Mommy’s Little Helper

Maggie was overtired today and I let her play hookie, I know, bad Mom. Still, she was grateful. She offered to help by feeding the baby breakfast. What was her choice? A bag of assorted cookies with orange juice. Nice try, but no cigar. And Sarah rewarded her by spilling the juice all over her … Read more

Australian Dreamtime

Australian Dreamtime: “The ‘Aboriginal Dreamtime’ is that part of aboriginal culture which explains the origins and culture of the land and its people. Aborigines have the longest continuous cultural history of any group of people on Earth – dating back – by some estimates – 65,000 years. Dreamtime is Aboriginal Religion and Culture. The Dreamtime … Read more

Word Games

Friday night mutual admiration society Tastes like lemon drops and sarcasm Smells like trouble Some of us remaining nameless And others invisible Shut out the rest when they don’t get our jokes Mock the world we’re smarter than Someday they’ll make us eat these words Someday we won’t be Safe and out of danger Instant … Read more

Icarus

Icarus: “Icarus… The story of Icarus is one of the most tragic ones in Greek mythology. There was once a very wise king, King Minos. His wife was cursed by one of the gods to fall in love and to copulate with a beautiful bull. When Minos’ wife gave birth to the result of said … Read more