Wordzzle Challenge

Raven, at Views From Raven's Nest, has created this word puzzle, Wordzzle, for us to have a challenge and write to. The words to work with this week are:

Ten Word/Phrase Challenge: ubiquitous, do you see what I see, getting a word in edgewise, wild goose chase, grandmother of five, Freemasons, Pacific Paradise, everything and nothing, insanity prevails

Mini Challenge: shortening the distance, it’s all about bloggers, the Fortress at Pigeon Falls, finding Pam, a raven’s nest

Mega Challenge: use the 15 words/phrases above.

My Mega Challenge (15):

"I was born to create" kept running through her mind as she sat in meditation, communing with the ubiquitous creative energy she chose to call God. "It’s all about bloggers" floated through her mind, followed by a clear vision of a raven’s nest. As she returned to the physical reality of her living room, she wondered what it all meant, and knew it would be revealed to her as it was meant to be, as she was meant to know it.

"It's time for me to be finding Pam, I wonder if she's visiting the Fortress at Pigeon Falls," Maggie said to her parrot, Pretty Bird. "She asked me to find her a small business for sale, preferably in the Pacific Paradise district, or even on the Freemasons Drive," she continued. Maggie often found that as she talked to Pretty Bird, her thoughts came to her more clearly than if she tried to think things through quietly within her own head. She knew that all things are expressions of the One Mind, God individualized, and so she often thought of talking to the bird as another way of communing with that One Creative Energy.

Pam, a grandmother of five, was perhaps a little old to be starting her own business, yet she was not the kind of woman to sit around and do nothing. She was still in great health, and young at heart, so when she had asked Maggie to help her find a business, Maggie was happy to jump in with both feet. In was a great opportunity to be of service.

"Oh, but insanity prevails," she now told Pretty Bird, "I think this may be a wild goose chase. The woman wants everything and nothing, all at the same time, and when I try to talk to her, I have a hard time , getting a word in edgewise."

The shrill ring of the phone broke into Maggie's conversation with her bird. "Guess I better get that," she said as she quickly crossed the room, shortening the distance between herself and the ringing phone. As she grabbed it from its cradle, Maggie started to say "Hello?" and with only half the word out, she heard Pam's voice...

"Turn on your TV, Channel 6! Do you see what I see?"

My Main Wordzzle Challenge (10):

"Pam?"

"Do you see what I see?" Pam repeated, excitedly.

"Hold on Pam, I'll turn on the TV. What channel was that?"

"Channel 6! Maggie, you're going to be too late, you'll miss it!"

"Okay, Pam. I'm watching it now," soothed Maggie. "You're right, I missed it. Tell me what you saw."

"Just the perfect business for me!" gushed Pam. "It's a second hand store, all clothes and toys for small children. It's actually a consignment store. What could be more perfect for a grandmother of five? Not only will I take in consignments from people in the community, but also I can sell the clothes & toys my grand children have out grown. It's for kids, I can sell everything, and nothing but top quality."

"Oh and here we go... insanity prevails," Maggie thought to herself as she worker at getting a word in edgewise. "Pam! Slow down just a bit. Lets look at this in a sensible way. Maybe it is your dream come true... and maybe just a night mare. How much do they want for the business? What is the rent on the building? What is the profit per month? There are so many things to look into before we get too excited."

"Oh, you are such a kill joy, Maggie. It's just what I want. It's perfect for me!!" Pam insisted.

"Where is it located, Pam? Is it on Freemasons Drive? In Pacific Paradise?" Maggie quarried her friend, wondering if the Ubiquitous Creative Energy really was so quickly ending what she had thought to be a wild goose chase, and having her strong doubts.

My Mini Challenge (5):

"Well, no, it's not in either of those locations, and I know I said I wanted it there because those are the better business areas of the city, but Norfolk Street isn't a bad area to do business in, and just think, having a business there is shortening the distance I would have to drive each day. And it's also a reasonable distance from the Fortress at Pigeon Falls."

As Maggie listened to her friend bubble on in her excitement, her attention was caught by a news story on TV, "... it’s all about bloggers!" the anchorman was saying. This reminded her of the message she had received in her meditation this morning, reminded her that she'd seen a raven’s nest, too, and she thought "This is obviously a sign! Ya, a sign, but is it a sign that it's the right business for her friend, or a sign that it's one to stay away from. Ravens aren't exactly known as good luck charms."

Maggie was dedicated to finding Pam a good business to purchase. "Pam, dear friend, okay, lets contact the seller and go check this out. I warn you, though, that I will be checking out the books really closely, and if I have any questions about this business I will not let you buy it. I want to see you in a good business where you will be happy and make good money too, not just throw your money away. Okay!"

"OKAY!!" shouted Pam. "Err, I mean, okay. Yes, I agree, you can look at the books and I won't do anything crazy. I'll wait for your advice and I will listen to it."

Next Week's Ten Word Challenge will be: spring fever, coyote, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, birds of a feather, broken camera, artificial flavoring, cane, garage, ask and it is given, gay

Mini Challenge: glorious, sugar and spice, premature baldness, gargoyles, campaign trail