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I’m naming my new Blurb book: “Easy Peasy”. Its theme is electronic creating.
This is never “easy peasy”, but I’ve adopted the title because my 3 year old grandson
loves the rhyme of the phrase and the recitation has made tasks easier for him.

Even though Mark Twain used the phrase way before Google gave us references for the phrase,
the following definitions appear under the urban dictionary:

EasyPeasy Synonyms:
simple easy straightforward bob’s yer uncle cinch it’s a snap loose no sweat simple pimple uncomplicated batter bakin easy peacy easy-peacy easypeasy easy-peasy liverpool not difficult peasypeacy scousers shouldn’t be a problem

Easy Peasy
It comes from a 1970’s british TV commercial for Lemon Squeezy detergent. They were with a little girl who points out dirty greasy dishes to an adult (mom or relative) and then this adult produces Lemon Squeezy and they clean the dishes quickly. At the end of the commercial the girl says “Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy”.

Today it is a silly way to state something was or will be very easy.
I will be in an out, easy peasy.

Can you open this jar of pickles? Sure thing easy peasy.
(from the Urban Dictionary
derivation of easy peasy)

Years ago we had the advantage of looking in a dictionary which was written locally in our own language and was culturally friendly.Today we search world-wide and need to decipher which links apply to us.The internet is overwhelming.It teaches us too much. We’re dizzy scanning the info to focus only on specifics needed. There’s little space to retain anything after sifting through the icons, codes, navigation blips, history, and general TMI! Scrolling skills are imperative. “Looking behind” the means to survive. As Oliver reminded me, rhyme stabilizes. Chant relaxes. Memorization frees me to create.
Andiammo! my fellow writers and illustrators!

“You Smell Bad”

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You Smell Bad

This is a PDF about a thunderstorm
2 children who try to help a frightened dog
and their Nana and Don.

Grass

Photo from Laura Purdie Salas

Photo from Laura Purdie Salas

Do not bruise the tender reed:
toss it to the sky:
Spirit sifts its soul!

GPS

Bob at the Highlands

Bob at the Highlands

GPS
zipped us
up the Hudson Valley

through
the Berkshire Corridor

dropped us
in Providence RI

plucked us
placed us
in Norfolk, MA
and back home

in 8 hours –
politely.

Blurb

For children of all ages:

e-books with video and sound recordings
fetching layouts
extraordinary paper products
professional printing
ISBN numbers
access to Amazon and i-Books
support
suburb design examples
literary community

EXPLORE!

E-Junk

Salmon, Artichokes, Greens, and homemade Spinach Ravioli

Salmon, Artichokes, Greens, and homemade Spinach Ravioli

Appetizers courtsey on the screen
Stacks of goodies scramble to the top;
Ooops! forgot the salt…
Bland fixings deleted.

Take out the trash.

Promise

MountTimpanogos

Promise me everything.
But, now
hold me close.

E-Captain of the Plane

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the
captain
of
the
plane
has
turned
the
seat belt
sign
on

off
sign
seat belt
the
turned
has
plane
the
of
captain
the

It takes 5-7 hours to fly west from Baltimore to Salt Lake City. The flight holds over 130 people, plus small children. The Southwest seats have gotten smaller. They strive to have a full flight and arrive and depart on the minute.
Yesterday I was on a flight where the flight attendants turned on the light in the forward head so it appeared to be in use, and then no passengers were allowed to unfasten their seat belts to pee. Duh!
Meanwhile the attendants were rushing up and down the aisle with drinks and pretzels.
A one year old needed a diaper change, and the mother tried to accomplish this on the floor of the cabin.
Is the speed of flight compromising humanity?
Are we becoming electrons on a circuit?
data on a current?
cogs?
bullets?
Don’t ask the captain: his job is to turn the seat belt sign off and on.

Fantasy and Moonlight

Jeanne's creation @ the PaintMixer.com class in Utah

Jeanne’s creation
@ the PaintMixer.com class in Utah

Dragon rears her head at moon
Stars bless the pair;
Pair them in the light
Bed them in the sea.

Another night
in the waves.
Synchronicity.

Don's Loch Ness Monster @thepaintmixer.com May 29,2014

Don’s Loch Ness Monster
@thepaintmixer.com
May 29,2014

From the green depths
arises monster gills-
seeking moonbeams
to soothe
his swaying thirst-
his restless curse.

Hoofing

Utah Pintos

Utah Pintos

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
Winston Churchill

Hoofing
snuggling
shuffling
prancing with the herd.

Snorting
whinnying
neighing
acapella song.

Thundering
rampaging
stampeding
mountainside throng.

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