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A TALE OF NOAH'S ARK

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  The ark took approximately 75 years to build and fill with animals and birds and was a’float for 110 days or 3 ½ months before the Great Flood receded and Noah found land again. There were some misunderstandings when Noah first began to build the ark. He had to change his plans a few times . “Bad news everyone!  The Ark didn’t turn out as I expected.” At last the ark was built, but along came the local HOA making noise.  Luckily, the rains came and Noah was able to move the ark in time to avoid paying a fine. When the ark was ready Noah began taking on animals in a certain order. Some were quick to get aboard, others, not so much. Others missed the boat altogethe r . “So, what part of RSVP didn’t you understand?” Eventually, a pair of unicorns did get on board, but Sylvia had been smitten with Terry and wasn’t exactly fond of Stan, so things didn’t look too promising for the future of unicorns. At last Noah had all the animals and birds onboard.  There were some p...
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P.S. A QUICK EXTRA TO SHARE

A hacker called me the other day and told me they had all my passwords.   Rushing to grab pen & paper I said “Oh, thank God.   What are they?   :[]
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GARDEN SEATINGS: ELEGANT, PRETTY, WHIMSICAL, & MINE

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  Comes close to the prompt. Elegant I love swings.  They look pretty here, but maybe that's a few too many pillows?  And I’d have the place lit by the outer lanterns sitting around and do away with the overhead lighting in order to keep flying things from swarming me.  Let them swarm around the outer lanterns! A lovely place to rest along the path. Nostalgic A sweet spot to enjoy a tall glass of iced tea or lemonade, perhaps a mint julep on a hot day.  I have a bistro set much like this in red.  Those chairs are surprisingly comfortable with or without cushions. J A pretty butterfly bench.  Yellow is my favorite color, but benches like this one come in a kaleidoscope of colors with all manner of winged-shaped things. Cute Why not have your tea inside a teapot. Or sit inside a snail I don’t know about sitting inside here, though?  Whoa! Fancy a tree house?  Once upon a time something like this would’ve been a dreamy delight.  Now, with ...
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DANCING WITH THE STARS, er, FOLKS

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  I was 11 or 12 when I was dancing with a folk dance group in grade school. My eldest daughter was around the same age when she dressed up for Halloween as a Dutch girl in a similar costume. In 1997 we were visiting friends in Sitka, Alaska, home of the New Archangels Dancers and caught one of their shows.  It’s an all women dance troop and they were amazing. They perform all over the world. Cute costume in either color. I remembered "Snow White" wore one of those black corset-vests in one of my favorite books from my childhood. And yep – there she is. “Beauty” from “Beauty & the Beast” in another of my favorite childhood books called “Old Time Fairy Tales” wore one too. But why be limited to black when you can have beautiful prints like these?   "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest one of all?" :-> La Nightingail
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