What Happens Next? Add To The Story…

On Thursday I posted my usual Thursday Doors post, although my door this week was blocked up. It happened to tickle the fancy of Craig Boyack, who started to write a tale based upon what he thought was behind the door: For over a thousand years, the ancient evil remained walled up behind a blessedContinue reading “What Happens Next? Add To The Story…”

The Stable Bow

July is almost over and, with it, another round of Camp NaNoWriMo. Don’t ask me why I signed up to do it a second time, but I did, and I’ve just hit my word count goal – yay! Over two months of writing – April and July Camp – I’ve ended up with 50,000 wordsContinue reading “The Stable Bow”

Poetry Challenge – Rain

This lovely painting is by Franz Marc, and is titled In The Rain. Jane Dougherty has challenged us to write a poem about it, using any form we like. I didn’t manage to use all of her suggested words, but here’s my effort:   The queen approaches Jewelled brow gleaming, her head bowed I bow,Continue reading “Poetry Challenge – Rain”

Thursday Doors – When Is A Door Not A Door?

Sorry, I don’t have a snappy punchline 😀 Instead I have a door – or, to be more precise, a doorway. The door is long gone, the doorway bricked over and its only ornament a crown of green. But once there was a door here, probably nine hundred years or so ago. This is theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – When Is A Door Not A Door?”

Wednesday Wander – Surfing Santa Cruz, California

I’ve been away for a few days visiting family, so have been a little bit absent on the blog front. However, it’s Wednesday, and I couldn’t let it pass without taking my usual Wednesday Wander. I am married to a man who loves to surf so, when we visited California last year, we spent aContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Surfing Santa Cruz, California”

Take The Scenic Route

There are a lot of articles around these days about “Life Hacks’. Ways to do things quickly, so you can move on to the next thing and not waste any precious time. Some of them are actually pretty cool and useful, but at the same time I feel that, as the pace of life growsContinue reading “Take The Scenic Route”

Thursday Doors – All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, London

These two lovely doors are both from the church of All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, in London, England. The church was founded in 675AD, making it one of the oldest Christian churches in London, and parts of the original building are still visible inside. Standing outside, if you look one way you see the Tower of London; And ifContinue reading “Thursday Doors – All-Hallows-By-The-Tower, London”

Wednesday Wander – Whistler, BC

As it’s been so warm here these past few days, for my Wednesday Wander this week I wanted to go somewhere cold. I had a few options – the mountains of Australia or Andorra, inside a glacier in the Swiss Alps, or a view across a frozen Lake Ontario, taken from high above in theContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Whistler, BC”

#writephoto – Mine

Sue’s chosen another great shot for her #writephoto challenge this week, and here’s my take on ‘Mine’: ‘Funny place for three holes. D’you think that’s where they hung the prisoners?’ His voice echoed up through the topless tower as though we were at the bottom of a well. I tilted my head, wanting to showContinue reading “#writephoto – Mine”

Old Meets New (With Bonus Orb)

I was in London this past Saturday, catching up with one of my oldest friends. She’s lived in London for many years, so whenever we get together we like to explore places she’s never been to before. This trip was especially poignant, as she is moving back to her native Canada shortly, so will likelyContinue reading “Old Meets New (With Bonus Orb)”