Once upon a time, there was a fairy tale about an ugly duckling that turned into a swan one fine day. Hans Christian Andersen wrote that. Once upon a later time, there was a true story about an ugly …
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Episode 10: Ooroo means Goodbye
"Come on Ooroo," Candy seemed to say. "You can do it, I know you can. Watch—" and she demonstrated her version of navigation. Easy for her, these two steps at the end of our long, wooden verandah. By …
Playing with Words April 2020
Apr 3 prompt:'friend' Mon Ami “Maybe we’ll see him here. Most people come out at the interval, especially after all the clapping and cheering for good old ‘Satchmo’.” My good friend, Mike, …
Playing with Words March 2020
Mar 6 prompt: 'melt' Meltdowns There are many kinds of ‘melt-downs’ these days. There are perfectly public ones indulged in by the widest spectrum of age and ethnic groupings, and then there are …
Testing-Testing-One-Two-Three
Our first day of milking cows on what would soon become our own dairy. We were certainly nervous, but who could have dreamed the surprises and experiences that lay before us? I spread this story over …
