Weekly Smile – (3TC #629)
I missed last week’s weekly smile, indeed, I confess, it is two week’s since I posted any blog. So this week I have a lot of smiles to report, some […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #615)
Yay! Every once in a while something that you have been in the habit of doing, comes to fruition. I can’t remember, exactly, how long ago I started collecting £2 […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #608)
Dear Dad It’s a year ago this morning that you left us. Although, you may well have thought we’d left you sooner. It was difficult to let you know how […]
Northern Soul – (Song Lyric Sunday)
Recently, I have missed a few postings on SLS, not because I am not interested, rather that, real life has got in the way. I have taken the liberty of […]
Whim – (Weekly Decima Prompt #57)
When everyone thinks you are mad, Yet, still you go out on a limb, In order to follow your whim. Taking it up to the launch pad, Knowing it could […]
Ice Bath – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #358)
Increase endorphins, Lower heart, rapid beating – Plunge into ice bath. (Haiku) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #358 – RAPID & PLUNGE. Click through for the rules, if you […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #601)
It’s been quite a week. First off, last Saturday, we all dressed up for the Streetwise HR Christmas party! To be fair … it isn’t Christmas and it was a […]
Quirky Ideas – (Six Sentence Story #159)
Every once in a while, Tis good to ad-lib, To go with the flow, improvise, on the hoof. With no burden of proof, Ideas become. -o0o- Cast not at this […]
Just One Step – (Tanka Tuesday#225)
When fear saps your zest, And you feel, oh so hopeless; No longer alive – Go take a step; just one step, Because action will best angst. (Tanka) Poem prompted […]
Sleep! – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #357)
Memory leaking … How high is your refresh rate? Go to sleep sooner. (Senryu) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #357 – HIGH & REFRESH. Click through for the rules, […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #594)
I stayed with my Mother the whole of last week, thankful that whilst her recovery is nowhere near as simple as last time, her hip is beginning to mend. Between […]
Zut Alors! – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #356)
Red wine spilt, On white table cloth – Thus pink stain! (Luna) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #356 – RED & WHITE. Click through for the rules, if you […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #587)
Willow, Mum’s hearing dog is now back home and so am I, as it is my turn to keep an eye out for her, Mum that is, whilst she recovers […]
Brand New Start – (Song Lyric Sunday)
This brilliant Paul Weller track has both prompt words in the lyrics. He his a tad older than me, but we both lived a stone’s throw away from Stanley Road. […]
Pawn – (Six Sentence Story #157)
The soul of the Chess board, The unwitting Pawns Unique arrangement will prevail or call quits. In this battle of wits … Overlook them not. -o0o- Unpredictable are Both Bishops […]
Ode to the Sunflower – (Tanka Tuesday#223)
Tilting face, Smiling at the sun, Growing strong, Standing tall, Producing sumptuous seeds – You lift our spirits. (Shadorma) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge. This weeks theme “Pick […]
Theatrics – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #355)
Be it sad or glad, Such is the thrill of it all – To love the theatre (Haiku) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #355 – SAD & THRILL ). […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #580)
The weekly smile goes to Willow, my Mother’s adorable hearing dog. She has joined our household, just for a while, whilst Mum recovers from a second fall and hip operation, […]
Oh No! – (Monday Limerick #56)
Help! I’m in need of a nurse,This pain is getting much worse,If it doesn’t heal,I might just repeal,Instead, call straight for the hearse! (Limerick) (Just kidding – we all hope […]
60,000 Thoughts – (Six Sentence Story #156)
Sixty thousand thoughts every day, So many of them, unrequited. Effervescent energy at play, Pop in, and out again, excited. -o0o- Every once in a while, one will reign And […]
Random – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” ― Margaret Mead Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – RANDOM. Do click through for the rules if you, too, […]
Au Revoir – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #354)
No form of lament, Since Summer is on the cusp – Spring is hard to mourn (Haiku) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #354 – FORM & MOURN ). Click […]
Stubborn – (Monday Limerick #55)
The ‘amazing’, red head, Mary Jane, Knew not, that Spiderman stopped the train, Her trust was slighted, Their love was blighted; Pride swallowing is not what she’d deign! (Limerick) Post […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #573)
I don’t know whether it’s anything to do with the second phase of lockdown, lift off but all of my projects seem to be drawing to an end … at […]
Fight the Fears – (Weekly Decima Prompt #53)
When life throws at us, a curve ball, And all we want to do is seethe; Place the palm on belly and breathe. Think what’s the worst that could befall, […]
I’ve Been Shot – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – PROMPT […]
Contemplation – (Tanka Tuesday#221)
Take a look around If you ever feel hopeless No need to go far Bliss is there to discover On mindful contemplation (Tanka) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge […]
Make Shift – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #353)
At some point branch out – Move beyond what’s expected, Making swift such change (Senryu) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #353 – Branch & Swift ). Click through for […]
Sportsmanship – (Monday Limerick #53)
The tennis champ, Lindsay Davenport,Whether she was on, or off the court,Would take it on the chin,If she didn’t quite win,And was always a jolly good sport! (Limerick) Post inspired […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #566)
Meet Skadi – the monster disguised in pretty pussy cat’s clothing. Yesterday, I saw her diligently staring at the compost bin, for ages. I had a little chuckle. I knew […]
Sunday – (Song Lyric Sunday)
Sunday is the opening track to Heathen, which marked the return of producer Tony Visconti, who’d co-produced many of Bowie’s classic albums in the 1970s. Visconti recalled to Uncut magazine June 2008 about […]
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