Basket of apples, please. Or maybe a baguette from the local bakery. Then we can settle in for a relaxing game of backgammon, cozy up with a book, or putter in the garden. (I like your long ears and whiskers, btw.) 🐰🐰🐰 Fun, whimsical, playful: when you step into a Paige Spearin painting, you know … Continue reading Paige Spearin: of bunnies, bars and beds| Jama's Alphabet Soup
#65 in an ongoing series of posts celebrating the alphabet. Welcome to the Poetry Friday Roundup at Alphabet Soup! So glad you’re here. Hope you’re having a good September. 🙂 Today we’re celebrating Alphabet Soup’s 18th blogiversary with one of my favorite (and oh-so-appropos) poetic forms, the abecedarian. Recently stumbled upon this gem by new-to-me … Continue reading poetry friday roundup is here| Jama's Alphabet Soup
There’s nothing more nourishing or restorative than a bowl of homemade soup, especially when your mother makes it. 🙂 If we had a cool rainy day, if someone was feeling under the weather, or whenever she just felt like it, my mom made Korean miyeok-guk (seaweed soup). Though she cooked many delicious dishes, this soup … Continue reading [briny review] A Spoonful of the Sea by Hyewon Yum| Jama's Alphabet Soup
“You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.” ~ Ira Glasser A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEMby Ada LimónThe truth is, I’ve never cared for the NationalAnthem. If you think about it, it’s not a goodsong. Too … Continue reading national anthem for a divided nation| Jama's Alphabet Soup
“Then there’s nothing more to be said. Are we going to have tea? Or not?” ~ Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Today we’re celebrating the third (and final) Downton Abb…| Jama's Alphabet Soup
2 posts published by jama during September 2025| Jama's Alphabet Soup
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” ~ Japanese proverb Hooray for September and a brand new school year! As a grade school student, I loved having new clothes, fresh school supplies, putting covers on assigned textbooks, making sure my quarter for lunch was safely stashed in … Continue reading in honor of teachers| Jama's Alphabet Soup
“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures.” ~ Henry David Thoreau 1. Happy September! We’re happy to be back in anticipation of a beautiful Fall, and what b…| Jama's Alphabet Soup
5 posts published by jama during April 2025| Jama's Alphabet Soup
I’m a longtime fan of Illinois poet, editor and English Professor Richard Jones, having shared several of his poems here over the years, including “Blue Stars,” “The Nomenclature of Color,” and “The Diner.” Prose-like, lyrical, elegant, and accessible, his poems — often about his day-to-day life, are truly a joy to read. Love how he … Continue reading Richard Jones: of madeleines and a milk mustache (+ a summer blog break)| Jama's Alphabet Soup
“As long as one has a garden one has a future; and as long as one has a future one is alive.” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett Since The Secret Garden has always been one of my favorite childr…| Jama's Alphabet Soup