Tag: The Scoobies

Whatnot Wednesday: a Hot August Crossroad, Would You Rather with Teri Polen, & the Scoobies

August 26, 2026

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Hi, everyone.  This Wednesday is a mix of old and new “whatnots.”  Starting with this awesome new photo above from Dan Antion, that he took in honor of my August promotions for Brother Love: A Crossroad.  The mural in his photo features Robert Johnson.  The legend of Johnson making a deal … More Whatnot Wednesday: a Hot August Crossroad, Would You Rather with Teri Polen, & the Scoobies

Velma y Daphne y Knuckleheads by Dan Antion

Whatnot Wednesday: Where, What, When We Read #CFFC

August 19, 2026

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Welcome, all.  The Scoobies are lazy on this hot August day, but I told them there was a nap-time story in it for them if they helped with this installment of Dan Antion‘s “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).   Dan asked the multi-part question, Where, What, and When do you read? Where? … More Whatnot Wednesday: Where, What, When We Read #CFFC

Velma y 2 blue-white socked feet

Blue and White #CFFC, & The Story of the Story-1: A Hot August Night

August 5, 2026

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Welcome, all. The Scoobies (Daphne and Velma) are on hand again to help with Dan Antion‘s color challenge.  This week, Dan said any of the Box of 8 colors with white for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).  The Scoobies picked blue as the color to go with white.  So, we’re on … More Blue and White #CFFC, & The Story of the Story-1: A Hot August Night

2 ginger cats purple green on thrones by Teagan via Night Cafe

Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies and Color Pairs #CFFC

July 29, 2026

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Welcome, all. The Scoobies are here again, bringing their particular brand of fun to help you over the midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us a challenge to use pairs from the old “Crayola Crayons Box of 8,” for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC).  Always a mystery-solving duo, the Scoobies and spent … More Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies and Color Pairs #CFFC

Velma grab my purple sock

Whatnot Wednesday: the Scoobies & the Color Purple #CFFC

July 22, 2026

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Hello, all. The Scoobies are ready to ponder and play and generally help you over the midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us the Crayola Crayons color purple for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).  The Scoobies and I have been looking around the house for “purples” in all their lovely shades and … More Whatnot Wednesday: the Scoobies & the Color Purple #CFFC

Daphne loving orange scarf

Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & the Color Orange #CFFC

July 15, 2026

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Hello, everyone. The Scoobies are on hand, bringing cheer to help you over the midweek hump.  Dan Antion gave us the Crayola Crayons color orange for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).  The Scoobies and I spent the day looking around the house for our favorite “oranges,” but we had to use … More Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & the Color Orange #CFFC

cat Daphne Sitting Piano

Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & the Color Black #CFFC

July 8, 2026

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Welcome, all. The Scoobies have another color quest from Dan Antion.  This time he gave everyone the Crayola Crayons color black for “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).  When I lived in Washington, DC, everywhere I looked it seemed that I saw nothing but people dressed in black.  Seriously, tan was a … More Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & the Color Black #CFFC

Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & the Color Brown #CFFC

July 1, 2026

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Welcome, all. Despite the WP jackassery, I managed to get a version of the draft I was writing of this post last week. It’s wonky looking, and they added a bunch of blank “boxes,” and the text looks scrunched-up… But the Scoobies didn’t want their photo session to be wasted. That … More Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & the Color Brown #CFFC

3 Victorian Raccoons tea party in green by Teagan via Night Cafe

Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & Favorite Greens #CFFC

June 17, 2026

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Update:  Do Not Give Your Cats Tea! Someone was going to try and give their cats green tea.  Of course, I made it clear that I was showing green boxes of tea, not green tea, but just the same… Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Velma (L):  Hey Daphne… where’d that green paneling come … More Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & Favorite Greens #CFFC

2026-06-09 my Golden Barrel cactus

Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & Favorite Yellows #CFFC

June 10, 2026

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Welcome, all. The Scoobies are on hand, bringing cheer to help you over the midweek hump.  Dan Antion posted so many beautiful examples of yellow for his “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC) that, with some encouragement from Daphne and Velma, I decided to participate.  The Scoobies and I spent the day … More Whatnot Wednesday: The Scoobies & Favorite Yellows #CFFC

Dragons of Cronesboro, exercise-2: Unexpected Locations

April 18, 2026

Saturday, April 18, 2026 Hello, all.  It’s time for another writing exercise.  Last week I asked everyone to participate by commenting with “locations” for the small desert town where this story takes place.  Rebecca Budd mentioned several “places” and one of them was a dry creek bed.  That made me realize that I should divide … More Dragons of Cronesboro, exercise-2: Unexpected Locations

Agatha Christie and husband Max Mallowan 1950

Whatnot Wednesday: Authors at Work, #CFFC, & Free Classic Novels

March 11, 2026

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Velma:  Hang onto your string, Daphne.  Did she say free books? Velma:  I don’t see any books.  Maybe they’re under the sofa… Hello, everyone.  The Scoobies and I welcome you to Whatnot Wednesday.    Dan Antion, the moderator of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC), posted this week’s prompt — workstations. I realize this … More Whatnot Wednesday: Authors at Work, #CFFC, & Free Classic Novels

2026-01-05 Daphne sitting up on sofa

Whatnot Wednesday: Cat Fu Fighting, staring the Scoobies

January 14, 2026

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Hello, all.  Let me tell you a funny thing about Daphne.  She doesn’t meow.  She makes all matter of chirping and trilling sounds, but not a meow among them.  When she’s extra excited about playing, she makes a woo-ooo-whoo sound.  I’ve finally figured it out — she’s singing the opening of … More Whatnot Wednesday: Cat Fu Fighting, staring the Scoobies

Downward view Daphne cat

Whatnot Wednesday: the Scoobies, #CFFC, & a Reading

January 7, 2026

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Daphne:  Yummy Human, doesn’t all this seem awfully…. random? Yes, Daphne.  That’s what makes it a “Whatnot Wednesday” post. Daphne:  I get that, but this is a whole lot of random… Why don’t you brush me instead.  I promise not to give you any love bites.  (Not many anyhow.  You’re yummy, … More Whatnot Wednesday: the Scoobies, #CFFC, & a Reading

Daphne with soft brush

Whatnot Wednesday, Oracles, & #ThursdayDoors

November 26, 2025

Wednesday, November 25, 2025 Daphne: Hear (hear…hear) Me (me…me) Human (an…an).  I (I…I) am the Energy Oracle (el…el)! To attain enlightenment, you must brush me (me…me). Yummy Human, why aren’t you brushing me?  Didn’t you hear my supernatural echo voice? Be sure to use both brushes. Whatnot Wednesday Daphne brushing her own face with the soft brush. Meanwhile, … More Whatnot Wednesday, Oracles, & #ThursdayDoors

Tintern Abbey, South Window, by Frederick Calvert, 1815. Color tomfoolery by Teagan

Whatnot Wednesday Libraries: #CFFC, Writing, #ThursdayDoors

November 5, 2025

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Whatnot & the Scoobies I was going to do a Wednesday Writing post, then the “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” was suggested because its topic was libraries, and my libraries have doorways… I’d say this is definitely a Whatnot post!  So… Velma, do you want to be a blog star today?   Now, … More Whatnot Wednesday Libraries: #CFFC, Writing, #ThursdayDoors

2 ginger cats ordering food at computer by Teagan via Night Cafe

Whatnot Wednesday & CFFC Vintage Food Market Photos

October 22, 2025

October 22, 2025 Hello, everyone. Welcome to Whatnot Wednesday.  I hope your week has been good so far.  It wouldn’t be a “Whatnot” without the Scoobies.  Although, those two cats are being lazy today.  This year, Daphne has taken to occupying the hammock that’s beside my desk-chair whenever I work at the computer. That’s her … More Whatnot Wednesday & CFFC Vintage Food Market Photos

Caturday Morning’s Broken: Scoobies Song Parody

October 11, 2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025 In the predawn stillness, after a night of tossing and turning, with unpleasant dreams during the scant moments of sleep, a woman finally drifted in peaceful slumber.  However, elsewhere in the house… “Velma, did you know that when Yummy Human was kitten-age there was a famous cat singer named Steven?  It’s … More Caturday Morning’s Broken: Scoobies Song Parody

Venus on the mountaintop staring the Scoobies

Venusian Parody on a Caturday, Staring the Scoobies #Cats

September 6, 2025

Saturday, September 6, 2025 Hello all.   It’s Caturday, and the Scoobies have taken over this post.  Hi, Velma.  The sofa back isn’t one of your usual perches.  What’s going on?  A minute ago, you were staring at the fabulous collage Kerfe made.  You seemed to be looking at the cat in it. Velma:  What do … More Venusian Parody on a Caturday, Staring the Scoobies #Cats

Daphne hammock washing toes

Splish-Splash on a Caturday Night

July 19, 2025

Saturday, May 25, 2024 Splish-splash, I was taking a bathLong about a Caturday night, yeahWashin’ toes, relaxin’ in my hammockThinkin’ everything was alright… Then along came Velma, jumpin’ on my head; reelin’ in my hammockMeowin’ and a-growlin’, bitin’ and a-runnin’, yeah Splish-splash, I wanna go back to my bath… Daphne.  Daphne…  Daphne, what are you … More Splish-Splash on a Caturday Night

Daphne w Laser Eyes n Velma fight

Whatnot Wednesday: Scoobies Argue / #ThursdayDoors Inspiration Selections

April 16, 2025

Wednesday, April 17, 2025 Whatnot Wednesday Special thanks to author Teri Polen for reading A Peril in the Vines and mentioning it in her post this morning! Whatnot with the Scoobies Velma: Don’t get me started, Daphne.  Jinkies!  The one with the goat is best.  Agree with me or else! Daphne:  Jeepers!  Where’s your species … More Whatnot Wednesday: Scoobies Argue / #ThursdayDoors Inspiration Selections

Velma Daphne lazy play cats

Whatnot Wednesday Inspiration / #ThursdayDoors help me choose

April 9, 2025

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Velma: Haha!  I’ve got the hammock! Daphne:  Suit yourself. That string is going to start moving on its own just like the furry bird does — and I’m going to be here to grab it. Velma:  Yummy Human is playing with pictures again.  Do you think she’ll stop to play with … More Whatnot Wednesday Inspiration / #ThursdayDoors help me choose

CGI by Teagan via Playground

Whatnot Wednesday with the Scoobies: Halloween Yet?

October 16, 2024

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Hello, everyone.  The Scoobies — Velma and Daphne, enjoyed their last visit with you so much that they wanted to come back. ♣ ♣ ♣ Velma:  Are you sure it isn’t Halloween yet?  Isn’t that a pumpkin over there?  But the color’s sort of… wrong. Daphne:  Jeepers, Velma.  No, it isn’t Halloween.  So … More Whatnot Wednesday with the Scoobies: Halloween Yet?

Velma Daphne Sunbed nap

Whatnot Wednesday with the Scoobies: October

October 1, 2024

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Hello, everyone.  As they used to say, things are tough all over.  Everybody could use a little fun.  So today we’re just going to have a silly visit with the Scoobies — Velma and Daphne. ♣ ♣ ♣ Daphne:  Jeepers, Velma! What the catscratch is that supposed to be? Velma:  I’m learning to … More Whatnot Wednesday with the Scoobies: October