I read a book as a teen, called, “The Peaceable Kingdom,” by author Jan de Hartog. I was unable to find the quote out in google land and no longer have the book (or haven’t seen it in ages if I do.) The book is a fictionalized novel about the Quaker religion. What I remember…
Good Father Damien
Image by imazite from Pixabay Father Damien had been a priest at the parish affectionately known as The Triangle for 7 years as of today. The Triangle was called such due to the triangle shape of the church and because of the triangle-shaped property it sat on at the intersection of Larry, Moe, and Shemp…
Saturday Mix – Mad About Metaphor, 25 May 2019 — Coffee Talk
My first job aside from babysitting was at 17 years old, in a small, family-owned bakery on a small-town main street. One half of the storefront had the baked goods cases and built-in cabinets (where the back was open to the back, so bread could be slid in from there.) The other half of the…
Saturday Doodads — The Yard
This edition of Doodads will take you on an abbreviated tour of the yard, as I walked around on my way out to the mailbox. The first picture is the growing fancy Asiatic Lilies I planted in the fall. These are going to be gorgeous! They were planted in suet cages to keep the ground…
Coloring Club Plus — 5/25/19
I first heard JP Hoe’s music on myspace.com and loved his voice right from the get-go. JP is based in Manitoba, Canada. Manitoba Music did a nice write-up on him here. which has several of his music videos at the page. His official website is here. I bought his debut, self-published, “The Dear John Letters”…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #88 — Maa Durga experience
In the middle of last October, I wrote a poem for OctWriPoMo about protection. The following is most of the post and the poem I wrote: Thinking about this briefly, it was clear that there is nothing comparable to the protection outlined in the 23rd Psalm of the Christian Bible. I use it daily and…
High Diver
In the world of finance, Louann had always been a high diver. Only the most addicted to xtreme risk opportunities came to Louann to invest. If there was no jeopardy, there was no thrill. To those with endless wells of disposable income, it was the only way to fly. Louann, whose nickname was the Sunflower…
Tao-Talk 