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. Starting again with the twins: Ana enjoying the splashpad Gen also enjoys getting wet Daddy put up the umbrella for shade letting the jets squirt her splashing hard meanwhile in my yard: I'm growing a potato plant! Friday I took a walk through the city, and saw a few interesting things on my way to the river: "Naughty Nanna's Cookies" John Lennon on a building in Halifax Street our Victoria Square fountain a single newish b...

  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 Sean Jeating and can be found here This week's words/prompts are carried over from last week:  1. funeral 2. moon 3. splendiferously 4. sun 5. coffin  and/or:  1. afraid 2. biased 3. crows 4. nutrition 5. worms   and added to by this weeks words:  1. art 2. awe 3. love 4. moonlit 5. sleeping  and/or:  1. beauty 2. breathless 3. dreamscape 4. face 5. oxygen also including Charlotte's colour of the month: pebble grey Here is my story: Sandra tossed her handbag on the...

 Recently, "no-one" mentioned an actor who sounded familiar, so I asked her to please remind me who this is. She said the actor played Special Agent Olivia in  "Fringe". I have watched Fringe, but so long ago that I don't remember any of it. So I dusted off the zippered storage bags and pulled out the boxed set five seasons, a total of 29 discs. "Explore the ever-shifting line between science fiction and reality, where hybrid mosters tear through sewers, thieves walk through walls and portals open to parallel universes, in this complete collection of the acclaimed, mind-bending series. Unable to police a world in which science has advanced beyond our wildest dreams - and nightmares - Special Agent Olivia Dunham enlists eccentric "fringe" scientist Walter Bishop and his jack-of-all-trades son, Peter, to investigate paranormal incidents that defy human logic and mystifying events that threaten our very existence on a universal scale. When the unimag...

 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. Theme for today is "Raindrops on Roses" but first: King Charles is beginning to appear on our coins Some of the flowering gums are flowering, this is a pink variety, there are also reds and yellows this red rose has a few unexpected white patches now, as promised, raindrops on roses. There was a rain shower just before I left home to go to the shops not a rose, obviously, this is a bottle brush bloom, also shimmery with rain drop...

  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 Sean Jeating and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:   1. consider 2. rather 3. suspicious 4. table 5. teeth  and/or:  1. paraskivedekatriaphobia 2. bigots 3. different 4. gender 5. hyperbolise Charlotte's colour of the month is pebble grey. Here is my story: “It’s late, I’m tired, can we please just agree to disagree?” “NO!” he replied angrily. “You’re living in a rainbow world where everything is fine and dandy, but you’re wrong! All this pandering and allowing people o...

  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 this time with the girls because I know you are all dying to see what they are up to: manicure lessons from mum! Well, fun with nail polish at least pretty pink trying to do it themselves Fun times 😊 this is my big old atlas, bought in 1972, 18 inches (46cm) by 12 inches (30.5cm) closed 24 inches (61cm) wide when opened. I have it on a folded towel so it doesn't scratch the surface of the chest which already has enough...