Flirt a little, wink
a little — get ready for the
charm bomb to explode. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bobsburgers #tvhaiku

If the right person
believes in you, anything
becomes possible. ♥️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

I‘m not feeling zen,
it‘s Monday again — won‘t you
send some lasagna?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #Garfield

So I got an Oracle deck the other day (will post link in comments) & the first card I drew was the pink dolphin. Did some research which I will post in comments. They are referred to as los encantados (the enchanted).

welcome joy into
your life with arms and heart wide
open, enchanted.

pink water gymnasts,
seductive shapeshifters —
los encantados.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #pinkdolphin #oracledeck

My body in full
sensory delight, no one
but us existed…

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #love

My favorite comfort food to make is spaghetti carbonara. It might not be up to an Italian Nonna‘s standards since I make it with bacon instead of pancetta or guanciale, but it‘s freaking delicious just the same. If anyone wants my recipe, let me know!

twine the spaghetti
around your fork, savoring
each tasty morsel.

bacon and garlic
explode on the tongue — indulge
in its decadence. 🍝

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #pasta

Look in the mirror
with confidence — don‘t waste time
caring what people think. 🪞💭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

le chat noir — il est
mystérieux, joueur, et
plein d‘amour. ?‍⬛

the black cat — he is
mysterious, playful,
and full of love. ?‍⬛

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #cats #catsoflitsy

Mountains set against
the backdrop of a dusky
painted sky, aglow.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nature

phase two: make sure
Ben is VERY sorry that
he disrespected you.

bonus points if you
can get him to scream like a
little girl — he earned it.

#haikuhive #poetry #funny #barbie #theadventuresofbarbieandben

Let‘s channel Phryne
as often as possible —
life‘s less dull that way.

Phryne Fisher is my favorite book character and I‘m due for a reread of this series soon. Also love the show Miss Fisher‘s Murder Mysteries. Highly recommend both if you haven‘t read/seen them!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #PhryneFisher

This pic is one my sister took when she was on vacation in France a few weeks ago. So gorgeous.

A picture perfect
cerulean blue sea, salty
air, pigeons afoot. 🌊

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #beach

Got this gorgeous new tarot set. Drew the 2 of swords today. ⚔️

turn off all the noise
and carefully weigh options
before proceeding.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #haikutarotreading

la ville lumière —

l'endroit le plus romantique

du monde entier. ??

the city of lights —
the most romantic place in
the entire world. ??

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku #paris

phase one of Barb's plan:

send Ben's lady friend on her

merry little way. 🤭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #barbie #funny #theadventuresofbarbieandben

ready for a beach

getaway, toes in the sand,

i'm ready to play. 🏖️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #pusheen #cats #catsoflitsy #beach #summer

glamorous gals gather,

guzzling gossip, getting

gorgeous for their guys.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #retroart #beautyparlor

plunge headfirst into

fantasy, watch adventure

unfold on each page.

be enchanted by

whimsy, fall in love with a

hero, slay dragons.

storm the castle gates,

fight against evil — watch good

triumph in the end.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #fantasy #bibliophile

Pull it together,
Barb! Time to start plotting your
revenge — make it good.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #Barbie #theadventuresofbarbieandben

Enjoyed listening to this thriller on audio, as I don‘t read a lot of books set in New Zealand & I love the accents. Dark and twisty, and it will make you never want to stay at an AirBnb again! 😆 4⭐️🇳🇿

#audiobook #thriller

Black cats are magic,
familiar and true — but not
to be trifled with. 🐈‍⬛

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #catsoflitsy #cats #blackcats

Final straw — falling
into the toilet in the
middle of the night. 🚽☠️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny

Don‘t pop out at parties
or be unpoopular — and
it‘s so tasty, too! 💊🥃

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ilovelucy #tvhaiku

Sunday pedicure,
long overdue, relaxing with
Edith Wharton. 💅🏼

Had a lovely afternoon yesterday getting a pedi and catching up on the tagged book.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Season three, over?
Say it isn‘t so! Rehab time —
withdrawals imminent.

Well somehow, season 3 of The Gilded Age is over. It was so good! Now we gotta wait 2 years for season 4. 😭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #thegildedage

l'arc-en-ciel brille,

promettant de meilleures chose à

venir — attendez. ?

The rainbow shines,
promising better things
to come — wait. ?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #frenchhaiku

water your father,

dear, perhaps he'll grow some brains —

it's worth a shot, right?

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

Continuing celebrating the new lady umpire with haikus about my favorite baseball movie. Each is separate & goes with each pic.

dear Dottie, despite

being a hottie, played baseball

as well as any man.

one rule above all:

despite a bad call, there's

no crying in baseball.

with all your faults, she

loves you still — had to be you,

wonderful you, Nelson.

sisterly friction

spices up the competition —

may the best one win.

Lucy, Pride & Prejudice, and cats!! Can‘t go wrong with these. 🧡🤍🧡

#SereneSaturdays

So today, Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire in a regular season MLB game. Pretty cool it was for a Braves game, I must say. Very exciting. 🤓

today, Jen becomes

the first woman to ump an

MLB game — score!

Braves vs. Marlins,

she umps the first base line with

quiet excellence.

#haikuhive #poetry #MLB #baseball

It‘s somehow been 56 years since the lovely Sharon Tate left this world because of several monsters who don‘t deserve to be mentioned. I still maintain that she is the most beautiful woman I‘ve ever seen. 🩷

An ethereal
doe-eyed beauty with a heart-
stopping smile — she glows.

Side note: the tagged book written by her sister is excellent, a beautiful coffee table book.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #SharonTate

Hurricane season
is here — wake me when it‘s a
category four. 🌀

Oh the joys of living in Florida in August and September. 😵‍💫

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

I haven‘t been reading as much this year because I‘m easily distracted these days. Here‘s some motivation to read more.

time to go back to

your roots: make time for reading

again — your first love.

read with purpose; learn,

relax, unwind — travel the

world in cozy comfort.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bibliophile

There‘ll be no trace
that one was once two, after
I fade into you…

Inspiration taken from this song I‘ve been obsessed with since it came out, from the show Nashville:

https://youtu.be/fdFCxsToVpo?si=7O5ZEj5d1mmOVOia

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #love #music

Memory keeper
capturing life‘s most precious,
colorful moments. 📸

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #photography

We must take the time
to hone life‘s most important
skills and be prepared. 🤓

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny

Today marks 30 years since my mom & I were in a horrible car accident that changed our lives, especially hers. Wrote this for my mama, who is the strongest person I know (people she works with told her she reminds them of Mary Poppins and I don‘t disagree).

To the world‘s best mom,
she‘s practically perfect in
every single way. 💙

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

She puts her bra on
one boob at a time, just like
everybody else.

Lol, Tina is my spirit animal, what can I say. 🤓😆

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #tvhaiku #bobsburgers

rendezvous secrète,

tombons amoureux, juste toi

et moi -- tous les deux.

secret date,
let's fall in love, just you
and me -- the two of us.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #love #frenchhaiku

The 5 of cups got cut off on the bottom, but that‘s what this picture is supposed to be. 😆

Let go of the past,
find a way to move forward
together — choose joy.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarotreading #poetry

Continuing with #theadventuresofbarbieandben , poor Barb here walked in and found Ben in a compromising position. 😳 Things are about to get interesting. 🤔

It‘ll take me years
to forget the atrocities
I‘ve seen here today.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #barbie

High tension moment,
the pain palpable — in the
end, laughter triumphs.

You had your chance, M‘Lynn,
to be the first to say I
slapped Ouiser Boudreaux! 👋🏻

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #steelmagnolias #moviehaiku

Smallest in nature,
but fastest, too — rapidly
humming and flapping.

Obligatory this is not my pic, found online. Would be ecstatic if I ever got this close to a hummingbird!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #hummingbirds

Remembering Marilyn Monroe who passed away 63 years ago today.

Marilyn, Norma Jeane —
iconic blonde bombshell,
vulnerable beauty. ♥️

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #oldhollywood #MarilynMonroe

Ok I‘m wary of sharing this because I don‘t really know what I‘m doing yet lol, but did a tarot reading this morning and drew the 10 of wands. This is what I got out of it.

Overburdened, burnt
out — take a step back, ask for
help when you need it.

It‘s so easy to get caught in the trap of thinking we don‘t need to ask for help and can do everything on our own. 🩵

#haikuhive #haikutarotreading #poetry #tarot

Find someone who will
embrace your crazy, happy
to let you be you.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bobsburgers #tvhaiku #dontsettle

Crepe myrtles in bloom,
swaying in the summer breeze,
coloring our world. 🩷

I love crepe myrtles, they are everywhere in Florida. I always think of my Grandma whenever I see them. 🩷

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nature

So this is the tarot set that I received from a lovely Litten a few years back in a swap @lil1inblue @AnnCrystal — the box hasn‘t been opened! 🤓

And just like that, dad‘s
hopes for a Sunday morning
quickie were kaput. 🤭

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #retroart

Timshel: thou mayest;
now that you don‘t have to be
perfect, you can be good.

This is my absolute favorite book and I‘ve been thinking about getting a timshel tattoo. Would anyone be interested in doing a buddy read with me? I‘m long overdue for a reread.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #eastofeden #johnsteinbeck