One of the perks of being in the Samurai cavalry was when not out serving their Shoguns, they could visit the pleasure bathhouses and partake of hot water and being scrubbed with crystalized lotus blossoms before making a choice of a lady for the evening. Most of the soldiers were not interested in small talk,…
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dVerse — quadrille — Coloring Musical December
one-dimensional snowflakes, nesting dolls, ornaments, gingerbread houses, sleighs with ponies, children building snowpeople, trees with red-winged bobbles, sleds pointing downhill, skates going “8”s Hynde’s dirge Ukrainian carol Run-DMC’s Hollis Carey’s want Bing-Bowie’s boy Eartha’s baby Kinks-Elvis father blue Warning: Multi-sensory gestures may evoke spirit. De Jackson (aks WhimsyGizmo) is today’s host of dVerse. De says:…
Coloring Club Plus — 12/2/19
per wikipedia: “Carol of the Bells” (also known as the “Ukrainian Bell Carol“) is a popular Christmas carol, with music by Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych in 1914 and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant “Shchedryk.” Wilhousky’s lyrics are under copyright protection (owned by Carl Fischer Music);…
#SLS — Crave by Nuno Bettencourt
Jim Adams is the entertaining host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week the Song Lyric Sunday prompt is face related, and I think that there are plenty of options with Chin/Ears/Eyes/Face/Mouth/Nose. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If…
#MM — Saturday Mix — Littlest Lions
Graceful groomers, catnip crunchers Fastidious felines, Meow Mix munchers Leaping lithe, stalking sneaks Crouching carnivore, silences squeaks Day dreamers, dark darters ‘Vian voyeurs, hairball hawkers Quiet companions, furry friends Sarah is the host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Saturday Mix. Sarah says: For this week’s Lucky Dip, I have reached into my mystery bag and pulled…
#Haikai Challenge #115: Advent
Manger straw smells sweet Heaven’s choir rehearses Bethlehem’s star ascends Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: Here in the Northern hemisphere the darkness lengthens and deepens until December 21st. Then the days lengthen. Is that not a sign of hope? What better kigo for this week, then, but Advent? This…
Coloring Club Plus — 11/30/19
I picked this up from the library today and got right to listening. I put the first disc in the player and it wouldn’t play, so I put the second disc in. Only now that I’m looking up info on the set that I know that the first disc is the DVD of the concert….
Tao-Talk 