Category Archives: A day in the life of

A Day to Remember

This picture from https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/12/06/photo-challenge-443/ reminds me of a perfect day, over twenty years ago. My nephew and his wife Kim were married on a beach in Haiti, and we weren’t able to be there for the wedding. He arranged a party in the UK. He hired a mini-bus and we all were taken to London.Continue reading “A Day to Remember”

All Dressed Up

Sharing my world with https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/12/05/share-your-world-5th-december/ 1.  Do you have a favourite outfit you like to wear? Not so much an outfit, but I tend to wear leggings, with a long top, and a woolly jumper. I tend to be comfortable than thinking about style. 2. What is the worst thing you were forced to wearContinue reading “All Dressed Up”

Going Up

For Friday Faithfulshttps://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/12/02/inflation/ would like to know how inflation is affecting my life.  Inflation is affecting everyone. In the UK, in the summer petrol was at an all-time high. At one point it looked like it was going to be as high as £1.90. Recently though, it has been going down to £1.55. I thinkContinue reading “Going Up”

Caramel Latte

Today’s word prompt from https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/rdp-thursday-caramel/ I didn’t drink coffee, and only started drinking it when I was in my forties. I grew up where all my family drank tea. When I got married, my father-in-law would make countless cups and you barely had a chance to finish before he asked again. He was lovely, soContinue reading “Caramel Latte”

Do I Comment?

Written for the word prompt from It depends on the comments to be honest, some are quite generic, saying they liked the prose, or narrative. I will always like any comments. It will often lead to some sort of discussion, especially if there is a shared meaning. Sometimes, I will be honest, when I haveContinue reading “Do I Comment?”

Thankful For

Writing on a Saturday for https://fromcavewalls.wordpress.com/2022/11/23/throwback-thursday-65-you-dont-have-to-be-american-to-be-thankful-today/ She asks what we are thankful for. I am thankful for my friends and family, we may not see each other every day, but I am so lucky I have them. I spoke to my bestie the other day. We hadn’t spoken in a while, but when we did,Continue reading “Thankful For”

Leadership

Our word of the day challenge from https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/talesfromthemindofkristian/ is leadership. In the UK, we have recently had a change of leadership from Boris Johnson to Liz Trust (who lasted a shorter time than a lettuce) and now Rishi Sunak. I am not really into politics. To be honest don’t know who I want to voteContinue reading “Leadership”

Friday Fibs 22

Some more fun questions from https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/11/25/fibbing-friday-25th-november/ and https://fivedotoh.com/2023/11/24/fandangos-flashback-friday-november-24th/ 1. What are fish nets? They are the net of the shape of a fish, a little bit more difficult to turn into fish, but it can be completed. 2. What is a teddy? It is someone from the sixties, famous for their brilliant, coloured hairstyles. 3.Continue reading “Friday Fibs 22”

Reading Time

My post is written in response to https://fivedotoh.com/2022/11/23/fandangos-provocative-question-191/ With all of the distractions mentioned above, do you read books as much nowadays as you used to ten, twenty, or thirty years ago? Why or why not? I don’t read as much as I used to, mainly because I am working full time, and when IContinue reading “Reading Time”