Mothership

Mothership
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday
January 04
Title
Cinderellen
Company
Enjoyable, I would hope...
Bio
First 19 years: Peoria, Illinois. During years since, I've lived alternately between Iowa and Illinois. Each relocation required that I set my wristwatch backward, or forward, 100 years, respectively. I am pleased to report that I have once more, returned to my home state, but reserve to option to relocate, if circumstances lead me elsewhere. I am an artist and poet by nature; a health care professional by necessity. My main claim to fame, for purposes of this forum, is that it is my great privilege and honor to be the female component of the bio-pair that co-created our singularly stellar muse, Verbal Remedy.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009 10:10AM

Art from Photos: Florence and Rome

 
 
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NOVEMBER 22, 2009 8:02AM

Digital Art from Photos: Amalfi Coast & Pizza

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WHAT I DID ON MY VACATION… yadda…yadda…yadda…

Nearly everyone has, at one time or another, been bored to near distraction by a seemingly endless stream of vacation photos, accompanied by banal narrative.

I plan to spare you more of the same,… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009 8:11PM

In Response to Chuck Stetson's Poetry Open Call

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I wrote this free-form poem nearly a decade ago,  with one particular singer-songwriter in mind. Chuck's challenge helped me revisit it and come to the realization that the sentiments apply to ALL the musicians who have graced my life since my earliest memo… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 19, 2009 6:30AM

Haiku Thursday: Night Moves...Then as Now...

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Tracing ancient stones

Merging timelines with footfalls

Echoes familiar

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Graphic images

Point to Lupanares…

Menus on the walls

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Preferred positions

Played in exchange for Drachmas

Pay-to-play Pompeii

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… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 18, 2009 9:40AM

Barcelona & Pompeii Pics

 

November 5, 2009

My sister, Gayle, and I meet our sister, Paula, brother, Dan, sister-in-law of 32 years, Terri, her uncle, Doug, and his partner of 28 years, Patrick, at O’ Hare, then depart for Madrid. We arrive in Spain and catch a SpanAir shuttle-flight to Barcelona.… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009 7:47PM

Cruisin' Awhile

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map: Googlemaps.com

 

Sibs and I are winging our way to Spain tomorrow.  Cruise departs following day for first port of call in Southern Italy. I'll be back in the States sometime the 16th. and I'll share pics upon my return...promise...

I'll be thinking of my OS Crew ...true...

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009 8:00AM

Haiku Thursday: Gift

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image: art.com/artist: Norman Rockwell
 

Last chance at first love

A dream or reality?

Either is a gift
 
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NOVEMBER 4, 2009 10:06AM

Frost's Fences Make Good Neighbors...Relationships Too!

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“…Before I built a wall I’d ask to know

What I was walling in or walling out,

And to whom I was like to give offense.

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall

That wants

… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 29, 2009 7:29AM

Haiku Thursday: "IT"

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Playmate, come outside

Let’s play hide-and-seek and tag

I’ll gladly be “It”
 
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OCTOBER 27, 2009 11:10AM

Foodie Tuesday: Pesto Manicotti

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8-ounce package manicotti pasta

10-ounce bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed

1 pound sautéed mushrooms, chopped

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups ricotta cheese

1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

1 cup Greek-style yogurt

1

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OCTOBER 22, 2009 8:35AM

Haiku Thursday: Clap if You Believe

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“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.”

~ Claudia Black ~
 

Stay my Peter Pan

Don’t grow up entirely

Keep that man-child charm

 

Should you

… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 20, 2009 8:42AM

Foodie Tuesday: Stuffed Delica Squash

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Today,  I  offer  a  perfect  fall  entree' of small  delica  squash  (kabocha)  parboiled,  stuffed  with ground  pork,  rice,  fresh  green  pepper,  garlic, walnuts,&nb… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 19, 2009 8:42AM

EIGHTH WONDER

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You  ask  if  I  might  love  you.

Your  question  numbs  the  mind.

Apparently,  I  am  that  good,

or  can  you  be  that  blind?

 

I've  played&nbs… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 18, 2009 2:59PM

Sunday Sampling: Framed Art

Just a few framed works to share on a Sunday afternoon:

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 LACEY

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 LACE, PEARLS & ROSEBUDS

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POTTED FERN 

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 ROMA

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ABIGAIL IN PINK (my niece...now age 15) Read full post »

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OCTOBER 15, 2009 10:59AM

Haiku Thursday: Side-by-Side

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Twice I followed them

And I was miserable

I returned alone

 

Twice they followed me

And they were miserable

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OCTOBER 14, 2009 8:43AM

Motivation Toward Change

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“There are essentially two forces that motivate people: self-interest and fear.” ~Anonymous~

      It is difficult to argue with the stated opinion, so far as it goes, but it oversimplifies,… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 13, 2009 8:08AM

Foodie Tuesday: French Onion Soup

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 1 cup butter
4 sweet onions, sliced very thin
1 red onion, sliced very thin
salt and black pepper, to taste
5 cups beef stock
2 bay leaves
1/2 pound Gruyere or other Swiss cheese, 6 slices
6 1/2 inch slices French bread, broiler toasted
 
 1.    In a large sa… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 12, 2009 8:05AM

BEAR NECESSITIES

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Become my

well-loved

well-worn

Teddy Bear.

 

Snuggle closely

under

my comforter

warm and secure

playful and peaceful

stiffened joints

loosened

by… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 11, 2009 9:27AM

CRYSTALINE CACHE

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Life is a blizzard;

people and moments

like fat, soft, individual snowflakes,

each intricate and unique,

caught on the tongue,

melting on eyelashes,

stinging cheeks,… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 10, 2009 9:05AM

FLARE

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Dying embers

glowing warm

comforting

and

reminiscent

of

long-past

hearth fires

and

the occasional

searing inferno.

 

Who knew

that

you would

with

but a whisper

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OCTOBER 8, 2009 8:09AM

Haiku Thursday: Beside Myself

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Walking hand in hand

Inexplicably I find

I’m beside myself
 
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OCTOBER 7, 2009 8:45AM

TOP DOWN

 
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Rebuild from the ground up?

Not this time.

 

This time we build

from the top down.

 

Creative Expression

supported by:

Intellect

 

Intellect

supported by:

Character… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 6, 2009 9:54AM

Foodie Tuesday: Pepperoni, Lentil and Pasta Soup

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1 cup red lentils
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large white onion, finely diced
1 14 ounce can tomatoes, roughly chopped, juice reserved
8 ounces ditalini (small pasta tubes) or similar short pasta
6 1/2 ounces pepperoni sausage, thinly sliced

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OCTOBER 5, 2009 9:08AM

Political Pearls from Will

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Will Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was one of my grandfathers’ (one Republican, one Democrat) heroes. One or both of them regularly quoted him whenever “modern” politics continued upon its’ apparently unchang/… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 4, 2009 8:45AM

Tapping the Wisdom of Solomon

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Solomon, king of the Israelites, was particularly known for his wisdom, most notably, his “judgment” regarding the rightful mother of an infant. One had rolled over on her own baby during the night and inadvertent… Read full post »

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