Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/09/27/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-28-2024/ Isn’t it weird? that the plural of mouse is mice and not mouses, but a duo of house is houses not hice.
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Assure
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/09/25/one-liner-wednesday-flowers/ Red rose, not just for love, your beautiful colours assure me of my childhood.
Lucky
Written for https://trentsworld.blog/2024/09/23/the-weekly-smile-for-the-23rd-of-september-2024-weeklysmile/ My weekly smile is being lucky enough to spend time with my family. My husband looks after me, and cooks my dinner. My granddaughter has a brilliant sense of humour, and when she calls my husband Grumpy duck, and describes him as bald, with the biggest grin on her face, you haveContinue reading “Lucky”
Cost of Living
Written for ‘For example, we can no longer afford to drive to work because our vehicle drinks too much diesel. We have to cut back. A ten-minute walk, that’s all.’ ‘That’s true, but if it is raining or snowing …’ Stan stared at his figures again, and said, ‘Yea, but we need to make someContinue reading “Cost of Living”
Superstition
A question from the lovely https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ is about superstitions. There were many superstitions in my childhood; never walk under a ladder, don’t break a mirror (seven years’ bad luck) dropping salt, and throwing it over my right shoulder, avoiding cracks in the pavement, one Magpie, Friday the 13th and letting a black cat cross yourContinue reading “Superstition”
Evening
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/09/23/share-your-world-23rd-september-2024/ 1. Do you prefer to sit in an armchair or curl up on a couch in the evening? My hubby has a recliner chair, and he nods off, on more than one occasion. I have the sofa (couch) and normally chill while I blog on my laptop. When I am relaxing, I layContinue reading “Evening”
Jaguar
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ ‘Why is this car so cheap? I mean £1500 for a classic vehicle.’ Buying second hand was always difficult. ‘As you can see, the body work is in excellent condition.’ A test drive, and this Jaguar sounded okay, but there must be something wrong with it. She thought about the way theContinue reading “Jaguar”
Please
Written for https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2024/09/21/weekend-writing-prompt-382-please/ Please and thankyou cost nothing to say, politeness is my way of showing respect Open a door, sharing a nod, I smile.
Famous
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/09/20/fibbing-friday-20th-september-2024/ 1. Bumfuzzle – A swear word used by mums when they have their children nearby. 2. Fartlek – Deadly and silent, you cannot hear the fart happen. 3. Erf – When you struggle with something to say. 4. Bumbershoot – The opposite of a Fartlek. You can hear this from miles away.Continue reading “Famous”
Be You
Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2024/09/19/reenas-xploration-challenge-348/ This was a totally different training day and being in a crowd normally set Amber’s stomach churching. Forced to attend, she hid in the corner and found a like-minded woman doing the same. ‘I don’t attend this sort of thing. Most times, I pretend to be sick,’ Sheila said. ‘Me too. AllContinue reading “Be You”
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