Drifting through life

 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. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do 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. beginning today with the tree that got blown down in the recent storms, did I show it last week? I can't remember:  Here it is with the root ball still sticking up behind the trunk, the chain saw and woodchipper were very busy for a few days this is all that is left now, the stump was pushed back into the hole it was torn out of. Meanwhile in "no-one's" yard: pears are growing on her trees and apples too, bright red and cri...

  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 Wisewebwoman and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. rusk 2. spindrift 3. ballistic 4. troubador 5. killick  and/or:  1. mantra 2. tuckamore 3. whirlpool 4. calliope 5. catamaran also included is Charlotte's colour of the month: fawn brown  Here is my story: I awoke drenched in sweat, the midnight thunderstorm directly above my tiny shack had become part of my dreams, reminding me of the ballistic missiles destroying the villages of my homeland. I muttered my ma...

 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. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look. Wisewebwoman has also been joining us. understated Christmas @ Chez River this year's Advent Calendar is quite a heavy box. I haven't done advents for years, but now there's the twins and I bought for them so thought I'd have one too. I ordered this one online from a link no-one sent me. it opens out with wings on either side and fills quite a lot of space. I moved it to the desk in the lounge room here is window #1 and here it is with only three windows left to open, each wi...

  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 Wisewebwoman and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. smithereens 2. arch 3. magazine 4. outcome 5. income  and/or:   1. primrose 2. cormorant 3. boreen 4. lucidity 5. antagonism Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: fawn brown Here is my story: My neighbour Mae and I were companionably chatting as we folded clean dry clothes into our baskets from the communal lines. My back door slammed and my daughter Clarissa walked down the two concrete steps, fists clas...

To see a favourite customer looking so very fragile. This man has always been thin, but he came into the shop today looking as if a gentle breeze could blow him over. Now, normally, he comes in, smiling and happy to talk as I process his mountain of cat food and kitty litter, some frozen meals for himself. He hasn't been in for a while. Today, he shuffled in so very slowly, walking so very carefully, as if his legs might break at any step. His face is sunken and has taken on the yellowish colour of the terminally ill. Today, he bought only a few packets of dry cat food, nothing at all for himself to eat. He confided that he'd just come out of hospital again and this episode had been bad. I'm afraid that my friend is dying. 2023 edit : not too much later I never saw him again. 

 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. The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do 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. Today is all about fun at the twins home: the Christmas Elves have arrived they came in their little plane and dropped off a box of Advent Calendars then they got to work in the backyard reading the instructions things didn't go quite to plan but the small porch looks fine taking photos from the reindeer ready with the snow spray elves rule! on the inside of the window so the girls and their brothers can read it.  they took a...