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  • Imagine an Experimental Children’s Playground Full of Absolute Junk

    Imagine an Experimental Children’s Playground Full of Absolute Junk

    A sign on the playground reads: ‘Welcome to The Land. A Space Full of Possibilities’
    Go to the profile of Maria Rattray
    Maria Rattray
    Dec 6
    Days of December

    Days of December

    Winter’s Wonderland
    Go to the profile of Gary L Ellis
    Gary L Ellis
    Dec 6
    I Used to Write in a Closet

    I Used to Write in a Closet

    It was entertaining but kind of lonely.
    Go to the profile of James Beaufait
    James Beaufait
    Dec 6
    Mongolian Barbecue Isn’t Mongolian

    Mongolian Barbecue Isn’t Mongolian

    It’s also not barbecue — My bubble is burst
    Go to the profile of Michael Rhodes
    Michael Rhodes
    Dec 6
    Double Your Impact: The Big Give

    Double Your Impact: The Big Give

    Christmas giving with double the benefit
    Go to the profile of Susie Kearley
    Susie Kearley
    Dec 6
    Give Yourself a Little Something

    Give Yourself a Little Something

    And you will feel a lot better
    Go to the profile of Mary Papas
    Mary Papas
    Dec 6
    Snowmen Magic

    Snowmen Magic

    A Child (and Parent’s) Winter Delight
    Go to the profile of Gary L Ellis
    Gary L Ellis
    Dec 5
    Dreaming in My Summer Resort

    Dreaming in My Summer Resort

    Winter is a disaster if we don’t have a place to hide…
    Go to the profile of Oiseau Distrait
    Oiseau Distrait
    Dec 5
    Memory Boxes

    Memory Boxes

    A great holiday gift idea.
    Go to the profile of Patricia Hamlett
    Patricia Hamlett
    Dec 4
    Life Lessons By A Saucy Apple

    Life Lessons By A Saucy Apple

    Poetry in motion
    Go to the profile of Gary L Ellis
    Gary L Ellis
    Dec 4
    How Cooking Dried Chiles Drove Me Out of My House

    How Cooking Dried Chiles Drove Me Out of My House

    A Tearful And Tasty Lesson In Food
    Go to the profile of CJ McRae
    CJ McRae
    Dec 4
    If You Have A Problem With The Third Act

    If You Have A Problem With The Third Act

    The real problem is in the first act.
    Go to the profile of Sherry Briscoe
    Sherry Briscoe
    Dec 4
    We Are Staying in Another Palace

    We Are Staying in Another Palace

    We stayed in the ancient Diocletian’s Palace in Split
    Go to the profile of Adrienne Beaumont
    Adrienne Beaumont
    Dec 4
    What’s The Difference Between Fancy Cakes and Lots of Sand and Camels?

    What’s The Difference Between Fancy Cakes and Lots of Sand and Camels?

    Let’s allow Hélène to explain
    Go to the profile of Janice Macdonald
    Janice Macdonald
    Dec 4
    Why We Cannot Keep On Looking for the ‘Truth’

    Why We Cannot Keep On Looking for the ‘Truth’

    Be faithful to your core values
    Go to the profile of Mukundarajan V N
    Mukundarajan V N
    Dec 4
    The Strange World

    The Strange World

    Of dreams.
    Go to the profile of David Rudder
    David Rudder
    Dec 4
    Happy Thoughts to Make

    Happy Thoughts to Make

    before going to bed….
    Go to the profile of Mary Papas
    Mary Papas
    Dec 3
    A Little Dr. Seuss-Style Poem To Welcome Rhodes

    A Little Dr. Seuss-Style Poem To Welcome Rhodes

    The first grandchild of a friend
    Go to the profile of Maria Rattray
    Maria Rattray
    Dec 3
    Why Does This Famous Longevity Expert Look So Blasted Old?

    Why Does This Famous Longevity Expert Look So Blasted Old?

    I like Dave Asprey, he has taught me about healing my body from past injuries', but have you looked at him lately?
    Go to the profile of Katie Michaelson
    Katie Michaelson
    Dec 3
    You’re A Writer

    You’re A Writer

    Now what?
    Go to the profile of Sherry Briscoe
    Sherry Briscoe
    Dec 3
    Fruit Cake

    Fruit Cake

    A five-ingredient recipe.
    Go to the profile of Jason Edmunds
    Jason Edmunds
    Dec 3
    3 Gifts of Negative Emotions

    3 Gifts of Negative Emotions

    That outweighs any success in life
    Go to the profile of Ipshita Bose
    Ipshita Bose
    Dec 3
    How the Hell They Managed It We Still Haven’t a Clue

    How the Hell They Managed It We Still Haven’t a Clue

    Had we had any inkling though, we surely wouldn’t have slept so late…
    Go to the profile of Maria Rattray
    Maria Rattray
    Dec 2
    How a Stray Dog Helped Me

    How a Stray Dog Helped Me

    When everything was wrong
    Go to the profile of Mary Papas
    Mary Papas
    Dec 2
    A Thousand Years in A Bite

    A Thousand Years in A Bite

    The world-wide story of fritters
    Go to the profile of Henry India Holden💖
    Henry India Holden💖
    Dec 2
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