Thank goodness for your roommate, And perhaps some luck and serendipity as well. He definitely deserved a hearty "thank you" for being your hero that day!

Cool! I'm jumping on a plane. See you soon! 😍

I really enjoyed this story, @ricestrela. It got my heart pumping! I love a good ghost story. The end is really good. He was chosen because he can give voice to the traumatic experience of the facility's

Not so far, @abdul-qudus. We have our hands full currently with the weekly fiction and non-fiction contests and the monthly fiction contest. But it's a good idea! Thank you.

Happy Birthday and hugs, @enginewitty! How fun to find my post in this collection. The write-ups for all of them are so hilarious!

You've outed me as the author! Ha ha. Happy to do it. I think our prompt posts are way too long. Time to make them more succinct and to the point!

There are places in the world where one can get both mountains and ocean. If I could find one where all my friends and family co-existed in one community, I would buy property pronto! Why can't we have

Thank you for the mention and the kind words, @fantom22! I'm so glad to hear about how much you've learned. It fills my heart with joy!

They are so much fun. That must have been a hard decision to get rid of them, @livinguktaiwan!

They have such jaunty hats! I think it's a fine goal, @itsostylish. 😄

Woo hoo!

Hugs!

That looks wonderful, @dswigle. I love wineries! Wow, I wish one of my kids would work in a winery and could get me a discount! We have a winery near us that has a place where people can bring a picnic,

Those are some lovely waterfall features. I have a ways wanted one!

That market looks fantastic. So many wonderful fresh items! I would love to shop there.

Would you believe we are having a major snow storm right now? Never a dull moment in Minnesota! Enjoy the flowers. I hope the warming trend continues.

Thank you! It was nice lighting for a photo, so we posed for our relatives.

Oh I love Lake Superior. The only thing it's missing is the warmth in the cold months! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos.

Thank you! I hope so too. It's a great dream, isn't it?

Thanks @joanstewart! At the very least, I hope that I can spend a month at the beach in winter like our relatives do. A girl can dream!