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Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for over 50 years, spending much of that time commuting on the 405 Freeway. After Hollywood failed to appreciate her genius for acting and directing, she began a second career managing non-profits, from which she has retired. Nona has now resumed writing whatever comes into her head, instead of reports and pleas for funding. She lives in a small house overrun by books with her wonderful husband.

ON THIS DAY: December 12, 2019

Posted on December 12, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 12th is Gingerbread House Day * National Ambrosia Day National Ding-a-Ling Day * National Poinsettia Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Maria Telkes, Benjamin Kies and Reeta Chakrabarti, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 11, 2019

Posted on December 11, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 11th is Have a Bagel Day Kaleidoscope Day * UNICEF Founding Day * International Mountain Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Eliza Suggs, Naguib Mahfouz and Elena Garro, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 10, 2019

Posted on December 10, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 10th is Dewey Decimal System Day * Jane Addams Day * National Lager Day Nobel Prize Day * International Human Rights Day * International Animal Rights Day  _______________________________________ MORE! Ada Lovelace, Albert Luthuli and Wangari Maathai, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 9, 2019

Posted on December 9, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 9th is National Pastry Day Weary Willie Day * International Anti-Corruption Day * International Day of Veterinary Medicine * International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and the Prevention of This Crime … Continue reading →

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TCS: Hazardous Bliss – Poems for Winter and Summer

Posted on December 9, 2019 by wordcloud9

 .  Good Morning! __________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 8, 2019

Posted on December 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 8th is Chocolate Brownie Day National Lard Day Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day * ____________________________________ MORE! Camille Claudel, Diego Rivera and Conceição Lima, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 7, 2019

Posted on December 7, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 7th is Bakelite Day * International Civil Aviation Day * National Cotton Candy Day Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Akiko Yosano, Noam Chomsky and Melba Beals,  click

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ON THIS DAY: December 6, 2019

Posted on December 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 6th is Microwave Oven Day * Mitten Tree Day * National Miners’ Day * National Gazpacho Day Pawnbroker’s Day _______________________________________ MORE!  Ève Curie, Dave Brubeck and Mall Nukke, click

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Word Cloud: Wintertide

Posted on December 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The first week of December – three weeks before the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, or the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. In many northern places, winter has already arrived: the summer birds left … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 5, 2019

Posted on December 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

December 5th is Comfort Food Day Repeal of Prohibition Day * Sacher-Torte Day * World Soil Day * International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development _______________________________________ MORE! Mozart, Joan Didion and Eddie the Eagle, click

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