Monthly Archives: April 2013

Sunday Psalm – Jubilate Deo, omnis terra

Posted on April 21, 2013 by TommiaW

There are many psalms that include the phrase, “make a joyful noise…” Psalm 66 is the first of them: King James Version (KJV) (Courtesty of BibleGateway.com) 1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 2 Sing forth the honour of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snapshot – Rivers and Rails Edition (*with Repeats)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by TommiaW

(Repeat one above) (Repeat two, below) Any particular routes you’d like to ramble along?

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Quiet Bravery

Posted on April 19, 2013 by TommiaW

Today’s ficlet fragment started off with the FFF challenge from One Minute Writer. Then I realized Sylvia didn’t interest me as much as I thought she might. Had thought about a segment from Quietus: Quintets Demise, but had nothing proper. … Continue reading →

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Questionable

Posted on April 19, 2013 by TommiaW

Questionable. That’s my first thought upon reading this opening line in my email from the main page of Blogging from A to Z: “Here we are past the halfway mark and I’m still finding some blogs with a lot less … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day

Posted on April 18, 2013 by TommiaW

At Poets.org, there are 30 suggested ways to celebrate the poem. (Dare you to write one, involving a gnome.) Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day – wee! (Whew! – timing fits nicely with Blogging from A-to-Z!) Write one, read one, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – The ‘O’ Edition

Posted on April 17, 2013 by TommiaW

Today’s Wednesday Words comes in two parts: George Orwell and Jerry Orbach. I remember reading George Orwell in school – the two standards of “Animal Farm” and “1984.” Frightful to see how some things have come to pass. Sadder still … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tunes Day – The Letter “N” Edition

Posted on April 16, 2013 by TommiaW

Tsk, tsk, tsk! How could I forget it’s Tuesday Tunes Day?! Well, stretching this a bit to share two today: Nina Simone and Red Nichols (yes, mixing it up a bit, since ‘S’ and ‘R’ do not fall on a … Continue reading →

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M is for Magic

Posted on April 15, 2013 by TommiaW

Inspired by today’s Daily Prompt: Write a piece of fiction describing the incident that gave rise to the phrase, “third time’s the charm.” Dora walked the labyrinth with her father, her small feet atop his. She read the words for him while … Continue reading →

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Sunday Psalm

Posted on April 14, 2013 by TommiaW

A well-known psalm of comfort, there is very little to say or add to Psalm 23. So below is an illustration courtesy of Irving Blake’s blog, followed by a performance of Psalm 23 by Bobby McFerrin. Cantores Minores conducted … Continue reading →