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What a Bargain

Walking through the once empty fields, now filled with an assortment of cars scattered like toys on a carpet. Tables, with second hand objects were in rows, each table covered in once loved items. Toys, ornaments, even car parts. With ten pounds in her pocket, she was looking for a bargain. Sally wasn’t sure whatContinue reading “What a Bargain”

For E.M.’s Sunday Ramble Prompt #6

This week’s topic is “Cars and Driving“. Here are the questions: We all had a first car. What year, make, and model was your first car? My first car was a brown, beat up, second hand estate car. Not sure of the make, but the window kept falling out and it couldn’t drive up a hill withoutContinue reading “For E.M.’s Sunday Ramble Prompt #6”

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In the land of good intentions my diet would be in full swing goodnight to the chocolate bar in the fridge let’s eat vegetables instead. In the land of good intentions my drinking would not slide, I’d limit my coffee to one a day, and drink water instead.

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Beginning The beginning of 2022 and it still feels like a title of a futuristic novel. My hope is that Covid will be something that gets easier over time. We still haven’t got a cure for the common cold, or flu. In my opinion this is another disease, which will be around for a longContinue reading “https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/”

Fibbing Friday – Time is Money

Instead of counting sheep, WHAT was counted? Christmas baubles were counted back into their box for next year If auld acquaintance be forgot, what was remembered? Where you left your door keys when you lost them last new years day. Time keeps WHAT away? The dentist, the doctor and the optician. The WHAT is gone,Continue reading “Fibbing Friday – Time is Money”

Christmas Tree

For Friday Fictioneers A tree is for life, not just for Christmas. ‘You want to do what?’ ‘The misses will be stoked, I mean it will save money. We won’t need to buy another one. We’ll just put it in the back garden, dig a hole, and then we will have our own tree nextContinue reading “Christmas Tree”

For E.M. – Champagne

Today’s Random Word is: champagne ‘I don’t like champagne,’ she said, as she was handed a glass. It wasn’t true, she loved champagne, any drink would have done a few years ago. Now one sip would send her back down the raging rapids of self doubt. This year she wanted to see the new yearContinue reading “For E.M. – Champagne”

Thursday Inspiration #140 What a Fool Believes

Fool makes me think of Norman Wisdom, he sang a song called ”Don’t laugh at me because I’m a fool. I always watched his movies when I was young, and he made me laugh at all his silliness, but that song always made me cry. I’ve always loved watching black and white television programmes. IContinue reading “Thursday Inspiration #140 What a Fool Believes”

New Year

Countdown, Sundry and needle The countdown to the new year didn’t go with the noise and pomp of a party. Being around all and sundry, too close for any peace of mind, getting the needle with crowds of strangers wasn’t for Tricia She sat her on sofa, with a glass of red wine, and sawContinue reading “New Year”

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What makes you feel lucky? Is it a four leaf clover, a rabbit’s foot, or a lucky penny? Family makes me feel lucky because whatever happens I know I can rely on them. What are you superstitious of? Will you walk under a ladder? What’s your lucky number? What if a black cat crosses yourContinue reading “https://fromcavewalls.wordpress.com/2021/12/30/throwback-thursday-19-superstitions-amulets-and-charms/”