Category Archives: PubWages Staff

This is my staff and my rod. When the staff and the rod are wielded properly, all is well with the world.

” Daddy”

“Daddy” Daddy you mean the world to me. I am that person that your eyes see. I may not have become what you wanted me to be. Have done what you wanted me to do. But I am what I … Continue reading

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” Do I”

Do I not breath the same air you breath Feel the same pain that you do? Cry the same tears you do? Do I not hurt like you do feel sad like you? Bleed the same color you do? Love … Continue reading

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A Floral Tea Set Makes The Ideal Mother’s Day Gift

Does your mom enjoy a bit of tea with her scones? Does she speak adoringly of floral tea sets?  The tea set that I designed below with colored pencil drawing of marigolds is just another idea of a Mother’s Day … Continue reading

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City Councils Writing Legislation That Can’t be Enforced

I understand people’s desire for an orderly society and their desire to feel safe in our communities. However our city, state and local governments seem to let power go to their heads and create stupid laws simply for no reason, … Continue reading

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Tea Sets Make Nice Mother’s Day Gifts

Are you looking for that last minute Mother’s Day gift? Here is a cute tea pot, cup, and plate that I designed especially for Mother’s Day. The teapot above features the view of Mount Baldy from the vantage point of … Continue reading

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Carnival and Flamenco

When one thinks of Carnival it brings up images of sambas in Rio de Janiero, or beads and confetti in the New Orleans’s Mardi Gras.   Most closely associated with Catholic culture, Carnival is the last bash before Lent.   While some … Continue reading

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How to Use a Featured Image on PubWages

Most of us who have been writing on PubWages for some time now use photographs and illustrations in the body of our pubs, and we know how to upload an image and embed it into the text. But did you … Continue reading

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Killing Horses by Judy Piatt: Local Author Pens Stunning Book After Living…

50 years after the publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, there comes a book, so chilling in its detail and veracity, I will truly never be the same. Keeping in mind the author is not a writer by trade, … Continue reading

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Book review: Second String, by Anthony Hope

Second String is a story of class differences, small-town scandal, politics and romance in early 20th Century England. Published in 1910, this novel has recently become available on Project Gutenberg.  Link to the book: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38796 Our hero, Andy Hayes, has … Continue reading

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How You Can Help Project Gutenberg

Do you like to read? Do you think that books should be free? Do you have some spare time? Project Gutenberg (PG) (www.gutenberg.org) is an organization devoted to making electronic texts available free to everyone. All PG books are free … Continue reading

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