Author name: Carol Tomany

music, words

Nine Pipers Piping

Our word for today is “pipe.” Again a word with so many meanings. Given the mood of today and the ugly people who have been voted in to “rule” us, the first image to come to mind is “pipe bomb.” An angry populace revolts. They make weapons at home, pipe bombs, to throw at the […]

gardening, reality, words

Grass…

Our writing word for today is “grass.” For me, nothing says Spring more than grass, at least, up here in Canada.  When white is all we see covering the ground from December to March, the sight of some green grass is a welcome change. The problem with grass is, there is often not enough where

slow clothing, words

File it – for the record….

Our writing word for today is “file.” Another word with many meanings. Today, I’m going to use “file” in the sense of recording information for preservation!! Wow! big words for small deeds. What I really mean is that this blog, for me, is a way of recording or filing, what I do and have done

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The Dress…… An Atonement

I am fascinated with the “slow clothing movement.” It’s a throw back to the depression era when no one threw anything out. Every scrap – string, paper, glass etc. – was saved to be re-used one day. With clothing, people wore hand-me-downs or re-fashioned items, to make, what was left, last a little longer –

poetry, words

Band…

Our word for today is “band” – it has many meanings. The first to come to mind is music – the camaraderie of music. People coming together to play instruments, sing, express joy. I’m not good enough to play my piano in a band, but my writing partner plays the flute and has joined a

reality, words

Separate…

Our writing word for a while now has been “separate.” It may be used as the verb – to separate or the adjective, as in something set apart. I have been away for a while, separated from my usual routines, separated from the time zone of family and friends by 7 or 8 hours and

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What a Shame……

Our writing word for today is “shame.” I have heard it often. “What a shame you didn’t come last week, the weather was perfect … or you would have met so and so … or … the list goes on. Yes, I have had my fair share of disappointments. So many in fact, that I’ve

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Passage to…..

Our writing word for today is “passage.” I always think of passage as a very grand word. It reminds me of long journeys by sea to distant lands. Wealthy people booked passages on steamships to the Orient. Or they took exotic train journeys, rail passages, to Istanbul. The poor took passages too. Their journeys, though,

poetry, words

Death Be Not Proud…

Our writing word for today is “Death.” Well, I suppose it’s important to think about the end of the story, as we read or write along. I somehow like to think, that if my life were a book, it would be a long (maybe slow) read. War and Peace comes to mind, as do these

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Some assembly required….

Assembly is our writing word for today. Given that I have recently assembled a few purchases from Ikea, I’m not surprised that this word, just popped into my head 🙂 In fact, if the truth were known, I have, over the years collected (and assembled) more than my share of Billys, Gronlids, Ekeros, etc, etc.

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