The constellation Leo has always been associated with fire and the sun. The ancient Egyptians saw Leo in relation to summertime and the annual flooding of the Nile River, which was necessary to assure a bountiful harvest. To escape the heat of the desert, lions moved onto the river banks during the summer months. There… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Leo the Lion
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
Vintage Friday: Is Your Banana Ripe?
As a kid I liked bananas on the greener side. As a young wife I set aside two bananas from each bunch and let them over ripen. They were the key ingredient in the homemade banana bread I baked for my husband. There’s a use for green and a use for over ripe. The hour,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Is Your Banana Ripe?
Mythic Monday: The Divine Sneeze
Do you say Gesundheit or God Bless You when someone sneezes? Just how powerful is a sneeze? Ancient Polynesian mythology tells the story of just such a natural but unexpected event during the creation of mankind. At the beginning of time, the Lords of Light ruled the earth, sea, and heaven. Mankind did not yet… Continue reading Mythic Monday: The Divine Sneeze
Vintage Friday: Starsky and Hutch – Familiar Faces 1975
Starsky and Hutch from the mid 1970s was always one of my favorite tv shows. It starred the awesome talents of David Soul as Hutch, Michael Paul Glaser as Starsky, Bernie Hamilton as Captain Dobey, and Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear. Until Direct TV recently started carrying the El Rey channel, there were no reruns… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Starsky and Hutch – Familiar Faces 1975
Writer Wednesday: Daisy Banks and A Perfect Match
I’m thrilled to have Daisy Banks visiting today. Her new book is called A Perfect Match. Join me and let’s see what writerly secrets we can persuade her to reveal. Good morning Daisy! I’ve got my coffee and am ready to chat. I see you’ve got yours as well. Now that we’re settled in, how… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Daisy Banks and A Perfect Match
Mythic Monday: Naming Hercules
Why is Hercules named after his arch enemy? Connections empower our fascination with mythology. Hercules is the Roman form of the Greek hero, Heracles, son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Alcmene. According to traditional Greek myth, throughout much of his life Heracles suffered a relentless hounding from the goddess Hera. As the wife of… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Naming Hercules
Cocktail Saturday: Simple as Pie Peach Margarita
Summertime is all about simplicity. Who wants to be mixing complex ingredients when you can be in the pool with your cocktail within easy sipping reach? However, we would only promote ultra easy — as in premixed — if the cocktail was a true hit. This one hits that mark on the nose. Not only… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Simple as Pie Peach Margarita
Vintage Friday: Candy Time 1960
Candy to a young child in the early 1960s was doubly sweet. Not only did you get a nickel or two to spend as you wanted, but you also got a treat to take with you to school the next day to munch on during recess. I fondly remember my friends and I lounging on… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Candy Time 1960
Mythic Monday: Lughnasadh
Lughnasadh is a traditional Celtic celebration that falls on August 1. On the Wheel of the Year, it designates the midpoint between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox. Lughnasadh is one of four great festivals of ancient Ireland and Scotland. The others are Samhain (October 31), Imbolc (February 2), and Beltane (May 1). Each… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Lughnasadh
Vintage Friday: 13 In Love
Classic poets wrote words of love that still burn within us. To my beloved Ronnie: “Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: – you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” E.E. Cummings “If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.” Anne… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 In Love