Drifting through life

  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. gnocchi 2. dynamite 3. chariot 4. bucket 5. periwinkle  and/or:  1. noticeboard 2. blunt 3. bockety 4. fifty 5. shortbread Also included is Charlotte's colour of the month: fawn brown Here is my story: Pushing the wheelchair through the doorway, Ted gaily called out, "your chariot awaits M'Lady." Abby replied, "you're going to have to help me love, I'm feeling right bockety this morning." She ...

I'm currently reading "In Defence of Food" by Michael Pollan. This is the page I'm up to:- "With the rise of industrial agriculture, vast monocultures of a tiny group of plants, most of them cereal grains, have replaced the diversified farms that used to feed us. A century ago, the typical Iowa farm raised more than a dozen different plant and animal species: cattle, chickens, corn, hogs, apples, hay, oats, potatoes, cherries, wheat, plums, grapes and pears. Now it raises only two: corn and soybeans. This simplification of the agricultural landscape leads directly to simplification of the diet, which is now to a remarkable extent dominated by--big surprise-- corn and soybeans. You may not think you eat a lot of corn and soybeans, but you do: 75% of the vegetable oils in your diet come from soy (representing 20% of your daily calories) and more than half of the sweeteners you consume come from corn (representing around 10% of daily calories)." "Why corn ...

  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 occasionally been joining us. A few garden photos from a wedding I attended recently: a quiet corner which reminds me of pictures I have seen n a book titled French Country Gardens the wisteria bower where the ceremony was held somewhere to rest and a birdbath nigella in blue and white this pretty flower I can't remember the name of nestled up against bright orange calendulas a slippery dip (slide) for the smaller guests and a jenga tower for older people more re...

  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. oysters 2. herringbone 3. puffin 4. needle 5. broom  and/or:  1. hummus 2. crochet 3. locket 4. sprocket 5. market Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: fawn brown Here is my story: “Oh Chadwick! It’s simply gorgeous!. But I can’t accept it,” as she snapped the velvet case closed and held it out to him. “Why ever not? Phoebe darling, it is our anniversary after all.” “You know how I feel about flaunting ou...

I googled for this picture, thanks to whoever put it out there.... We arrived in Port Pirie late one night on the "Bluebird", (not the one in the picture, not sure what year the photo is from), a passenger train that regularly ran from Adelaide. The year was 1957. In those days the trainline ran down the centre of the main street to where the railway station was. This old railway station is now restored and used as a museum. The newer railway station was built across the paddock from the high school while I was there. We'd sit on the oval during lunch and watch the construction. Being so far from Adelaide, television reception was poor, so very few people had TVs. By 1960, more people had television, viewing made possible by antennas mounted on large towers similar to those carrying electrical wires across the country. I don't have any photos of these towers, but I have asked my sister who lives there if she could maybe get me some... ...

 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 occasionally been joining us. Last Monday I took myself to the shopping centre that has replaced the old Brickworks Market, it's quite nice there the Chritsmas tree has lovely decorations and there is a little "Wiggles" merry-go-round or roundabout depending on where you live, it's for babies and toddlers after leaving the shopping centre I walked as far as I could manage back towards the city and finalyy sat down to wait for a bus opposite this Greek C...

 almost didn't happen, the words had me totally bamboozled, not even a glimmer of an idea of what to write, but it came together in the end. 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 Alex J. Cavanaugh and can be found here This week's words/prompts are:  1. cobwebs 2. tiger 3. Japan 4. black 5. cobblestones 6. hurt  and /or:  1. Atlantis 2. pyromania 3. guacamole 4. energetic 5. slither 6. slice Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: mint green Here is my story:  I struggled to sit up, trying in vain to clear the ...