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J. Sharland Day
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The Winter I Ordered A Whole New Kitchen Built in Oregon and then Went to Mexico

What I learned and how it all turned out in the end — One of our friends called us, “Two traveling fools...wandering about while their kitchen is being created.” “Yeah?” I scoffed and said to my husband, “That may be in his and possibly other’s opinions, but I prefer to think that we were the smart ones ‘cause we didn’t have to deal…

Kitchen

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The Winter I Ordered A Whole New Kitchen Built in Oregon and Then Went to Mexico
The Winter I Ordered A Whole New Kitchen Built in Oregon and Then Went to Mexico
Kitchen

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If Only

I had practiced my guitar and singing — If only I had practiced my beloved guitar, After learning the cords, I coulda been a big star. But I would only strum, Making up songs with a hum. When the mood hit every now and then. My voice was not very bold, But had a wide range, I was…

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If Only
If Only
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The Dream About War

And the wish for it to come true — From the sounds my husband had been making at some point during the night, it seemed he was having a bad dream. I asked him in the morning what he had dreamed about, not expecting an answer. His 99% response was usually: “I don’t know. I don’t remember.” Which has…

Dreams

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The Dream About War
The Dream About War
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I Love to Touch You

The power of a touch — Touch. Such a simple yet powerful action. Not a poke or prod. Those have negative connotations and effects. They are to get attention and are harder. Who wants to be poked? A touch is softer. It can say, “Hello, dear friend. It’s so good to see you!” Or it can…

Touch

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I Love to Touch You
I Love to Touch You
Touch

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Busking in Spain and the History of Flamenco, Part 2

The wonderful experience of seeing flamenco dancers perform — I did a bit of research about flamenco dancing before we went to see it live. I was interested to learn that the music, which came from the gypsies in the Andalucía area in Spain’s southern regions in the 15th century, was compiled from adaptations of music and dance styles…

Flamenco

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Busking in Spain and the History of Flamenco, Part 2
Busking in Spain and the History of Flamenco, Part 2
Flamenco

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·May 2

Busking in Spain and the History of Flamenco, Part 1

The day I discovered the amazing street performers of Seville, Spain — The city of Seville was like many other cities we’d passed through in Spain as well as Mexico — lots of traffic, disappointing modern buildings, and annoying construction that was accompanied by detour after detour through the newer infrastructures. When the four of us, Vivienne, George, Marty, and I, needed…

Busking

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Busking in Spain and the History of Flamenco, Part 1
Busking in Spain and the History of Flamenco, Part 1
Busking

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·Apr 25

Alice Sings the Blues…Happily

How a Memphis bluesman turned grief into joy — It was going to be two years since Pete died, her husband of nearly forty years. Thirty-nine years, seven months, and twenty-two days, Alice kept reminding herself when she felt downright depressed from the loss and the loneliness, which was often. …

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Alice Sings the Blues…Happily
Alice Sings the Blues…Happily
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The Power of Poetry

·Apr 18

Life and the Pitfalls of the Dreaded Saturation Point

A poem — When does a traveler get tired of traveling? When does a writer get tired of writing? When does a doer of anything get tired of doing anything they love? Saturation is likely. When does one reach a saturation point? What is a saturation point, to begin with? It is the…

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Life and the Pitfalls of the Dreaded Saturation Point
Life and the Pitfalls of the Dreaded Saturation Point
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·Apr 4

A Silly Poem about the Massive Flock of Grus Grus

Poetry inspired by traveling in Spain — A big damn bird flew in front of our car, As we drove down the road to Seville (Sayveea). It landed in a field but was too far To see what it might be-a. Was it a giant bird or small plane? I chuckled to myself. That thought was silly…

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A Silly Poem about the Massive Flock of Grus Grus
A Silly Poem about the Massive Flock of Grus Grus
Poem

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·Mar 29

Our Journey To The Coast And Highlands — Granada and The Alhambra

More adventures in Spain! — Our trip from Valencia to Granada in the rental car was freeing and amazing. Freeing because we could go anywhere, instead of being stuck in a train to only go where the schedule took us. And it was amazing because we could see areas beyond the windows of the trains…

Travel

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Our Journey to the Coast and Highlands — Granada and The Alhambra
Our Journey to the Coast and Highlands — Granada and The Alhambra
Travel

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J. Sharland Day

J. Sharland Day

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Writer of suspense, thriller, travel, romance, erotica, paranormal & poetry. @JSharlandDay https://www.jsharlandday.com/

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