A black bear who paced on the shore,
Had breakfast, but said he’d like more,
The man in the boat,
Just continued to float,
Avoiding the blood and the gore.
Laughing Kookaburra
See the disrupted feathers on the kookaburra’s breast. Doesn’t it look like a face with two eyes and a ripply mouthline?
There once was a bird who could laugh,
His jokes were much funnier by half,
Than any wild creature
The forest could feature,
He thought life was simply a gaff.
Wallaby
Willoughby Woo was a wallaby
Whose kangaroo friends called him “Wannabe,”
He’d pretend to be cool,
But they called him a fool.
It’s not what a wallaby oughtta be.
“Now listen, my friend, Joey Roo,
I’m certain we’re cousins, we two,
Though different in name,
We are clearly the same,
And you see that I’m handsome like you.”
Still, Willoughby Wallaby Woo
Wished he were a fine kangaroo,
His friend Joey Roo,
Said, “I know what to do.
Just say, ‘Bibbity Bobbity, Boo!'”
Great Reading with a Small Price Tag
The 9th annual Smashwords End of Year Sale is on now and runs through the end-of-day January 1st.
All five of my novels are on for half price in all e-reader formats. You can see the cover images of my books in the sidebar of my blog as well as below, in this post.
If you go to smashwords.com
you can type in the title of my books in the Search window at the top right-hand corner of the page.
Or, you can take the easy way, and type in my name (Anneli Purchase) in the Search window at the top right of the Smashwords page, and all of my books will come up.
All of them are marked down by 50% to only $1.49 US.
This is a really inexpensive way to get all my books for your e-reader.
The three books that are West Coast dramas are best read in order, but are also enjoyable as standalones:
- The Wind Weeps
- Reckoning Tide
- Marlie
All of my books have a bit of love and a lot of adventure in them, and you’ll come away having learned something about the area that is the setting for the books.
If you are looking for love and drama in Baja California, you may be interested in reading Orion’s Gift.
For a love triangle in post-war Europe, Julia’s Violinist is a must-read.
All my books maybe be found on Amazon for the same price of $1.49 until January 1, 2026.
Why not give them a try? It won’t break the bank.
Koala Resting
A lazy koala with fuzz
Slept high in a treetop because
He hid from his chores,
Hanging on by all fours
Cuz that’s what a koala does.
Pied Cormorant
A cormorant who was named Wendy,
Was famous for being so bendy,
She craned her neck back,
Without making it crack,
And now this lithe move is quite trendy.
The Chicken Ballet
The big pot of stew was just brimming
With juices right after the skimming,
The drumsticks of chickens,
Said, “Oh, what the Dickens!
We’re doing our synchronized swimming.”
Crispin Loves Walnuts
There once was a squirrel called Crispin,
Who ate walnuts putting his fist in,
The nutmeat was tight,
But he put up a fight,
And got at the food with some twistin’.
Yule Logs
I came across this Christmas cookie recipe that I posted six years ago and thought this might be a good time to reblog it for anyone interested in an easy but really delicious Christmas cookie. Just click on the link that says “Continue reading” below.
Rainbow Lorikeets
It’s limerick month. I won’t necessarily do one a day, but maybe every second day or so.
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