Song Rewrite: No Snow (originally No Phone by Cake)

image link We got a little snow earlier this week, but I looked out this morning and all of it has melted.  You know how your mind can play off of things and turn them in a new way?  This morning, Cake’s song, “No Phone” became “No Snow.”  Hope you enjoy it and maybe, like…

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To Winter Solstice (repost from 2018)

image link from today’s The New York Post Winter solstice wonder, this darkest night Put to rest long freezes, short days, and death Time to welcome back some warmth, life, and light Winter solstice wonder, this darkest night Urge Sol, travel back to our world of white Bring warmth to digits, take frost from our…

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Winter Solstice — Touji form

winter solstice bells ring out with knowingtall candles light each windowtoasts to lengthening days Since I used the dodoitsu for #10, I’ll use the kimo form for this week.kigo:  winter solsticeColleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday.

Holidays are Bright

It took me a week to get these solar candy canes to work.  First, I didn’t realize there was an on/off switch on them.  Then I didn’t realize there was a film of plastic on each solar charger.  It took me a bit, but here they are.  Aren’t they pretty! Do you have any holiday…

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Doodads from December

Christmas Cactus in bloom at the place where I get massages. You’ve probably noticed I haven’t gotten back into the swing of things since taking a blogging break in November.  It is what it is for now.  The pics being shared today were all taken in December.  Most of the pics are of the indoor…

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