The Bag Lady

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I was traveling in orderly fashion as one in a column of Scouts. As we were all Cubs, on the brink of becoming full fledged, as yet we didn’t have the internal strength to refuse. It was the style of the narcissistic man to demonstrate his will as a commander, even though we were just boys.

As we entered the forest, we seemed ill equipped to deal with deep snow covered ground and constant flops of snow falling on us from the trees that chilled our uniforms. It might have been a lesson in bonding with nature, but resulted in the majority of the ordered line having the chills and fever of influenza.

As a seasoned college student, I look back on this ill fated adventure as a reminder that not all authoritarians are worth minding.

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I took advantage of the free short session of Peacock TV and watched the entire Harry Potter series again. It has been a while and I very much enjoyed seeing all the characters again. My favorite is Hagrid, but sad to see the great actor who played Snape – Alan Rickman – and his way of talking in the series, so hilarious–page 394:

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My mother had a certain acumen for growing beautiful plants and flowers, inside our home and out. We had a huge vegetable garden and a flower garden as well. In the spring after a grey cold Vermont winter, the sight of daffodil blooms would fill me with delight. Even now, seeing or smelling the scent of daffodils is like homecoming.

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Ginger is one of my favorite spices as I prefer sweet concoctions with this and nutmeg, cloves, for cookies and cakes, or the ultimate treat, warm gingerbread with whipped cream. My favorite chicken salad has candied ginger in the recipe, adding flavor.

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Are you as tired as I am of this sorry bunch?

Spouting their sour grapes trash?

They must think they are heroic

But I’d like to give them a punch!

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I’m cute, I’m small, but that’s not all

I’m mischievous to a fault

Here I sit on my dad’s shoulder

Trying to act a bit bolder

In truth, he’s gargantuan

He’s a male orangutan.

We are notorious for our strength

Seven times humans with arms at length

Residing in rainforests only

But we never feel lonely

Our lifetimes are short

Nearly half of yours

And our bigness wouldn’t fit through your doors

When we sense danger we let out a hiss

Warning our friends, sounds like a kiss

We like to live in trees like this:

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Today is a flag from 1993

When my daughter decided to marrrrrryeee

It’s their anniversary you see

I couldn’t be happier for everybodeee!

🤩🤩🤩

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Have you heard of Thelonious Squid

His evil doings he never kept hid

The villagers thought of him with dread

Even though Thelonious was dead

No one traveled alone at night

The thought of seeing him gave such fright

If he caught you watching his deeds

In the black swamp among the reeds

He’d take your eyes maybe your feet

You would be unable to retreat

Thelonious was such an evil sort

He’d laugh as he maimed you just for sport

Take my advice whether big or small

Lock doors and windows if he comes to call.

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Iridescent beauty

Hovering over a winter landscape

A dream for most

Such a privilege to see this magnificence.

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