Uncle Manny, Is there any hope for you? I think I must come down there and have a serious chat with your warden. Is she available? Hugs, Gwen ... its ... ...
Dear Wings Sir, I am so glad you rose to the challenge. This was most enjoyable. I hope your new rose values you more than that old trashie. What a bimbo. ...
LIFE AS A GARDEN If my feet were planted in the humus saturated soil of a mid-west garden, I would be the sweet sunshine of the daffodil, the flattering flush...
Dear Gwen, At the onset of Katrina last year, my neice was visiting friends in New Orleans and was directed to the SuperBowl. Here she was in fear for her...
On Quilting, I am no expert but I do know a few long term quilters who are in many circles (quilting that is) and the practice of making one small mistake is...
Dear George Anne Always happy to raise a smile but could I bring to your notice please what, in UK, may be misconstrued as slightly pornographic: In the...
Dear Gwen "feet planted in the humus" Very well put Gwen. In other words; When you're up to your ankles in poo, you should always look on the bright side and...
Gwennie ... My warden and I are BOTH out of our minds, so feel free to move in anytime ... there's plenty of room ... :o) Your non-regal minion, Manfred....
I have nothing but the greatest respect for the female of the species ... ESPECIALLY hedgehogs, echidnas et. al. ... have you ever seen hedgehog/echidna...
Hi Brent Great to see you contributing on this list. When you say: "focused,fragrant," you are most kind. Some of my friends here might translate that as: "It...
Dear Gwen A rose is like a woman.It displays its finery to the world and exudes a heady fragrance, but it also has deadly thorns to tear the flesh if one gets...
Hi Johnny Re: "I used to be conceited" Trollope wrote: "As for conceit,what man will do any good who is not conceited? Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who...
Manfred, In all seriousness, nothing is what is appears. If you had asked me last fall, I would have had a number of articles written by very educated people...
Wings and RT Johnny, Talk about being up to one's ankles in anything dark and smelly (ladies never repeat vulgar words). I think some members of this group...
Dear Margaret...I love your poem about quilting. I have stacks of fabric pieces I hope to join someday into a quilt. The tradition of one imperfect stitch...
Dear Manfred...I am pleased that someone outside this country gave some thought to the events and responses to the storm. The entire episode unfolded in the...
Dear Gwen, This poem is lovely. I`m at a loss for words. I`d never change a thing about it. Well done:) Cheers, GeorgeAnne P.S. A lot of fine entries this...
Hi Wings, Isn`t it fun how our slang can be your porn, and vice versa. Your poem, the way I viewed it, would be more of an erotic one, rather than porn. It...
... F word comes from the Norse Goddess Frigga, a fertility goddess who also gives her name to Friday. There was once an ancient blessing given of wishing the...
Dear Alison Thank you for that little snippet of enlightenment. Frigga was the wife of Odin, the chief god of Norse mythology who received the souls of dead...
Dear Sue.(Unless like Johnny Cash, your father named his son Sue, in which case Hi Sue,How do you do) Now I'm going to show my ignorance of this electronic...
Uncle Man, Nearly all of the "hooliganism, intimidation,murder and RAPE!" turned out to be rumor swallowed and spread by an information starved media. A good...
Dear Suzianne ... It's easy to be an expert from afar, although that is not my intent. I was vicariously affected by the tragedy through my niece, so my focus...
