Jim Adams is the illustrious host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Music Challenges. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [Promises in the Dark] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community. Lifetime stretched, caught between love and isolation…
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A2Z 2020 — essential oils — C — chamomile
The word Chamomile comes from the Greek meaning “ground apple”, probably because of its apple-like fragrance. The Romans used Chamomile for incense. Roman Chamomile gained its name, not from ancient Rome, but because a 19th century plant collector found some growing on the ruins of the coliseum in Rome. Chamomile was used in ancient Egypt…
A2Z 2020 — essential oils — B — Bergamot
Bergamot oil was a key remedy in Italian folk medicine and from the 16th century appeared in a number of European herbals as a febrifuge and antiseptic. It became popular as a perfume in Napoleonic times and was a key ingredient of the classical toilet water Eau-de-Cologne. It is still used in perfumery today as…
#FF — Raw
Wrought with terror-saturated anxiety, she wondered how she would communicate the truth to Robert. Despite the barrier it would raise for eternity, she owed him at least that much. She rolled the platen, then began typing: Dearest Robert, I gave birth to our son, Johnny, on 3/17/55. He left the hospital with his new parents…
A2Z 2020 — essential oils — A — Argan (carrier oil)
African folklore tells us the story of how the Argan tree’s significance was first developed. According to legend, in times of severe poverty, bloody feuds and disease, man spent his days and nights in prayers, hoping to someday discover the root of evil and path to salvation. As time passed, the evil maintained and people…
Women Music March #24 (final) — Joni Mitchell
Here we are, on the last day of my special feature, Women Music March. It has been a lot of fun doing these every day. Next year, I’ll start on March 1. Today is featured my favorite female musical artist, Canadian singer-songwriter-musician, Joni Mitchell. There is a wealth of information out there on Joni, so…
dVerse — red velvet cake
The fork is raised, red velvet cake poised– a willing sacrifice to tastebuds’ salivary crave that will be content with nothing less. Today’s offering is in the Joseph’s Star poetic form. Sarah is today’s host of dVerse. Sarah says: Tonight, I want you to bring a little red into your poem.
Tao-Talk 