Monthly Archives: November 2025

Blogophilia Week 23.17 – Speed of Light

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Marvin's Blogophilia

Greetings, Dear Blogophilians! Welcome to Week 23 of Year 17!

Hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving celebration this past week – and are slowly coming out of your food/turkey comas, HA! We had some wonderful participation last week, and we at The Marvin House enjoyed reading about all aspects of your Thanksgiving celebrations and gratitudes.

This year has certainly flown by at “the speed of light,” hasn’t it? And that is the topic we are exploring this week. What in your life seems to move at the speed of light, or vice versa (slow as molasses perhaps)? Maybe there is something you want to get past quickly – or that you wish to slow down and savor. Let your mind travel in any direction, fast or slow. The sky is the limit! We at the Marvin House are looking forward to your wonderful writes – join us at Blogophilia, the place for blogging, fun and friendship!

We want to thank you for joining in our weekly challenges! We greatly appreciate your participation, as we do want to continue – as long as we have enough writers contributing each week. So keep up the wonderful writing, all!!! As always, we at Marvin house look forward to reading your amazing writes this week. Join us at Blogophilia, the place for blogging, fun and friendship for 17 years! Continue reading →

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Blogophilia Week 22.17 – Give Thanks!

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Marvin's Blogophilia

Greetings, Dear Blogophilians! Welcome to Week 22 of Year 17!

Yahoo! It’s Thanksgiving Week in the US! This week many of you will gather together with family, friends, neighbors, coworkers or all of the above to celebrate the holiday. Thanksgiving is a time to think about our blessings, and give thanks for the special people and things in your life. And of course, for most it means gathering to celebrate with a Thanksgiving feast! It could be the “traditional” meal of turkey, stuffing, potatoes and gravy – or something completely different. (This alien loves hearing about the different meals you humans favor).

This alien is eternally thankful for the friendship and camaraderie of all the wonderful writers who have participated over the years. You are all special and dear to us – and warm our cold alien hearts, HA!! So what do you give thanks for? How do you plan to celebrate? What type of meal are you cooking, or what is the menu where you are going? Or do you celebrate in a completely different way? Inquiring minds want to know. Looking forward to your wonderful writes – join us at Blogophilia, the place for blogging, fun and friendship!
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Blogophilia Week 21.17 – WRITER’S CHOICE!!

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Marvin's Blogophilia

Greetings, Dear Blogophilians! Welcome to Week 21 of Year 17!

It’s Writer’s Choice Week! Hip Hooray! This means YOU get to choose the challenge prompts ~ Topic, Hard and Easy bonuses! You can use the funny photo provided, or choose any that you wish – whatever provides inspiration or goes with the blog you write. Enjoy this week with freedom of choice, and let your inner muse run wild. Come join us with your fantastic writes at Blogophilia, the place for blogging, fun and friendship for over 17 years!

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Blogophilia Week 20.17 – In Absentia

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Marvin's Blogophilia

Happy Veteran’s Day to those of you who have served in the US Armed Forces! All Americans and Aliens appreciate your service.

Absentia is Latin for absence. In absentia, a legal term, is Latin for “in the absence” or “while absent.” What does that mean to you? Is there someone or something absent from your life that was special? Were you absent from some important milestone or gathering? Or does your body, heart or mind feel “in absentia” at times? Tap into the deep recesses of your heart and soul and explore! Looking forward to your wonderful writes – join us at Blogophilia, the place for blogging, fun and friendship!

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Blogophilia Week 19.17 – Dangerous Attractions

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Marvin's Blogophilia

Greetings, Dear Blogophilians! Welcome to Week 19 of Year 17!

We hope the Halloween prompts inspired you to join us and write with us last week!! Now we’re on to something else dangerous – “Dangerous Attractions!” Many of you have probably seen that scary movie from the ’80s that warn us of the dangers of illicit affairs and getting entangled with someone who is a bit off kilter. But there are also other dangerous attractions in life – addiction, alcohol, thrill seeking, FOOD (sweets, bacon, you name it), and other negative influences. Do you have a dangerous attraction, or have you ever experienced one? Inquiring minds want to know…. and if you have not, just let your imagination run a little on the “dangerous” side this week! Looking forward to your wonderful writes – join us at Blogophilia, the place for blogging, fun and friendship!