And this is how the birds live through the winter … by eating the berries that cling to naked branches and twigs. Winter berries … the last remnants of summer.
Month: January 2014
TOP 3 SEARCHES ON MY SITE LAST WEEK
Seriously — who are these people and how did those searches land them on my site? pic of sick face What does this mean? Picture of a sick face? What do you mean by sick? And why did it end… Read More ›
DELL VENUE PRO 8 TABLET – UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Not long ago, I chronicled my adventure with Dell Customer Disservice and Dell Technical nonSupport. A few days later, I wrote ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION, GET A SIMPLE — WRONG — ANSWER. The following day, my Dell Venue Pro 8 tablet… Read More ›
ODE TO SPRING
Seems like a long time ago. Looking through my folders, I found spring waiting for me. This is last May. The trees were beginning to show leaf. The colors were soft pink and pale golden green. The tulips and forsythia… Read More ›
SNOWBOUND, RICH PASCHALL
By Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog As far as Ralph was concerned this was the worst winter ever. There were years with more snow, that’s for sure. There were years that brought colder days. There was never a winter that… Read More ›
HURRAH FOR NUMBER 26! – Marilyn Armstrong
Your Days Are Numbered What can I say about the 26th? It’s a day that will live long in memory for no reason. It is not a birthday nor the date of a famous battle. It is a non-event day,… Read More ›
BEWARE OF DERANGED BOOKWORMS
Daily Prompt: BYOB(ookworm) Write the blurb for the book jacket of the book you’d write, if only you had the time and inclination. Photographers, artists, poets: show us BOOKS. I can do this. I have books. I wrote a book … and… Read More ›
THE SKY TAKES IT
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition Other Entries: Caged |Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition | Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me Dal Lake on a Misty Morning, Kashmir | Life is a Vacation Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition – Joy and Woe Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition… Read More ›
DON’T FENCE ME IN
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition Other Entries: Caged |Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition | Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me Dal Lake on a Misty Morning, Kashmir | Life is a Vacation Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition – Joy and Woe Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition… Read More ›
DAVIS WAY IS BACK — DOUBLE DIP, BY GRETCHEN ARCHER
Double Dip is the second mystery starring the intrepid Davis Way, written by intrepid author, Gretchen Archer. Even better than Double Whammy, it’s fast, funny, witty and complex. Something is rotten at the Bellissimo casino where Davis Way works high… Read More ›
GALAHAD AND HIS MUM
Originally posted on Cei:
The grail hero was originally Peredur/Perceval. He is present in the oldest extant “Arthurian” stories and is the most common grail hero in Arthurian literature. He also seems to have the older elements associated with him;…
SNOWING, SNOWING AND SNOWING
In memory of all the storms that almost were … It’s winter in New England and no plan is guaranteed. Snow will have its way with us.
SELFIES – WHEN THE MAGIC DOESN’T QUITE WORK
Everyone posts their best pictures, the lucky shots, the shots we got exactly right. But what about all those shots that don’t come out quite the way we hoped? Selfies, or any self-portrait, is by definition more difficult to do… Read More ›
HOW ABOUT A BISCUIT?
Daily Prompt: Nice Is as Nice Does Tell us about the nicest thing you’ve ever done. Photographers, artists, poets: show us KINDNESS. I’ve done a lot of stuff in my life. Whether or not it was “nice” or “not so nice”… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 