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February 9, 2019
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 208
“Do not regret getting older. It is a privilege denied to many.” Unknown Spidey is being philosophical today, as February in our family is a total Birthday Bomb! Starting with my brother-in-law, then going on to my mother-in-law and Hubby Dearest on the same day, followed by father-in-law and Lil Princess, again on the same day… Yup, it’s a busy month, too much cake on tap, […]
February 8, 2019
#SoCS Feb. 9/19
Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ends with -ly.” Start your post with any adverb that ends in “-ly.” Bonus points if you end with an adverb too. Have fun! Seriously? Words that end with -ly? Well, okay then.Finally I am back, taking part in all the challenges […]
February 7: Flash Fiction Challenge – Signs
It’s time to get back into Charli’s 99-word flash fiction challenge! February 7, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a sign. It can be a posted sign, a universal sign, a wonder. Go where the prompt leads. Here goes. Why Did I Get Up? Why Did I […]
February 7, 2019
Blade #writephoto
A month away from Sue’s #writephoto prompt. I don’t know how I managed to stop myself from participating! But, service is more or less back to normal, and here is my take! A little silly humour… “I’m going to do it.” “What?” “I’m taking the plunge… or the cut, so to speak.” “Speak sense, you […]
February 6, 2019
One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Parenting 101
“If I have to say your name/it again…?” Ritu and every other parent out there! Okay, so this isn’t going to be a simple one-liner… is it ever with me? You read the above. I’m currently considering the overused line above, that I definitely uttered today, at least three times, in the same situation! What […]
February 5, 2019
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 122
As I said yesterday, the challenges are back on after a month off! Today it is Colleen’s turn, with her Tanka Tuesday which is not just about Tankas, but rather a chance to use different syllabic poetic forms. Usually, she gives us two words which we need to use synonyms of within our verses… but […]
February 4, 2019
RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #MicroPoetry Prompt Challenge #239 Sugar&Bitter
It’s been over a month since I took part in this challenge, and boy, am I glad to be back! Lovely Ron’s words this week are: Sugar & Bitter Two poems today. The first a haiku about the weather… A bittersweet turnDelicate flakes fall then melt...Sorry, no snow day!Ritu 2019 And a senryu: Your lips, sugar sweetYour […]
February 3, 2019
Chai And A Chat #18 #ChaiAndAChat
Welcome to February and a whole new month! Have you got that drink ready? My chai is waiting! If we were sipping chai together I’d tell you that I was ill… oh so ill… this week. I ended up being off work for three days, Monday to Wednesday, and quite possibly could have been off the […]
Kick-Ass Kreators Create!
As you may, or may not, know, I set up an online accountability group on Facebook. The intention is to give a little motivation each day and have opportunities to share our ups and downs with each other. A suggestion was made that we could do something like a collective creation within the group, and […]
February 2, 2019
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 207
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. “ Colin Powell Thanks for that Spidey. I’ve been doing a lot of dreaming over the last few years. There are the dreams of a bigger, more organised house, the dreams of being able to jet off to wherever we fancy […]
