Image by enriquelopezgarre from Pixabay When I attended college in Spain, I was blessed enough to stay in a “dorm” room at the Palacio del Santa Agua. The palace was built as a public monument to life-giving water when an 80-year drought had afflicted the area. During the drought, the mango fields withered and even…
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Crystal Blue Persuasion
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The ivy-covered cottage rests Set in the clearing of green dale Where oxygen so thick lays low Black ink with woe will tell this tale Of the spirit in the mirror’s Love for witch and thirst for freedom. How she dabbled to release him, With uttered spells and…
A flip of the coin
Image by Stefan Waldvogel Stefan Waldvogel from Pixabay Belina was what some might call an “A Personality.” As Head of Marketing, it became more and more difficult for Belina to maintain her professional edge while still remaining a team player with the rest of the division heads. Nobody worked as hard as Belina did, yet…
Rangoon Delight
image link and recipe for rangoon Neil the Gnome was on pins and needles wondering if his first ever gnome cookout was going to happen or not. Morning showers went on for an hour and left the picnic tables and patio chairs drenched. The guests were going to start arriving at 3 and here it…
The Papaya Scorpion Dance (LONG)
Image by Lerey Eric from Pixabay Every winter Jimmy and I took our vaca in a different tropical location, where it became instant summer the moment we stepped off the plane. Sometimes the euphoria was so intense we would bow and applaud Mother Nature for her infinite wisdom in keeping at least part of the…
Lucky Winner
Image by Peter H from Pixabay OK, this story is way longer than I wanted it to be, but… Bella had been working as an accountant in a humdrum job for a number of years. Right when she started, her co-workers asked her to join a lottery club for $2 a week. After a dozen…
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