An email from his gas provider, and it was enough to make Jules to want a drink. How much was it going up by? Forty nine percent rise in April. He was already paying eighty pound a month, now it was going to be nearly double. Budgeting was getting more and more stressed. With allContinue reading “How Much!”
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A Walk in the Park
Cool air slaps my cheeks, and I feel them burning beneath my scarf. Merlin, my guide dog, slows his pace. It makes me go slower too. There is probably ice under the gravel. It feels ice-cold, my gloves are doing nothing to keep my fingers from aching. This is the first time I have beenContinue reading “A Walk in the Park”
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Browse Browse across the aisles, Searching for a bargain, Going that extra mile, To find a mother’s day win, Something special for her pride, In you, for all her love inside, Seeing you grow, watching you fly, Will stretch a smile far and wide.
For E.M’s Sunday Ramble
This week’s topic, from Sunday Ramble, is “Kitchen and Food“. There are alternate questions for those that do not do much in the kitchen. I hope you enjoy the ramble! Here are the questions: When you are in the kitchen cooking (or cleaning), do you have anything playing in the background (i.e.,TV, music, Julia Childs, etc.) while youContinue reading “For E.M’s Sunday Ramble”
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Floating on the surfboard, my legs dragging through the waves, and the cool water feels good on bare legs. Not just cold, it brings life back, where there is none. I stand, my stance wobbly at first, but my body remembers. The wood feels solid beneath my feet, the only solid thing in my lifeContinue reading “https://fivedotoh.com/2022/03/13/fowc-with-fandango-float/”
Make Your Toes Curl
Word of the day – Curl ‘The things I’ve seen would make your toes curl,’ Granddad says. ‘You politicians think you know it all!’ It is one of his funny sayings, but Toby was never quite sure what he meant. How can something make your toes curl? He looked to his toes every day, butContinue reading “Make Your Toes Curl”
Car Boot
All once loved items stored in a boot Our car carrying all of our loot A box of Lego, in all sorts of colours Old children’s clothes, ornaments, books Once loved items deserve a second look. When my mother-in-law was alive we went to many a car boot, and have carried on tradition. There isContinue reading “Car Boot”
A Trip to Remember
LindaGHill is hear again to give us this week’s prompt. : “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “trip.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!” I remember many trips, or holidays as a child. My mum never wanted to go anywhere she had to cook, so we mostly stayed in guest houses.Continue reading “A Trip to Remember”
Night Light
”Mummy, can I have a glass of water?” Shelly peeked her head around the door frame. ”You should be in bed.” ”But I’m Thirsty.” Eleven o’clock, it was too late for her daughter to be up, but since moving into her own room, there were more and more nights like this. She was going toContinue reading “Night Light”
Friday Fibs
What is Mick Jagger known for? He was the first person to make a music video. He thought it would be a great way to get more sales for his album. What do Ronnie Milsap and Stevie Wonder have in common? They were part of the extras for the music video. They were backing singersContinue reading “Friday Fibs”
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