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Challenge Day 181

181. Discovery: Think of something you’ve recently discovered and use it as inspiration. This week, not only did I learn that a Snow Plant is a parasite, I learned the name of a plant that has eluded a name since 1994 when I moved to Santa Barbara. I started hiking our foothill trails immediately upon […]

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Challenge Day 180

180. Running: Write about running away from someone or something. Born and raised in the same place is often a dream for some people because they moved around, changed schools, and had to make new friends. I on the other hand wished desperately to move away from fellow classmates and even begged my mom at

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Challenge Day 179

179. Gifts: Write about a gift you have given or received. Today is my retirement day!! My manager walked into my office yesterday with 2 Trader Joe’s paper bags and I was intrigued so I pulled out the first bottle and it was Luxardo! I looked up at him excitedly and asked “an Aviation?” and

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Challenge Day 178

178. Jury Duty: Write a short story or poem that takes place in a courtroom. Who literally just walked in from jury duty? DH2! He had to start checking in on Sunday night and was grateful that he didn’t have to go both Monday and Tuesday but alas, he did have to check in at

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Challenge Day 177

177. How Does Your Garden Grow? Write about a flower that grows in an unusual place. During the pandemic lock down, we tried hard to stay active by hiking but to keep from being bored, we tried new trails. DH2 wanted to find the highest point in Ventura so we tried Mt. Pinos on a

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