The Mind of John Rakestraw

In this wonderful world there are those who can make you think, those that make you wonder and those that take you beyond their imagination into yours... People, if you want to feed the soul of a writer, read their book!

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On a wing and a prayer... https://www.instagram.com/p/B8pKGfEnatF/?igshid=1q3m44yu6cxn0

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Santa is getting ready to make the Holiday season festive and jolly. This look is for when you need the Jolly Old Elf quickly and on the spot. It's my emergency kit. Though I have grown a brilliant beard and still have a few weeks to get it in shape for the coming Christmas party season. (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4l1Uaog9Uj/?igshid=1ivi5aslc7urc

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Fantastic view with our morning walk by the river near River Bend area in Springfield. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UHSPCAqAW/?igshid=hc2i7m6x89n0

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I picked almost 1 1/2 pounds of Blueberries from just 1 of our 4 bushes... and there's still a huge amount on that same bush! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1SU2jtg1NB/?igshid=1efryxgjyqia1

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One of Toni's @mudponystudios_toni and my favorite musicals we did in our past lives as actor. We did the show twice... she played Daisy Mae and I did Gen. Bullmoose (as Groucho Marx) and also Marryin' Sam. Great fun! I found this old record of the show and Toni put it all together in this shadow box frame. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1RaFoAgQTu/?igshid=1ejytd6lknv4

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Corn on the cob... from the group that gets great stuff from local farms on our area. Dinner is going to be fantastic! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NT9hog6ZT/?igshid=1uqsyc0frvle0

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Home grown potatoes from our garden... fried on my Cuisiart Griddle. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NTmBAgGl0/?igshid=1sxgrngse1v93

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Beef short ribs... they've been cooking since 12 noon today and are looking so yummy! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NTRnogLPI/?igshid=1r2uisvvrl0ja

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Here we are at the Willamalane park in Springfield, Oregon going to watch Jurassic World. I have Niamh, Midori, Tristan, Ian and Israel with me. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Z4c9rg0pD/?igshid=q1qa7hiy9erc

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Tonight... Pork Ribs! (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0NEXu0g_Qv/?igshid=l9ivhsnkr9p5

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If you boil a funny bone... does it becomes laughing stock? Think about that... it could be humerus to you. #YourOwnMystery #MurderMystery #Mysteries (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8XHQsglez/?igshid=n1x2tkqn3yqx

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I enjoy the things that Amazon puts of their boxes for shipping... GoOD OMeNs this time. Great series, brilliantly acted, fantastic script and fun to watch. (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz4M6QwAGhk/?igshid=1nfgwtwkgbz93

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Now it's a broken heart... (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzwj4DVAU4V/?igshid=y6ydsrd8zizo

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This potato must be good for your heart... right! (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzwi-W-g3Ug/?igshid=1t63bmdw3nubx

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Jonathan Creek #Mysteries were great comedy-drama written by award-winner David Renwick and stars Alan Davies as the detective. The story follows Jonathan Creek, an inventor of magic tricks, who uses his natural talents to also solve #murder mysteries. With an ability to look past illusions and use deductive reasoning the magician's consultant is able to uncover the truth. Creek often enlists the help of an assistant to aid him in the investigation. The great character, Jonathan Creek, would solve the impossible and unravel the unsolvable crime. I also loved this show because it took me back to the Bill Bixby show, THE MAGICIAN, in the early 1970s. #WhoDoneIt #MurderMysteryParty #MurderMysteryEvent (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzugWj1A841/?igshid=1k4uneud85s76

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Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries... after a string of failed jobs and relationships, Peregrine finally finds her calling. She picks up where her aunt left off; as a private detective. She is assisted in her new endeavor by the members of The Adventuresses’ Club, of which her aunt was a founding member. Like her aunt from the 1920s, she also forms a tenuous working relationship with a police detective. Though Detective James Steed doesn’t initially appreciate Peregrine’s interference in his cases, he slowly learns to value her innate talent. You can stream it on AcornTV or through Amazon Prime by using the AcornTV set-up through them. #WhoDoneIt #HaveYourOwnMystery #MurderMysteryParty https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzgsl5-gJS8/?igshid=1q4uf0k215s8q

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Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig, Toni Colette, and many more stars add to this wickedly funny murder mystery. The plot... Craig is a detective, investigating a family about the death of the patriarch, played by Plummer, after his 85th birthday party, while a remix of Frank Sinatra’s “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die” plays. Each of the family members sits in front of a sunburst made of knives as they are interrogated. Soon, it appears, tensions run high. Foul play is suspected. Murder most foul! #WhoDoneIt #HaveYourOwnMystery #MurderMysteryParty (at Springfield, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzcfe63H0KL/?igshid=u9lnwyxwwfoy