Movies, Movies, Movies! #32 April 7, 2020

Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! I watched some really good ones this week! How come your family, no matter how long you’ve been away, still knows how to push your buttons? Because they installed them. – Jack Taylor Jack Taylor (2010) Irish series S1 (3 90-min episodes) WAS on netflix Starring: Iain…

A2Z 2020 — essential oils — F — Frankincense

Amongst many cultures around the world the fragrance of this resin was believed to increase one’s spiritual connection and intuition. The Chinese called it “fanhunxiang” meaning “calling back the soul fragrance.” It is often used in meditation, since the scent is calming, grounding and pleasant to the senses. It helps one to become more present…

dVerse — Active Calming

Active Calming Alarm and anxiety’s fingers, like those of ravening zombies, reach through my consciousness, determined to steal light from day. I push to snap their menacing pathways closed to keep them away. Their faces press up against the transparent barrier as they pound without tiring.   De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) is today’s host for…

A2Z 2020 — essential oils — E — eucalyptus

The eucalyptus is a holy tree for Australian Aboriginals. For them it represents the division of underworld, Earth and heaven.  At a spiritual level the eucalyptus has a purifying effect. Negative energy disappears in the place where you burn a eucalyptus leaf.  — from The Joy of Plants The essential oil today starting with letter…

#Haikai Challenge #133: twittering (saezuri)

Morning’s pink-gold sun Rises behind the pine row Mist shrouds dewed, still grass Last year’s garden twitters as Birds peck seeds in the litter       Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge.  Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that…

#MM — Saturday Mix — covid-19 quatrain

The world’s walking on a wire Life juggling exploding balls Each hoping nobody falls Yet some will soon sing with the choir. Beneath us all there’s a fire Be it hell or hell on earth That has been played with since birth Soaring death rate shows it’s dire. Shall we get out of this mire?…

#SLS — Copperhead Road by Steve Earle

Jim Adams is the focused host of Song Lyric Sunday.  Jim says: This week we have Birthday/Cake/Gift/Party/Surprise and I think that everyone should be able to find a song that uses one of these prompt words. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme…