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Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick

Happy Monday to you all and welcome, once again, to Esther Chilton’s regular kick-off-the-week challenge.

The United Kingdom has been hit by gales and SNOW over the past few days so, today, Esther’s one-word prompt is SNOW. Can you write a limerick using the word SNOW in it somewhere?

Snow good. Don’t drift off. Get your thinking cap on and start writing that limerick to entertain us all.

If you prefer to side-step the weekly prompt, please feel free to ignore it and write a limerick to suit your current mood and feelings. Just let it flow. Delight us all with your creativity.

Post your submissions in the Comments on this post

Esther

Esther’s Challenge – Can You Tell A Story In . . .

It is Thursday and time for your latest five-word story challenge from Esther Chilton. 

This is an open invitation to all of my followers and Esther’s to have some fun with words.

Today, Esther’s challenge to you is to tell a story in five words, using the word EARLY in it somewhere.

Here are a few starters for you:

Book early to avoid disappointment

Early risers get more done

Early risers have more fun

Don’t hesitate. Get in early!

Esther

Please post your submissions in the Comments on this post.

Book Review: The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward

The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What I immediately loved about this story was the familiarity that I had with the setting. Having grown up in the area of North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, I felt very at home. Even though the author, who also comes from the area, has skilfully interwoven reality with fiction, I found it easy to imagine the land that I know.

I am often disturbed and distracted by stories that switch between times. They can be difficult to follow. This one begins with the mystery of a girl who disappears in 1957 and moves to the present and back again. However, it works. Part of the enjoyment of reading this book is trying to work out the connections between the people in the past and in the present.

The characters, and their relationships and misplaced loyalties are really well developed. There is plenty of tension and mystery. The main character is DC Connie Childs, who is a thorough investigator. In this book, she is joined by DC Peter Dahl, who I really like. I hope that he sticks around in future episodes. There was a minor slip in the middle of the book when he was temporarily promoted to DS but he soon reverted to his correct rank.

The story is very well written. It draws the reader in and keeps their attention to the very end. It is an old-fashioned mystery with a few twists and turns. I recommend this book to lovers of crime fiction and I look forward to reading more by Sarah Ward.

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Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick

Happy Monday to you all and welcome, once again, to Esther Chilton’s regular kick-off-the-week challenge.

Today, Esther’s one-word prompt is LARK. So can you write a limerick using the word LARK in it somewhere?

As an Ocado driver last year, my favourite listening on my route was Classic FM. Every year, the listeners vote for their favourite classical piece. In 2021, the number one in the Classic FM Hall of Fame was Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “The Lark Ascending.” Listen to it. It may inspire you to write and amazing LARK limerick.

If you prefer to side-step the weekly prompt, please feel free to ignore it and write a limerick to suit your current mood and feelings. Just let it flow. Delight us all with your creativity.

Post your submissions in the Comments on this post

Esther

Esther’s Challenge – Can You Tell A Story In . . .

It is Thursday and time for your latest five-word story challenge from Esther Chilton. 

This is an open invitation to all of my followers and Esther’s to have some fun with words.

As Esther gradually returns to her normal working mode, she finds herself with many DEADLINEs to meet. So, today, Esther’s challenge to you is to tell a story in five words, using the word DEADLINE in it somewhere.

Here are a few starters for you:

Broken deadlines come crashing down

Fisherman loses fish on deadline

We have deadlines to meet

Esther

Please post your submissions in the Comments on this post.

Esther’s Challenge – Can You Tell A Story In . . .Please post your submissions in the Comments on this post.

It is Thursday and time for your latest five-word story challenge from Esther Chilton. 

This is an open invitation to all of my followers and Esther’s to have some fun with words.

As Esther gradually returns to her normal working mode, she finds herself with many DEADLINEs to meet. So, today, Esther’s challenge to you is to tell a story in five words, using the word DEADLINE in it somewhere.

Here are a few starters for you:

Broken deadlines come crashing down

Fisherman loses fish on deadline

We have deadlines to meet

Esther

Please post your submissions in the Comments on this post.

Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick

Happy Monday to you all and welcome, once again, to Esther Chilton’s regular kick-off-the-week challenge.

Today, Esther’s one-word prompt is HOPE. So can you write a limerick using the word HOPE in it somewhere?

These are strange days for almost everyone in this world of ours. The COP26 conference has just finished and the clear conclusion is that the climate crisis is real. There are lots of words but the solutions lie in international collaboration and real action. My HOPE is that we will see governments acting with urgency.

Tell us about your HOPEs in a limerick. See if you can make us laugh.

Esther

If you prefer to side-step the weekly prompt, please feel free to ignore it and write a limerick to suit your current mood and feelings. Just let it flow. Delight us all with your creativity.

Post your submissions in the Comments on this post

Esther’s Challenge – Can You Tell A Story In . . .

It is Thursday and time for your latest five-word story challenge from Esther Chilton. 

This is an open invitation to all of my followers and Esther’s to have some fun with words.

Esther’s challenge to you today is to tell a story in five words, using the word WAIT in it somewhere.

Here are your starters:

Wait for it! Wait for . . .

We’re waiting for our waiter

Waiting for a lead weight

Please post your submissions in the Comments on this post.

Esther Chilton

Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick

Happy Monday to you all and welcome, once again, to Esther Chilton’s regular kick-off-the-week challenge.

Today, Esther’s one-word prompt is SICK. So can you write a limerick using the word SICK in it somewhere?

See if you can write a SICK limerick to entertain us all. The question is, will it be good or will it be bad? There are so many meanings to the word, so you have a lot of freedom. Most of all, see if you can make us laugh.

If you prefer to side-step the weekly prompt, please feel free to ignore it and write a limerick to suit your current mood and feelings. Just let it flow. Delight us all with your creativity.

Post your submissions in the Comments on this post

Esther

Esther’s Challenge – Can You Tell A Story In . . .

It is Thursday and time for your latest five-word story challenge from Esther Chilton. 

This is an open invitation to all of my followers and Esther’s to have some fun with words.

Esther’s challenge to you today is to tell a story in five words, using the word PHYSICAL in it somewhere.

Here are your starters:

Physical training starts your day

Olivia sang, “Let’s get Physical“

Health is physical and mental

Esther

Please post your submissions in the Comments on this post.