# Ordinary Time Flies Before You Notice

- Link: https://write-stuff-4u2c.com/ordinary-time-flies-before-you-notice/
- Published: 2026-06-06T22:31:51-04:00
- Author: Heidi Dare Turner Jenkins

> “If you listen to birds, every day will have a song in it.”
> [Kyo Maclear](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=107320ed6e8f9ea62449c86ca781d2cd3c28988fa5e108ba5eacbf7055b6a691JmltdHM9MTc4MDcwNDAwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=18fff1e5-0b1e-63f1-1ac9-e6b90ac16207&u=a1L3NlYXJjaD9xPUt5bytNYWNsZWFyK1F1b3RlcyZmb3JtPUJUUVVPVA&ntb=1)
> Canadian novelist and children’s author

 Today, I will start with my short story of the day, just because I have ideas …

 1. That letter, the hope of all hopes, was such a refreshing thing to be, also my 
    answer to many tearful nights of grief. The old, torn, tear-stained message was
    a surprise-my answer to so many questions. Every day, I would walk to my mailbox
    looking for any sign of correspondence from you. It had been weeks, months, then
    years since I heard your voice. However, Today was different. I received a letter
    from you. The thing is,**_ the letter arrived three years too late, but it still
    changed everything_**. Today, my grief was different. Instead of longing for you,
    I felt sorry for you. I had waited three years for the promise of us to be together.
    The wedding photo of you and another person solidified something for me. I was 
    waiting for a ghost of us. So many years wasted on what could have been between
    us. That letter proved to me what your idea of love is- and I am so very thankful
    that you are not my husband, who is not devoted to me. That letter proved to me
    that it was okay for me to move on. In some form or another, maybe that letter 
    wasn’t late after all.

[Missy’s MAD Challenge # 095 – M.A.D. Works](https://mad-missy-work.blog/2026/06/01/missys-mad-challenge-095/)

2. I can’t participate in every single prompt, although I am sure going to try to
absorb every prompt I come across today. Forgive me if I miss one. P.S. Send me 
a comment if you wish. I will attempt to answer a prompt that I missed. [Absorb – Word of the Day Challenge](https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/absorb/)

3. This is not a tablecloth, so to speak, but it is a cat sitter or whatever you
call it. My cat wants to take a nap at the most inopportune times. However, I do
not argue with him when he does. By the way, see that water spot. It is from a Caramel
Frappe from McDonald’s. I needed a pick-me-up today. For that, I was thankful. [RDP SATURDAY: TABLECLOTH](https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/rdp-saturday-tablecloth-2/)

![](https://i0.wp.com/write-stuff-4u2c.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260606_1705502235129195497461817-
768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1)

4. Look at my title for this blog post. I am thankful for 6-word stories. I believe
Earnest Hemingway started it. I may be wrong. Remind me to Google it!! [What fun I had this week – Travel with Intent](https://travelwithintent.com/2026/06/06/what-fun-i-had-this-week/)

5. This is a blog hop…I repeat…this is a blog hop. I am thankful for blog hops and
the wonderful people I have met online. [TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine- | the Wakefield Doctrine](https://wakefielddoctrine.com/2026/06/06/ttot-the-wakefield-doctrine-410/)

![](https://i0.wp.com/write-stuff-4u2c.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260604_104211.
jpg?resize=1024%2C982&ssl=1)

[Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty: Would You Like To Touch My Paw? Caturday Art](https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/2026/06/would-you-like-to-touch-my-paw-caturday.html)

6. Google-need I say more? It is awesome to have a card catalog right at my fingertips.
Do you remember the card catalog in the library? I am thankful I can look for information
on a computer.

7. About that, Ernest Hemingway may or may not have created the six-word story, 
[read here](https://www.bing.com/search?qs=SSA&pq=DEarnest+Heminways+six+word+wtory&sk=CSYN1&sc=11-33&q=ernest+hemingway+six+word+story&cvid=a6363f76d8e2403a9c2c20ab7d54bb8d&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIAhAAGEAyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQ6wcYQDIGCAIQABhAMgYIAxAAGEAyBggEEAAYQDIGCAUQABhA0gEKMTc2MTNqMGoxNagCALACAA&FORM=EDGUC1&adppc=EDGEESS&PC=W317):
Still, he wrote a very good one that is still going strong. I am thankful for writers
who inspire me to write.

8. I am thankful for good people- those who go the extra mile to help others feel
loved and appreciated in this world. Without them, it would be hard to smile.

9. When Fandango says chess is his word for the day, Heidi responds with” I don’t
play.” Mainly because I have to think too much. 
That’s a bad thing to admit, right?
Still, I am thankful for my mind’s ability to figure a few things out.

[FOWC With Fandango — Chess – Facts, Fictions & Fantasies](https://mymindmappings.com/2026/06/06/fowc-with-fandango-chess/)

10. About the mind thing, I remember a post I wrote about the color blue in the 
past. I do not want to revisit that post just yet; however, it was about a blue 
door. But this post will be about this picture- blue flowers and a blue envelope
that probably contained that letter I referred to at the beginning of my post in
my short story.

![](https://i0.wp.com/write-stuff-4u2c.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/download-80-
576x1024.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&ssl=1)

[Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Blue – Weekly Prompts](https://weeklyprompts.com/2026/06/06/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-blue-4/)

 * Isn’t the letter in the short story, and the prompt a coincidence?
 * The[ Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 6, 2026 |](https://lindaghill.com/2026/06/05/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-6-2026/)

 Okay Sammi, with the help of Di, let’s wrap this post up!!

The marsh is my home. I watch the mast of the sailboat as the boat drifts on the
calm water. I mash the cooked apples for pies, and I think, “Who needs school when
I have an abacus to teach me how to do math?” I can read words, too!

[Weekend Writing Prompt #471 – Abacus | Sammi Cox](https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/weekend-writing-prompt-471-abacus/)
50 words

[Three Things Challenge #MM447 | pensitivity101](https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/three-things-challenge-mm447/)

💜Thanks for the reads, likes, or comments on my blog post.

I hope you have a great day/night!

 Until Next Time,

Heidi💜

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