Anybody familiar with the television series Two and a half Men and the coffee mugs they use on the show? These mugs are 16 ounce horizontal striped mugs. The stripes are multi-coloured with shades of yellow, blue, reddish-brown, white and green. I loved these mugs and found a set of my own about 10 years… Continue reading Two and a half Men coffee mugs if we were having coffee
Author: Writing Sparkle
Unique Relationships: Part of the Family
Before we had children we had fur babies. Our fur babies are 2 hilarious 70 pound lap dogs. Maverick is a male fawn boxer who I like to joke is part dodo bird because he is so goofy, and then there is Willow. She is a brindle boxer who is very sweet and gentle. I… Continue reading Unique Relationships: Part of the Family
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Snow White the Wooden Girl
From all the times it’s been told it’s evolved until almost nothing of the truth could be feathered out. For those of us who listen in the deep recesses of our own quiet her voice whispers softly, and forever after she can be seen in the beauty of a sunset, the gathering of storm clouds,… Continue reading Snow White the Wooden Girl
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Coffee & a 2016 Review
If we were having coffee I would start by thanking you for a great year of writing and coffee. For me it has been a year full of learning about the WordPress writing community as well as growing as a blogger. I have spent a bit of time reviewing my blog this last week because… Continue reading Coffee & a 2016 Review
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No more Christmas-is-over-blues
"Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye. And when… Continue reading No more Christmas-is-over-blues
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If we were having our first holiday coffee…
It’s that time of year to start getting out holiday decorations, and that’s been a big part of this week. That said, my coffee mug today is a holiday one. Its base colour, the colour that rims the top and bottom, is snow white, not a fresh snow but one that is a couple days… Continue reading If we were having our first holiday coffee…
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A flake of snow: Delicate six fold symmetry
It dances merrily down, gently plowing a path as though according to plan. It glistens wildly as it twists and turns softly through the chilly air, its crystal points alive with the power of racing cold: breathing life, freezing life. In the sun it throws off flashes of sparkling light as it floats, as it… Continue reading A flake of snow: Delicate six fold symmetry
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Insanity & Tea
With a sudden gulp of air, I realise that I had momentarily forgotten to draw breath. Once reminded my breath now flows in short, quick puffs. The heat is building, the intensity of it is evident on my slick skin. My feet rebounding off the floor jars me slightly, but my attention has gone so… Continue reading Insanity & Tea
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My Life as a Spring Rocker
Life is rhythmic, but occasionally I am lonely. My time spent standing still in the corner, waiting, with my arms spread wide leaves me craving the feel of a warm solid body. That body braced against me reassures that knowledge swaying through me that my upholstered back and heavily padded seat provide a state of physical ease.… Continue reading My Life as a Spring Rocker
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In the Diner
Angus wants to eat at the same little restaurant again. Choices being what they are in a small town, a town with a population under 4 thousand, Angus is going to get to eat where he wants. Given that he hates to run, his life’s moto being why run when you can drive, he stuffs… Continue reading In the Diner
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 