Drifting through life

On Wednesdays , Delores, from Under The Porch Light , has a word challenge meme which she calls “Words for Wednesday”. She puts up a selection of six words which we then use in a short story, or a poem. I’m hopeless at poetry so I always do a story. It’s a fun challenge…why not join in? This week's words are: 1. expensive 2. thorough 3. franchise 4. dispense 5. broccoli 6. mundane or: "we who sleep....dream....wait....'neath marble slabs and blowing grass" I have no idea what to do with that phrase, so I've chosen to use just the words. Here is my story: After Craig's death, I'd applied for employment at several job agencies and taken the first position offered. We needed the money. There was rent to be paid as well as living expenses for myself and the boys. I'd been working extra hours learning the ropes, so we'd been eating out a lot and the budget had taken quite a lot of punishment as a result. ...

from Skin Game. A Harry Dresden novel by Jim Butcher. "There's power in the touch of another person's hand. We acknowledge it in little ways, all the time. There's a reason human beings shake hands, hold hands, slap hands, bump hands.  It comes from our very earliest memories, when we all come into the world blinded by light and colour, deafened by riotous sound, flailing in a suddenly cavernous space without any way of orienting ourselves, shuddering with cold, emptied with hunger, and justifiably frightened and confused.  And what changes that first horror, that original state of terror? The touch of another person's hands. Hands that wrap us in warmth, that hold us close. Hands that guide us to shelter, to comfort, to food. Hands that hold and touch and reassure us through our very first crisis and guide us into our very first shelter from pain.  The first thing we ever learn is that the touch of someone else's hand can ease pain and make things better...

Welcome back to Whimsical Wednesday! The day for your googled giggle that gets you over the hump that is Wednesday and sliding down into the weekend. Know any good knock knock jokes? Here's one you've probably heard before: Knock Knock Who's there? Goliath Goliath who? Goliath down, you looketh tired.

Last week, I noticed my "plastics" cupboard was in a huge mess and my bookshelf was too. Usually the books are alphabetised by author and most of them still were, but I'd been shoving extra book into it anywhere they would fit. I planned on using the weekend to sort these things out. Two days, two jobs.  Then I heard the weather report. Both days were going to be 40C or more and the plastics cupboard is out on the back porch.  In the heat.  The bookshelf is in the bedroom. No air conditioning in there, just a fan.  So those jobs got put on hold.  This morning I woke up to a cooler temperature, a cool breeze and a hungry cat. Fed the cat, opened the house, prepared to make coffee. oh no! Out of milk. Less than a dribble left in the carton. Had a cup of tea instead.  Shut up the house again, went to the shops for milk and flyspray, came home and ate breakfast.  Then I made the bed, changed the sheets and everything!  I emptied the bookshe...

Musical Monday I was introduced to Musical Monday by Delores who copied the meme from another site. I think it’s a fun way to show off some of the music we like and brighten up our Mondays at the same time.  I’ll be finding my clips on you tube , so will simply credit that site since there are often so many versions of everything and I wouldn’t want to accidentally credit the wrong artist. Today’s clip is: Neil Diamond Thank the Lord for the Nighttime

Welcome back to Sunday Selections! This once-a- week-meme was originally begun by Kim of Frog Ponds Rock , as a way to showcase some of the many photos we all take, but don't get around to showing on our blogs. The rules are very simple:- 1. post photos of your choice, old or new, under the Sunday Selections title 2. link back to me, River , somewhere in your post 3. leave me a comment so that I know you've joined in and can come over and see what you've posted. 4. hop on over to The Elephant’s Child to see more of her wonderful photos. Possibly EC isn't joining in this week as she has other things going on.   Andrew often joins in too. I usually go with a theme for my Sunday Selections but this week's selection is random.  You may have seen some of these before, I chose an old folder at random because again, I haven't been out with my camera lately. date palm autumn in Australia native frangipani. this single bloss...

On Wednesdays , Delores, from Under The Porch Light , has a word challenge meme which she calls “Words for Wednesday” . She puts up a selection of six words which we then use in a short story, or a poem. I’m hopeless at poetry so I always do a story. It’s a fun challenge…why not join in? This week's words are: 1. embezzle 2. disintegrate 3. retroactive 4. duster 5. spellbound 6. untimely we also have : a wish, a wand, a wizard :: a dark and moonless night  Here is my story:  It was probably no use at all trying to explain, a six year old couldn't possibly understand. Could she? I'd give it a try... Her father's untimely dismissal after accusations of embezzlement meant our bank accounts had been frozen while investigations were underway; her plans for a wizard themed birthday party were disintegrating .  What could I do? How could I make this happen for her?  I'd planned on hiring costumes, special effects and...