Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ I am having a quiet Christmas day this year. My daughter is going to her partner’s mum’s house. It is okay, as I have spent five years sharing both days with my grandchildren. On Boxing day we are celebrating by going out for a meal, and opening the rest of our presents.Continue reading “Celebrating”
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Heaven Sent
Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/sundays-six-sentence-story-prompt-word-9/ I wish there were a channel to heaven. To tune into family and friends. One more time, to share a hug. Sometimes dreams aren’t enough but in the times that are tough, they are there. A channel to heaven, where they show how much they care.
Amazing Sight
Written for https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/wordle-735/ Each dizzy wave, swaying in the wind, swept into the ocean, cleaned away in a friendship of bubbles. The swell of salty liquid crashed, white suds frothing before it cleaned its memory clear. Our boat bobbed over the waves as I stuck to the seat as it hooked each particle, before crashingContinue reading “Amazing Sight”
Arriving Early
Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/12/13/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-prepare/ Preparing early for Christmas Roaming the roads on family trips, Everyone making time to meet Perfect feasts, family gatherings Arriving early, try not to be late Relishing in shared memories Effortless hugs show love
Accomplishment
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/12/10/one-liner-wednesday-an-accomplishment/ I celebrated an accomplishment – my 60th birthday yesterday; a meal out with my family, and a surprise gift of a week’s holiday in Italy for me and my husband – my first time on a plane, I cannot wait.
Wouldn’t Budge
Written for https://thesoundofonehandtyping.com/category/writers-workshop-2/ and the voice of a pet. I’ve been home alone for hours, and she promised to return soon. How long is that? The carpet is going threadbare from all my pacing. I cannot sit still. I go into the kitchen to see what she left on the side. Last time, I foundContinue reading “Wouldn’t Budge”
A New Dawn
Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/12/06/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-red-3/ Red has many connotations. It could mean danger, death, destruction. If a woman is wearing red in a movie or book, we ultimately think something terrible is going to happen or she is to be avoided. The earliest is Little Red Riding Hood. We should have seen that a wolf wasn’t farContinue reading “A New Dawn”
Friday Fibbing
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/fibbing-friday-5th-december/ 1. What does HG represent on the Periodic Table Hydrogen Glucose – we call it toothpaste. 2. Which actress said “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night” Doris Day, when she was in Annie Get your Gun. 3. What is the coloured part of your eye called? Non contactContinue reading “Friday Fibbing”
A Long Way Home
This is a poem David from https://skepticskaddish.com/ where we worked together on a Rengay. It is a pleasure working with him and I love what we created. Db are David’s lines and the rest are mine. db- blocked bus morning—a lone car in the wrong placenudges me to walk dc- bright wellingtons ready foran adventureContinue reading “A Long Way Home”
Creating Characters
Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/its-thursdays-six-sentence-story-blog-hop-48/ Picking up a pen, allowing our words to flow on the page, creating characters, with likes, dislikes, and an adventure we can control. The author shares the new setting, where there was nothing but smooth paper. Where do we get our inspiration? Perhaps our views weave into the silk thread of theirContinue reading “Creating Characters”
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