Clarissa et al.

At Day's End! Animals! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (46 minutes old)

** Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. ~~George Eliot **… more

A Little Night Music! Hasta La Vista From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (1 hour old)

** Friday night...as though you didn't know! Another full and rewarding day...despite the weather being a little dull - threatening rain which did not materialise. It remained agrreably mild....… more

Rhythm of the Opposites! From Bushka ^Pro in Wandering Ways With Words (7 hours old)

Rhythm Of Opposites. * The sun will rise and set, The Moon shall wax and wane, The Tide will flow and ebb, Inexorably, unendingly. Summer will succeed Spring, Winter will follow Autumn, Sp… more

grüezi! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (10 hours old)

** Swiss friends will recognise that....Grúezi! Another form of greeting I love very much! You could use it as well.....Pronounced..'grew-tsy'....I stand under correction of my Swiss friends! Hope… more

November Musing! 'Myself' From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (10 hours old)

** All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (12 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in Colin Tells You Where To Go! (12 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (12 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (12 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (12 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

IMPORTANT NOTICE From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (12 hours old)

REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more

Same ol' view From frankofyle in FROG BLOG (13 hours old)

When I look out front in the mornings, it's the same ol' view. But every time it's different. Sometimes clear, sometimes cloudy. Sometimes bright, sometimes dreary. You'd think that after nearly five … more

Top ten From frankofyle in FROG BLOG (23 hours old)

The 45.5 million quid lottery win fantasy spend continues. This is because t'other half didn't get a proper look at the UK houses I deleted in an earlier posting. Reckons my existing choices are the r… more

A Little Night Music! Shalom From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (1 day old)

** The day has gone well....shopping for't old lady; necessary chores and errands duly executed; time spent here...and, plenty time for other pursuits. Actualy the day has sped by so quickly. Th… more

At Day's End! Cats! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (1 day old)

** When my cats aren't happy. I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even. ~~Percy Bysshe Shelley. ** … more

TREAD SOFTLY From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 day old)

Continuing the theme of "Dreams", here is one of W.B. Yeats's most well-known and beautiful poems. CLOTHS OF HEAVEN Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver… more

DRIVE-THRU From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

On Wednesday Gordon Brown launched a last-ditch political fightback with plans for free care for the neediest old people in one of the shortest Queen's Speeches in recent political history. The… more

SHARKS OFF THE BRITISH COAST From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

No, not like this: But these: These tankers have been parked off our shores for months, refusing to unload their oil until prices have risen even higher. The delay makes millions for s… more

November Song! Attitude! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (1 day old)

** There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night's lodging. 'Tis better to be ho… more

Hi! Ringing The Changes! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (1 day old)

** Shopping Day for 't old lady; from sunny, slightly breezy, Engliah Costa del Sol you are greeted with a slight difference this morning.....Could have called this..."Making a Difference".....Just… more

RESTING From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

Here is another domestic scene from Waterhouse. A laundry girl takes a break to stretch and relax. "Resting" J.W. Waterhouse 1890 (Click on image to enlarge)… more

THE ROCK From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

Here is another of Swinburne's poems written on his beloved Isle of Wight. I am not sure where his "Sea-Mark" was located, but I have chosen to illustrate the poem an 1890s picture of 'Stag Rock' i… more

A Little Night Music! À demain! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (2 days old)

** As you might have expected, it's been a day of 'to-ing and fro-ing' in the process of doing the school run today. It has not been too bad at all! Our little granddaughter's Nursery is a 'Dream' … more

At Day's End! How To Live! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (2 days old)

** One of my favourite sayings.....so enigmatic! ** If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live! ~~Lin Yutang. ** … more

How Simple-minded Can You Be? From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (2 days old)

** A very dumb man fell overboard from a cruise ship and was washed up on a desert island. The only inhabitant was a beautiful young girl. immediately she administered to his needs - taking him to … more

Afternoon Delights! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (2 days old)

Just got these from my very good friend who lives out in the 'African Bush'!Thought you might like something to poder for the afternoon! ** ** ** **… more

Yeah, right From loiswakeman in eye for information (2 days old)

Today's helping of fresh spam - I had several of these for different companies in the US and to different made-up mailboxes on my domain. The reply-to address is the plausible (not) 'Customer Support'… more

THE SLAVE'S DREAM From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (2 days old)

I do not usually post long poems to my blogs, but I will make an exception in the case of Longfellow, as that is his style. I was quite enjoying reading this poem, until I came to the last verse. … more

dumelang! From Bushka ^Pro in Afterthoughts (2 days old)

** Dumelang! Northern Sotho (African) for saying...'Hi!' Just got back in from doing the school run for grandchildren......Have to fetch them back from school...and the Nursery this afternoon...wh… more

November Song! Why! From Bushka ^Pro in Shoots and Saplings (2 days old)

** The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. ~~Ralph Wald… more