Favorite Quotes – 2024 – Post #16

“Sweet April showers do spring May flowers.”

– Thomas Tusser

“God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.”

– Mother Teresa

Today’s theme = Flowers

Picoblog Question – 2024 – Post #9

What is your favorite flower?

My two cents, but please share yours:

There are so many to choose from, but I think my favorite of all is the delphinium with all of it’s gorgeous shades of blue. My second favorite flower is the lavender rose.

What is your favorite?

Movie Corner – 2024 – Post #4 – Perfect for May

What movie would be perfect to watch in May?

My two cents, but please share yours:

For May, I’m choosing the classic musical My Fair Lady (1964) with Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn, and Stanley Holloway in honor of all the lovely flowers that have been blooming for the last few months. Enjoy.

Favorite Quotes – 2024 – Post #15

“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

– Mark Twain

“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.”

– Mark Twain

Today’s theme = Mark Twain

Picoblog Question – 2024 – Post #8

What are you doing to celebrate the month of May?

My two cents, but please share yours:

I’m planning to indulge in an ice cream cone (dark chocolate ice cream or gelato, of course) sometime in the next few weeks. I still need to pick out the restaurant. This decision will require hours and hours of careful study. It’s very important.

Book Corner – 2024 – Post #4

What are you currently reading, and are you enjoying your books?

My two cents, but please share yours:

For fiction, I’m reading Mercy by David Baldacci. This month’s selection for our neighborhood book club. It is the fourth book in the Atlee Pine series, and, so far, it is just as good as the first three books.

For nonfiction, I’m starting Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels by Gwen Hayes. It was highly recommended by a fellow romance writer.

Dear Friends, near and far:

I will be taking the next few weeks off to handle some family matters. I plan to return to picoblogging in late April or early May.

Have a lovely April!

Cheers, Ashley (A.C. Cockerill)

Favorite Quotes – 2024 – Post #14

“You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.”

– Yogi Berra

“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

– Yogi Berra

Today’s theme = Yogi Berra

Second Quarter Debt Check – 2024

For 2Q24, what is the current national debt, GDP, and population of the U.S.A.?

My two cents (but please share yours):

National debt = was $34.03 trillion (1/11/24) and is now $34.62 trillion (4/2/24)

GDP = was $27.82 trillion (1/11/24) and is now $28.33 trillion (4/2/24)

U.S. population = was 335.94 million (1/11/24) and is now 336.26 million (4/2/24)

Hint:  ( http://www.usdebtclock.org/ )

Wishing all of my friends, near and far,

the safest and Happiest Easter 2024!

Cheers, Ashley