Today’s Twenty Word Tuesday word of the day is-Opium. Visiting France, I discovered that many famous writers of bygone times frequented opium dens. More information on this can be found at Parkstone International. The website shares this starting info: “Nicknamed ‘la fée brune’ (the brown fairy), opium may be less colorful than its friend absinthe, ‘the green fairy’, but it is no less intriguing. Imported from China by sailors in the 19th century, it became widely used in brothels in the port cities of France. But it wasn’t long before this ‘midnight oil’ became the fashionable drug of choice in the French capital.”
Tiny brown pupils sticky from smoke slowly sip a bitter, spritely reflection; euphoria is momentary after years in the den.
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very clever and what a great photo !
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Thank you, John. Tried to sneak in some symptoms.
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Wow, an opium den! No, I won’t go there… 😂
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Never have I ever..but, all the same must have been euphoric.
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Oh yes, it’s like weed but much more of a buzz. I tried that stuff a loooong time ago. No thanks!
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Well penned!
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“Opium is the religion
of some sad people.”
~ Hippo Marx 😎
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😂 And some that def. saw the fae like Charles Baudelaire. 🧚♀️ Lucky for me, I can see them without it.
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Caffeine is my drug of choice 😎
and the fairies at the bottom of
my garden are always welcome
to join me for a dose of coffee ☕
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Delightful. 😉
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Superb post, and I’m sure that’s Mrs H in the photo. We will be ‘speaking!’
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😉 she said she was going to the powder room, no doubt?
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She is a little tinker😂
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😂❤️
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