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 messymimi and can be found here

This week's words/prompts are: 

1. fraud 2. weak 3. unaware 4. wind 5. cope 6. morning 

and/or: 

1. fusty 2. prepense 3. clement

Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: mouse grey

Here is my story, continuing the island holiday:

Early next morning, the older children wanted to take one of the rowboats out onto the water. Jack had declared the weather to be clement, with just a weak wind, so they should be safe to row along the stretch of beach inside the reef. Barry already had rowing experience, being on the school rowing team, so offered to take them out and teach the younger boys how to manage the oars. “We’ll take the smaller boat, it will be easier to cope with while you are learning, then if we all come back next summer we can take out two boats,” he said.

Knowing they were unaware how quickly and ocean storm could whip up, Jack told them all to keep and eye on the horizon and if they noticed any clouds darker than the fluffy white one currently in the sky, they should head back to shore immediately.  

“Light grey means come back in but no need to hurry, a darker mouse grey means come back in and don’t stop on the way.” The boys promised and loaded the boat with drinks and snacks, then pushed it into the water before jumping in.

The girls wanted to explore the fields beyond the cabins, Jack had told them about an abandoned cabin where an old woman used to live. He had begun clearing out the interior, “but there is still a fusty smell about it, so don’t stay inside too long, it will make you cough,” he said. "Better to just explore her flower and herb gardens for now.” The girls promised and loaded backpacks with drinks and snacks while Jack told them to also keep an eye on the sky. “Dark clouds means come back home quick, a torrential downpour isn’t something to be caught in.”

“I wonder if the old woman was a witch,” said Emily. “They often lived alone and grew healing herbs and such.” Marian said “ I remember a story about a lady in the next town from home who tried to make people believe she was a witch, she made them pay lots of money for cures and spells that never worked, the police called her a fraud and sent her to jail for a couple of years.” Charlotte wondered if they would be allowed to pick flowers and hoped to see some bees.