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Saturday, April 7, 2012

A - Z Challenge: "G" is for Giraffe

During the month of April, I am participating in the Blogging From A-Z April 2012 Challenge, where we post everyday except for Sundays. I have decided to make flashcards for the letter of the day out of my photos, and then use the picture as a writing prompt. I am then using my Thesaurus to build a story with as many words as I can beginning with the letter "G", and still have it make sense.  I never know how these is going to end up!

Thank you for your visit, and please come back again tomorrow! I'll be by to visit those who leave me comments, and also visit as many others as I can. If you like what you see, please feel free to become my newest follower. ~ Kathy M. 


Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 "Granny's Pants Loses Girdle"
 by Kathy Matthews

Gads.  A half-an-hour west of Grants Pass, in Granny's Pants, lives a community of giraffes.  They have a gentle and gallant governor named Gus, a community garden, a geriatric home for giraffes and a gigantic sculpture of a girdle.

The Gentry family lives in the giraffe community.  Gary is a glassmaker, Gini is a girl-Friday, Gabby glares a lot and Gabe loves to game.  The Gentrys glide through town in their glittery and gas guzzling Galaxy 500, looking good. 

The local gossip is that the girdle sculpture is going to have to go.  This news was hard to grasp, and folks were grappling with the grim news that the government was "graciously" granting the community funds for a windmill to be placed on the ground where the girdle now stood. 

There was a lot of grumbling in Granny's Pants, but the government felt no guilt.


A to Z Participant List

Following the theme of the of the alphabet, I am also featuring this out-of-print book created by a couple of Oregon ladies in 1983.  Please come back tomorrow to see the next page in the series:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

 Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

  Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews




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3 comments:

  1. SweetMarie83April 7, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    That's fantastic! How clever, and what a great idea for the challenge. Really well done. :-)

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  2. GrammyApril 7, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Hi, I loved the post! I, too, am a grandmother (great grandma too) and no longer have the love of my life near me. He passed on to be with our Lord nearly two years ago. I recognize the embroidery thread, since I use it too. Thank you for an entertaining post! Glad to meet you and that you are taking part in the challenge. Best regards to you, Ruby

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  3. WendyApril 8, 2012 at 4:48 AM

    Amazing that you can keep this up EVERY DAY. I can't wait for Q and X.

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I sincerely appreciate your comments! If you don't see your comment posted immediately, don't worry. I have comment moderation on here to help filter out spam. It will become visible as soon as I read it, and I do that several times daily. It just seems easier than using the word verification option. I am so sorry, but I am not accepting anonymous comments at this time. You can email me at: oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy@hotmail.com and I will happily add your comment to this post. Thank you so much! ~ Kathy M.