Today’s word of the day from https://fivedotoh.com/2022/12/07/fowc-with-fandango-strain/ A strain, to move, her weight had always been something of an issue. Helen tried to diet many times, but they never ended in success. She was determined, this time, to lose the weight. Her daughter was getting married. Nothing fit. She walked into shops, out again, feelingContinue reading “It’s a Date”
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Anxiety
One-Liner Wednesday from https://lindaghill.com/2022/12/07/one-liner-wednesday-performance-anxiety/– Performance anxiety Sailing across the river, ensures confidence, but underneath, legs are paddling to stay afloat.
Late Riser
Written in response to https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/06/truthful-tuesday-6th-december/ Their question If you could, would you like to hibernate during the winter months? There is a lot about winter I don’t like – the cold, the needing to put my heating on, the dark nights making days seem long. However, there is really great stuff in winter, like Christmas,Continue reading “Late Riser”
A Day to Remember
This picture from https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/12/06/photo-challenge-443/ reminds me of a perfect day, over twenty years ago. My nephew and his wife Kim were married on a beach in Haiti, and we weren’t able to be there for the wedding. He arranged a party in the UK. He hired a mini-bus and we all were taken to London.Continue reading “A Day to Remember”
All Dressed Up
Sharing my world with https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/05/share-your-world-5th-december/ 1. Do you have a favourite outfit you like to wear? Not so much an outfit, but I tend to wear leggings, with a long top, and a woolly jumper. I tend to be comfortable than thinking about style. 2. What is the worst thing you were forced to wearContinue reading “All Dressed Up”
Goodbye
Written in response to https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ Our journey, through choppy seas, and the boat bobbed along the water, with salty air travelling into my lungs. My first trip abroad without him. We had been here, on our honeymoon. I remember pointing to the bridge, in all its glory, now it was only from memory I couldContinue reading “Goodbye”
The Range
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less. https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2022/12/04/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-239/ Their word today is range. A golfing range, where Sarah took her first step in being blind. She always enjoyed golf, as a child, and as an adult, and inspiration gained from the blind football team, she learnt how she could take part in sport. It wasContinue reading “The Range”
Looking Good
We are asked by https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ on her Sunday Poser, about looking good. I do think as you get older looking good takes second over being comfortable. As a young woman, I wore high heeled stilettoes, not caring if my feet hurt. I wanted to look good. Saying that, I never spent a lot of moneyContinue reading “Looking Good”
Going Up
For Friday Faithfulshttps://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/12/02/inflation/ would like to know how inflation is affecting my life. Inflation is affecting everyone. In the UK, in the summer petrol was at an all-time high. At one point it looked like it was going to be as high as £1.90. Recently though, it has been going down to £1.55. I thinkContinue reading “Going Up”
Mother’s Love
Written for https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/12/03/weekend-writing-prompt-288-momentous/ Momentous My children, watching them grow, babies in arms, toddlers with opinions, teenagers turning into adults. Another generation having the same hopes, dreams. watching her child grow. My son, daughter, granddaughter, so proud.
Writer Ravenclaw 