. Looks like a tree trunk. LOL

Anyway, I’m posting this quickly because I have to shower. We’re going Flea Market shopping this morning! One of my favorite things to do! I hope I find some treasures!

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle to see what I painted, then comment on any plans, big or small, that you have for today! Happy Saturday!