Imagine you’re in Chinaand that it’s real bamboothe panda bear is smilingand posing just for you. The hyacinth are bloomingclumped in their special potsgone before the bees wakefragrance calls just us. Naked Miss Wisteriais missing her new dressancient crone stands with helpof iron-caned trellis. Peter’s fond of cabbagealas he breaks his teethSilly…
Author: Lisa or Li
mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.
Esther Chilton’s “Can You Tell A Story In…” 284
Sugar CookiesAfter Dr. Quack’s brain operation on me, I smell vanilla on full moons. I attracted Harry on a midnight walk and imagined sugar cookies as he bit me. Now, on certain days, we keep the pram canopy closed. Esther Chilton is the host of Can You Tell A Story In… Esther says: Can you…
#FF — Til Death (with “If I Was a Blackbird” by Silly Wizard added)
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot Til Death Startled awake, I listen for Mr. Coffee’s gurgle, but he’s not singing. It’s always a surprise to realize you’re dead, as our lives continue as if you are alive in the other realm. At first I thought you must be in limbo, waiting for the elevator, but it’s…
R = Raven… from Story Crossroads
Rachel, from Story Crossroads, wanted me to let you all know: And let people know that Story Crossroads does year-round events with our biggest coming up May 5-8, 2025!
#MMB 2025 — April — “Gone to America,” by Steeleye Span
I feel happy to have found this song for Mixed Music Bag’s last April 2025 offering. It’s one where I not only recognized the band but liked the song. Listening to the simple lyrics that get repeated several times with only minor changes in them has me wondering what is going on here. Was he…
A2Z 2025 — Day 20 — Tomatoes and Turkeys
TomatoesTomatoes are food crops I have been growing for years now. They are easy to start inside, and once they get planted they do their jobs without too much fuss. I’ve had problems with soft spots (potassium deficiency) and tomato worms (ugliest things I’ve ever seen!) and unruliness (they go wild and fall over, limbs…
A2Z 2025 — Day 19 — Strawberries, Skull, and Sunflowers
Strawberries I planted strawberry plants in the old cast iron tub my ex-bf’s brother gave to us. They do well in there. The berries don’t get that big but they are so sweet and juicy compared to the store-bought ones. Skull Before I left for a vacation to see my cousin in AZ, I asked…
Tao Talk 