The Wordsmith's Forge

This poem is spillover from the June 1, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by librarygeek. It also fills the "Embracing Imperfection" square in my 6-1-21 card for the Cottoncandy Bingo fest.

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For my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.

76. Open a creative incubator. The community nonprofit CreateHere opened a space on a blighted Chattanooga street with a simple goal to improve the neighborhood. Over the course of five years, CreateHere helped dozens of artists relocate to Chattanooga, stimulating an estimated $4 million in local real estate investments and launching 300 small businesses.

This is a great way for communities to make use of unused space, like vacant buildings, or in nice weather park pavilions.

There will be a half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics from June 14-20.  Plan your budgets accordingly.

Yesterday we made creamy mushroom chicken in the crockpot. I forgot to write it down. I also forgot to throw in the extra half-pack of chicken thighs. >_<

So today I made this, which turned out really well. :D

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Today is hot and muggy.

I fed the birds.  I've seen house finches, grackles, doves, and a squirrel.

After supper when it cooled off a little, I picked a bag of mulberries.

 This time, indoors.

 ... is Australia's biggest dinosaur.

The free epic poll is up on Dreamwidth.

I took some pictures of my yard today.

I took some pictures of my yard today.

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