Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Reading the receipt, Clara hoped there was a returns policy. Her husband was sweet, trying to buy her the dress she was admiring in the window, but he chose the wrong size and colour. She never looked good in pink, and the last time she was a size ten, she was eighteen.Continue reading “Last Time”
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Fun Filled
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/12/24/one-liner-wednesday-all-i-want-for-christmas/ A merry Christmas to all my blogging pals, hope you have a fun filled day, spent with family and friends.
A Reason to Smile
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Christmas Cheer Happy family feasts In celebration of Jesus birth Sharing chocolates and laughter Trusting the turkey is cooked in time Many glasses clink to the chef with a mission As we pull crackers with gifts, with no reason we wish our loved ones the best of the season.
Masie Moppett
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ A simple lamb, placed in the same spot every year, hung on the Christmas tree before any other glass ornament. Made of delicate cardboard and cotton wadding puffs, Sarah gently took it out of its box. The childhood memory of sitting with her dad to create her first bauble never left her.Continue reading “Masie Moppett”
Reading Rules
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/share-your-world-15th-december/ 1. Did anyone read you a bedtime story when you were a child? I can’t remember being read to, or being taught to read. Although, I would imagine it were my dad, sister, or brother. Mum was dyslexic. Her shopping lists ”shugar, sauges, potoes”, proved that. I could read hardback books likeContinue reading “Reading Rules”
Simple Tastes
Written for https://iwriteher.com/2025/12/20/senhai-saturday-31/ Simple tastes don’t go to waste I observe humans They don’t understand their fate Simple pleasure of nature I observe primates a brief thought to save our home.
Culinary Artist . . .
Written for https://christinebialczak.com/2025/12/16/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-12-16-2025/ I have never been much of a culinary artist! Most of my sauces were from jars and meals premade. From Slimming World to working alongside students learning to cook food, my confidence in the kitchen increased. When I first made spaghetti bolognaise from scratch, I thought it wouldn’t succeed. A tin ofContinue reading “Culinary Artist . . .”
Sentenced – Debut Novel
I recently had the privilege of proofreading ‘‘Sentenced’’. A book written by a friend at Creative Minds; a writing group run by N. V. Peacock. M J Whelan self-published this week, and I would highly recommend this dramatic read. I am looking forward to receiving my signed copy when all my writer friends meet forContinue reading “Sentenced – Debut Novel”
Grannie
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ I never knew my grannie, but stories oft were told of a woman on a mission to find her precious gold. She wore these funny glasses a red rim, the shape of a heart Mum says I look like her and have the same love start. So I keep all of herContinue reading “Grannie”
The Potential
Written for https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/cosmic-rays/ Cosmic Rays, the name of his invention, was patent tested, and nobody could steal it this time. He remembered when he had created the cure for the common cold. Within hours, his idea seeped into the medical journals. A way to have an injection, but destroying the pain. Similar to a radioContinue reading “The Potential”
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