Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay The following tale is true, I swear it upon my holy inheritance to pass through the pearly gates. In the year 1706, when us who traveled the Atlantic and found this new paradise, I and a party of 19 decided to cross the mountains now known as the Appalachians with…
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Santa Agua
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…
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 Grinder
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Liam and Kati had dreamt of a trip to New York City for as long as they’d known each other. The two met in 1980 and here it was almost 40 years later and their dream was coming true. Their favorite couple, Will and Rose, they’d known almost as long…
Tao Talk 