On many walks in woods or fields I come across old boundary stones marking the areas of villages and towns. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Marker
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A Quarry Is Like an Open Wound
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Open Wound
Worm or not Worm
or just an outside blemish? Bonus joke: What is worse than finding a worm in an apple you’re eating? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Half a worm. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Blemish
Dancing in the Wind
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Polka Dots
Built on a Rugged Cliff Face
Kunibert never dared to approach the open window after his third tankard of brown ale. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Rugged
A Clutch
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Clutch
The Genius of the German Language
(Eat your heart out, Mark Twain!) This post is for all those who at one time or another have made fun of German and its ability to form seemingly endless compound nouns, e.g. Verkehrswegeplanungsbeschleunigungsgesetz or Gleichgewichtsdichtegradientenzentrifugation. In fact, the ability to create compound nouns can … Continue reading The Genius of the German Language
Playing with Paper
Before we had Barbie dolls we had paper dolls. We cut out paper figures and different clothes. Then we dressed the dolls and played with them until they ripped. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Paper
Where Everybody Knows Your Game
Not that long ago every tavern in every village in Germany had a regulars’ table called Stammtisch. The local regulars would congregate there, usually just having drinks and only occasionally something to drink. To pass the time they would play cards, usually the traditional games … Continue reading Where Everybody Knows Your Game
Silent Fracas
Don’t tell me fish don’t have affrays. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Affray
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