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June 20, 2014
20th June, 1837. The Birth of an Era: Victorian Britain
On Tuesday, 20th June 1837, at 6 o’clock in the morning, Princess Victoria was awoken by her mother, the Duchess of Kent, because the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chamberlain wished to see her. She greeted them in her dressing-gown and slippers, and they informed her that her Uncle, King William IV had died […]
SIMPLICITY
THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE Extraordinary things, rarely happen. It’s the Little Things we see, hear and do every day life livable or unbearable. Simple things become extraordinary if you let them… These are the little things I saw this morning on my way to work which made me arrive with a smile on my […]
June 19, 2014
Writing 101, Day Fourteen: To Whom It May Concern
Today’s prompt: Pick up the nearest book and flip to page 29. What jumps out at you? Start there. Today’s twist: Write in the form of a letter. The novel I usually have at hand is Jane Eyre, but yesterday, I had been rereading parts of The Professor, also by Charlotte Bronte. I turned to […]
June 18, 2014
Writing 101, Day Thirteen: Serial Killer II
Today’s prompt: Earlier in the course, you wrote about losing something. Today, write about finding something. Today’s twist: For your twist, view day four’s post and today’s post as installments in a series. This post is the continuation of both day 4 and day 12. In day four, I wrote about losing oneself through suffering […]
June 17, 2014
Writer Wednesday Blog hop
Story Prompt: Your story must include the 5 words provided and be related to the photograph in some way. Keep your story to 500 Words. And now for this week’s picture and 5 words: • Electromagnetic • Menopause • Shopping • Crummy • Footing Moongrape A giant video-screen projects an overweight middle-aged woman wearing no […]
Writing 101, Day Twelve: (Virtual) Dark Clouds on the Horizon
Today’s prompt: Today, write a post with roots in a real-world conversation. Today’s twist: include foreshadowing. Last night I dreamt I returned to…. Part 2. I had to go back. I needed to go inside. I had to speak to him again. Just one more time. I knew he was still there. He told […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things with Edges
EDGING TO WORK… For this week’s challenge, I’ve decided to take you for a walk along the edges I see every morning on my way to work. I park my car at the University of Cordoba’s main office. This twentieth-century neo-Moorish building, used to be the Faculty of Veterinary Science, before it was transferred to […]
June 16, 2014
Writing 101, Day Eleven: Size Matters
Todays’ assignment: Today, tell us about the home you lived in when you were twelve. The twist: pay attention to — and vary — your sentence lengths. Last night I dreamt I returned to… Perhaps it all began the day I stood outside my door, my previous door, my ex-door, my late door, my long-lost door, […]
Bite Size Memoir No.7 Childhood Illness
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time… “Bite Size Memoir” is an invitation by Lisa Reiter for anyone to spend 5 minutes here or there (perhaps with a gorgeous little notebook), recording some snippets about their life. Each week, she provides a prompt for inspiration, so you don’t have to think where to begin. The challenge here […]
June 14, 2014
“Very Inspiring Blogger Award” and Nominations!
Fellow blogger Angela at Angela’s Accurate Administrative Services’ Blog has nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Thank you for reading my blog and finding me inspiring. What a responsibility! I’ll have to live up to that from now on. Check Angela out! She really is inspiring! These are some ‘rules’ that go along […]
