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Sunday Selections #807

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 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. Charlotte's colour of the month for September is Vivid Tangerine The first wattle trees are blooming, always a sign that spring is almost here at my last visit to the twins they picked a few flowers from their garden for me to bring home, I put them in water as soon as I got home and they lasted quite a while, the lighter yellow one a full week after the other two died. That decorative pumpkin on the right fits Charlotte's ...
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Message to my overseas readers

  I am reading your blogs and typing comments but they won't "publish", so please don't think I have deserted you, hopefully the issue will soon be fixed.  And now I can't leave replies to my commenters on my own blog.  Aargh!!
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Wednesday's Words on a Friday

 The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by ME and can be found here This week's words/prompts are: 1.bowed  2.snoring  3.barefoot  4.tears  5.memory  6. swamped and/or: 1.taped  2.cream  3.moonlit  4.beach  5.soft  6.salty Here is my story: She sat on the edge of her bed, slightly bowed , hair hanging long and wavy, wishing she felt sleepy. She had finished her book and would have to wait until tomorrow for another one. They always send us to bed too early, she thought. They had schedules to kee...
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Words for Wednesday

 The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by me, River, and can be found right here This week's words/prompts are: 1.bowed  2.snoring  3.barefoot  4.tears  5.memory  6.swamped and/or: 1.taped  2.cream  3.moonlit  4.beach 5.soft  6. salty use either list or both, or mix and match, just have fun. My own story will hopefully appear on this blog on Friday 4th 
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Musical Monday

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 No prizes for guessing who I am featuring today: Dolly Parton of course! the lyrics to one of her best songs: Coat of Many Colours. (this image is NOT a video) but this one is and it said this was the first ever performance of the song. I hope it plays. There is a movie available too, though I don't yet have a copy I think I would like to have a Coat of Many Colours, though I usually wear much more subdued clothing.
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Sunday Selections #806

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 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.  A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.  Nothing rude or vulgar though. And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us. In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally. this is from "no-one", some time ago now, she was tracking the night cameras down on one of the beaches, I forget why, but thought this shot was pretty interesting and sent it to me. Shrubs in the foreground, waves in the background, heavy machinery on the right. magpies in her backyard, caught by the motion detector camera heavy trucks in my street some time back, there didn't seem to be any work going on, perhaps they we...
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Wednesday's Words on a Friday

  Charlotte's colour of the month is Steel Blue . I wonder what next month's colour will be? The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems. The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind. If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words. This month the words/prompts are supplied by messymimi and can be found here as well as on my blog This week's words/prompts are: 1.attention  2.vague  3.orbit  4.game  5.think  6.insistence and/or: 1.single  2.brand  3.barrel  4.bless  5.stake  6.cap Here is my very-short-written-in-a-hurry story: My attention had been scattered all day, my mind had been off in its own orbit for several hours at a ti...
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