the wheel turns–we follow our tidesbalancing between wavesebbing and flowingtogether Instead of a grid or circle collage this month, I decided to use this embroidery that I just finished. I signed up for a series of video embroidery instruction courses–every two weeks there’s a new one, with new ideas and techniques to learn. That was […]
August 2021
Image Credit: cphotos / Twenty20 Somewhere in the distance A freight train sounds a horn Piercing the break of dawn. Somewhere in the distance A train rides out of the past Connecting distant tundra To roots filling up larders. Somewhere in the distance A passenger train brakes For misty pastures, rising From slumber’s locomotive.
Train – A Poem
Hippo, Moremi, Botswana My response to Sadje’s What do you see? picture prompt on Monday, suggested to me that it might be nice for us all to hop on the tour bus and take a little virtual safari together to recharge our batteries. Also, my right shoulder is in particular need of a little rest […]
Everybody needs a holiday!
I found this wild lavender plant while out for a ramble. It was scraggly and unkempt looking and growing next to a sage bush, but I could discern its familiar scent well before I saw it. Despite the heat and the smoke, it’s thriving in its little niche. Happy Thursday. 🙂
Wild Lavender
#Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.
Bashful Bambi. #Wordless Wednesday #Nice meetin’ ya kid.
Hello everyone, I have taken a week away from blogging, but now I am back with a new discussion post which I am excited to share with you! When we read a book, we naturally place almost all of the emphasis on the story contained within it, along with the occasional gush about the cover […]
Discussion – The Beauty Of Acknowledgements, Author’s Notes, And Associated Paratext
Augustus von Prima Porta (20-17 v. Chr.), aus der Villa Livia in Prima Porta, 1863. Photos by Till Niermann Why should the eighth month not bear my name? Did I not bring peace to the Empire? Is not my reign the inauguration of the Pax Romana? Did I not expand our territory while maintaining the […]
Augustal Exhortion: a #haibun
I am old This was something I was told Imagine he could be so bold Hiding behind his screen Oh yes and I am ugly, too He told me so, it must be true I really don’t know what to do ‘Bout this stranger, oh so mean It took a moment from my face Embarrassment, […]
I Am Old ~ #poetry #levity
They didn’t tell you when you trustingly submitted to a covid test that you’d have to quarantine for fourteen days even if you tested negative. They didn’t tell you the queues would be so long, could take up to ten hours to be tested, and that there were no toilet facilities available, no hot dog […]
They Didn’t Tell You
This tiramisu is a lighter alternative and is made with just a few ingredients! Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts, layered with coffee-soaked lady fingers and creamy goodness consisting of heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, eggs, and sometimes cream cheese. It is loved by so many because it is rich, sweet, and coffee-flavored. Because of […]
Lighter Greek Yogurt Tiramisu
World Era 