bloghop TToT opens Feb 19 2026

This TToT bloghop (Ten Things of Thankfulness) is open from Feb 19 and is accepting post links until Tue Feb 24.

My list of thanks:

#1 – We made a trip into town to collect a repaired item and went to the book store. If we don’t go near a book store, we usually will never take transport down to any book store specifically for books/ magazines. No, there was nothing for me. My family member got a mag. At least the trip wasn’t for nothing.

#2 – Liturgical season of Lent started on Ash Wednesday Feb 18. We went to another church for service because our neighborhood church started their service very early in the morning. It was refreshing to sit through a service at a different church.

My reflections on Lent starts too https://artmater.com/my-meditation-reflection-for-1st-sunday-of-lent-feb-22-2026/

#3 – Thankful that we have a subgroup from TToT, who are going to join April’s https://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/

If you’re new to us, drop me a link to your blog when you start your A – Z challenge in April.

#4 – Thanks for the push to do better. I had thought of posting a lazy A to Z series on simple sketches sans writings. Until a few people inspired me to do another theme. I have around 6 more Letters to prepare. During these prep groundwork, I saw another window of possibility in communicative creative writing. Even in a personal challenge, it opened another window.

#5 – Because of #2, we travel to another neighborhood, and avail ourselves of the opportunity to walk the aisles of a different supermarket. We have to buy weekly groceries after all. We would never specifically make a separate trip there.

#6 – Remember this?

Ants in the yellow flower, Jan 22 2026
Ants in the yellow flower, Jan 22 2026

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A variety of bitter melon/ gourd which are small. Feb 2026.
A variety of bitter melon/ gourd which are small. Feb 2026.

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Seed bed for the bitter melons.
Seed bed for the bitter melons.

harvested seeds are planted in the pot.

#7 – Thanks for the new plants. Stem cuttings grew upright shoots aiming up for sunlight.

BEFORE:

Stem cuttings planted into soil, Feb 6, 2026
Stem cuttings planted into soil, Feb 6, 2026

AFTER:

Short, vertical shoots are new growths from the sttem cutting.
Short, vertical shoots are new growths from the sttem cutting.
Pot #2 vertical new shoots from the main stem cutting.
Pot #2 vertical new shoots from the main stem cutting.
Pot #3 Tiny vertical shoots from the main stem cutting.
Pot #3 Tiny vertical shoots from the main stem cutting.

#8 – Thankful we can still manage to reduce our weekly shopping load. We managed to buy one bag of groceries each, to allow us to take the bus back home, instead of having to lug many bags into a cab for the home-bound trip. It is a different experience.

#9 – Grateful for rain. We received enough rain.

#10 – Thank you for readers! This blog is on WordPress feed, Blogarama and sometimes, Instagram. You should put your blog on feeds too, to increase its exposure.

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