The Bad Sleep Well (1960) (60 years old now!) Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura, Kô Nishimura, Takeshi Katô, Kamatari Fujiwara, Chishu Ryu, Seiji Miyaguchi Director: Akira Kurosawa Synopsis: Even though 60 years old now, the plot is just as fresh today as it was then. It’s a story…
#Haikai Challenge #123: first sparrows [twittering] (hatsusuzume)
Pink blanket pulled up Behind frozen bones of trees — Sparrow’s silhouette Snuggling in my warm bed Wakened, with Spring, by his song 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 states or alludes to…
dVerse — quadrille — Katz Quadrille
Katz Quadrille Cabbage calls Honey moons Grapes grope Scoby sirens sing Flour water waits Attuned for Wild whooshes Yowling yeasts descend Bashful bacteria nuzzle up Sauerkraut kimchi cha-chas Meandering mead Charismatic chablis Kiwi kombucha kicks San Franciscan sourdough Fermentation frenzy Build it and they will come To learn more about Sandor Katz and Wild Fermentation,…
#FFFC 51 — 3DM
Vert first saw the advertising in a sidebar with her email program. Three-dimensional Memory (aka 3DM) was a new service that many beauty shops now offered along with waxing, massage, nails, and the old favorites hair coloring and cutting. 3DM allowed clients to re-experience memories from their unconscious. Intrigued, she decided to give it a…
The Oracle speaks
bright wild grass full fresh breeze would be let grow deep berry nature never leave make down’s sun stroll rose spirit shine eat say and use rainy thing am out of hot beneath soon life rustle peace he did climb warm wet river rock they breathed his harmony path
#SLS — Joni Mitchell & Peter Gabriel, My Secret Place
Jim Adams is the ever-responsible host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim was called away for a few days but still made sure to post the prompt for Sunday. Jim says: This week we have Duet, so you should look for songs that are sung as duets. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to…
#MM — Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip — winter’s music
Hot tea and beer bread heat the morn Cracking ice screeched notes with foghorn Freezing lake channel Sounds seldom banal My flannel’s Song is warm Sarah is the host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Saturday Mix. Sarah says: Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 25 January 2020! For this week’s Lucky Dip, I have…
Tao-Talk 