Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop. Founded, on a dare, in 1982, the TToT bloghop has gone on to become the stuff of legend, a veritable cause célèbre among fans of grat blogs the world around. The premise is simple. The requirements minimal. The execution personal.

Our contribution, (a list of then things, people, places and/or events that have/had/has elicited a feeling/state/recollection/reminiscence of gratitude) for this week:

1) Una (watching Phyllis watching one of our favorite youtube channels)

2) Phyllis (her front yard garden)

3) the Wakefield Doctrine (which for us, has been (a) rolled-parchment diploma, ribbon-hung medal emblazoned with a single word, and a red, heart-shaped pocket watch)

4) the Six Sentence Story the site for flash fiction

5) the era of facile communications, the internet, phones that take pitchas, televisions that do not require aluminum foil to enhance the picture quality and music in a variety combined with an ease of access not even dreamed of when growing up.

6) serial stories ‘the Whitechapel Interlude‘ and ‘the Case of the Missing Fig Leaf‘

7) A new serial story! As an experiment in projectile daydreaming, there is a new blog: ‘Tales from the Six Sentence Café & Bistro’. Although it currently boasts only one Chapter, do us a solid, head over there and follow that thang. It will, going forward have some way fun fiction from the Proprietors (Chris, Denise, Ford, Jenne, Mimi and Nick)… with occasional guest appearance of Tom (as the Cook)

8) altering the geophysical character of the front of the house (courtsey of Phyllis and Una) (see photo @2)

9) something, something

10) Secret Rule 1.3 …from the Book of Secret Rules aka the Secret Book of Rules: “…as you get past Grat #8 you probably feel…grateful for the approaching completion of your efforts; go ahead and put that bad boy right there at #10.” (ibid. op. cit. BoSR/SBoR 2001- 2022)

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