a cooking pot and twisted tales
Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
I tried to find opposites and initially felt like I was looking for a needle in a haystack digging through photos, but to my surprise, I think I managed to scrounge up several that would fit the bill.
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“There’s virtue in work and there’s virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” Alan Cohen
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Yay! It’s Friday. Let’s kick back and relax a bit.
Have some fun and be happy.
P.S: I hope to see you at our online party this weekend. It’s always a good time
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
Wonderful, evocative poetry by a talented writer. Left me hungry for more. Jacqueline can write! Linda Bethea
If you enjoy my works and would like to do so, you can fuel my creativity with a slice of cake or coffee
On Thursday’s, I share pictures about ‘Echos of my Neighbourhood.
I would like to invite you to participate. The challenge is quite simple and you can find out more about it through this link.
This week, I bring you some bits of night life in my neighbourhood.
I don’t exaggerate when I tell you that this city is sleepless and as the weather heats up more and more, night business grows longer into the night and runs quite efficiently. The entire place glows with light therefore belies the true sense of the lateness.
I went to a Ramadan night market exhibition and up till 1 am, people were trooping in and out of the venue.
For a Middle Eastern city, it’s quite safe and people are comfortable to mill around that late.
On our e-travel on Echoes, Lady Lee brought us a smile and took us to Wales on caravan cabins and a tree house, the greenery at Giggles and Tales were quite lush, then those doors of faith from Making Peace with Life did give us some pause before we took off to Charles Waugh’s beautiful, story book neighbourhood .
This is total fun and you shouldn’t be left out. Do share some bits and pieces of your World with us, please. Thank you
P.S: You can join our online party this weekend. It’s always a good time
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
Wonderful, evocative poetry by a talented writer. Left me hungry for more. Jacqueline can write! Linda Bethea
If you enjoy my works and would like to do so, you can fuel my creativity with a slice of cake or coffee
“A conversation is so much more than words: a conversation is eyes, smiles, the silences between the words.” Annika Thor
Can you tell a story from the picture?
Well, here’s my own narration. I enjoy having such little fun 🙂
The imagined conversation. Watch their hand movement:
1st photo – Man in white thobe: “Habib, you told me to go there and I did!
2nd photo – I saw nothing.
3rd photo – you misled me, why?
1st photo – Man in shorts kept quiet
2nd photo – still quiet but smiling.
3rd photo – my friend, I didn’t mislead you. I have no idea what happened there.
So, what do you see?
P.S: You can join our online party this weekend. It’s always a good time
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
Wonderful, evocative poetry by a talented writer. Left me hungry for more. Jacqueline can write! Linda Bethea
If you enjoy my works and would like to do so, you can fuel my creativity with a slice of cake or coffee
“Take action! An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of intention.” Dr. Steve Maraboli
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” Deepak Chopra
“The more I traveled, the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” Shirley Maclaine
‘One of the great things about travel is that you find out how many good, kind people there are.” Edith Wharton
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I can’t say it enough, there’s nothing as interesting as observing people. You wonder who they are, where they are going, what’s their story etc.
In a microcosm such as the airport, the train, the buses, the malls, anywhere you can find a throng of people, it’s quite informative what you learn about someone just by looking.
Are they fussy, tantrum throwers, are the fidgety, composed, smiling, frowning?…. It’s a free movie!
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
‘A Richly Layered and Passionate Read.’ Jan Cliff
If you enjoy my works, you can fuel my creativity with a cup of coffee or a slice of cake
“Sometimes, what we pay for looking good is not just paper currency but the price of discomfort.” Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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I literally shuddered and ouched severally in my head as I watched this interesting scalp grooming.
It wasn’t the usual hair clipper that I see men use these days but a rather effective and shudder inducing switch blade that was pretty sharp and ran smoothly in the hands of the barber or is it hair stylist that the men call it? Not sure.
I doubt if I will be brave enough to submit myself for this.
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
“Beautiful Poetry of Life and Love.” Amanda
If you enjoy my works, you can fuel my creativity with a cup of coffee or a slice of cake
“Beauty is not in the face. Beauty is a light in the heart.” Khalil Gibran
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The beautiful lady in the picture made a shopping experience wonderful. She was polite, engaging and very helpful despite all the questions I had to ask, she beamed with smiles all through.
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
“Beautiful Poetry of Life and Love.” Amanda
The Daily post photo prompt partners tells us to pair them up “Whether two of a kind or ten, give us subjects that are in sync with one another — show us partnerships.”
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
I absolutely love this book of poems. My favorites are “Love Rations” (for those who love to give the silent treatment) and “Beggars Supper” (which definitely pulls at the heart strings). Two thumbs up!!
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With the advent of online hot news off the press, reading of traditional papers seems to have taken the back burner, but I still enjoy the crinkle of regular newspapers and poring over it at my own time and also enjoying the funnies and doing the crossword puzzles.
Online news just never feels the same to me. Do you still read the newspaper?
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
“Beautiful Poetry of Life and Love.” Amanda
“If you’re making mistakes, it means you are out there doing something.” Neil Gaiman
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The words on his T-shirt caught my eyes. It’s a familiar quote which says:
“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” Tony Robbins
The key word is to keep moving even it if it’s in snail progress.
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
‘A Richly Layered and Passionate Read.’ Jan Cliff
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