Lisa or Li

RIP, my beloved — paeansunpluggedblog

Our affair started in school at a young age I was so enamoured that I wanted to keep you close all the time, never letting you out of sight you became my mentor, my partner in crime, the instrument that opened my heart with you by my side, I became an intrepid warrior slaying with […]…

“Sam’s Town,” by The Killers — Coloring Club Plus — 8/10/19

Today’s Celtic letter “K” is dual-dedicated. First it is dedicated to the musical group, The Killers. Second, it is dedicated to Kerfe Roig, a blogger/artist/poet who inspires me with her creations. I first heard The Killers through my older son, who has introduced me to a lot of good music. It was their first album,…

Asiatic Lilies

It’s time I did another update on the yard. Remember when I was complaining that all of the Asiatic lily variety pack were the same (beautiful) shade of pink? Well those ones were the early birds and have come and gone. Right now some of all of the rest are open, and oh my goodness…

Won’t get fooled again

image link Pam was approaching her fifth anniversary of singlehood. She had her sanctuary, affectionately nicknamed “the nest” just the way she wanted it. After her nasty breakup with Chad, she’d had a lot of time to dissect what went wrong between them. She began to learn about gaslighting and now considered herself to be…

50 Word Thursday — Everyday American Hero

“Miss Wonderly murmured, “Thank you,” softly as before and sat down on the edge of the chair’s wooden seat.” – The Maltese Falcon – Dashiell Hammett. Miss Wonderly learned that the refugee couple, Elvira and Javier Miro, now attending their church, were stopped at the border six months ago. They were separated from their children…

#MM — Music Challenges — Heartbreak Hotel

Jim chose to write about, “Heartbreak Hotel,” which is full of, well, heartbreak. When I went to lyrics.com and put hotel in the search box, it came back with 6,263 songs with lyrics containing hotel. That doesn’t even include motel. Why is it that motels/hotels are so often sung about as these dwelling places of…

Coloring Club Plus — 8/9/19

From previous posts of mine, From Nonesuch Records’ website: The Black Keys’ ninth studio album, “Let’s Rock,” [was] released June 28, 2019, via Easy Eye Sound / Nonesuch Records. The long-awaited album, the band’s first in five years, is a return to the straightforward rock of the singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney’s early…