Day 25 of the 2026 A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter Y

Good morning! I hope you’re having a wonderful day. The sun is hiding from us for the next couple of days, but it’s still warm today. That won’t last. We’ll be seeing negative numbers by the end of the week, and that will be in MAY! Not funny Mother Nature. We do need the rain to green things up now that all of last falls leaves have been raked and bagged thanks to my enterprising granddaughter who is saving to buy a car. She works six days a week at her new job as a barrista/short order cook, and is using her day off to help us. We are very fortunate.

Among the things on my to-do list today is tracking down my Costco order. This is the first time it’s ever been late, but I figure they are experiencing the same issues with food and delivery as the rest of the world, but I’m running low on coffee!

Today’s letter is Y. There are many y words out there, like yogurt, my preferred breakfast choice with fresh fruit, and yoga, the art of trying to bend your body in ways like a pretzel–standing on one foot is impossible. There’s also Yoda, who has a unique way of phrasing advice, as in “try not, do”, and Baby Yoda who is wise, cute, and funny. He did feature in a few images that I’ve shared with you this month. I could write a book on how youth is wasted on the young–if I’d thought I would get this old, I would’ve taken better care of myself, but I’ve decided just to share advice memes aimed at YOU, which includes me, of and one from Winnie that i forgot yesterday–another Y word and the song I chose for today, but that comes later.

I’ll see you tomorrow for the last day of the challenge!

Published by Susanne Matthews

Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren. I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write. If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s. I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well. I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those. If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows. Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them! Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!

One thought on “Day 25 of the 2026 A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter Y

  1. You’ve done pretty darn well with this challenge! And shown, it seems to me, so much of yourself. I found your blog during this challenge, so am looking forward to seeing where you go from here.
    Also, thanks for visiting my blog. It helps to know someone is reading, and I’m not just talking to myself.

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