Tag Archives: death

The Door

This week, Marian posted a visual prompt for the WRITE-ON group.  Well, the picture evoked all sorts of ideas and appeared to be ideal inspiration for a short story. However, brevity is not my forte and I had written five … Continue reading

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The River

The recent picture prompt for the WRITE-ON group was this photo of a river.  At first I thought I would probably write a short story, but then this poem popped into my head and who am I to argue with … Continue reading

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A Photo a Day in June …. June 14th

  GRENFELL TOWER …. LONDON ….. June 14th 2017    

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Piper Alpha …….. Another Year Passes

Wednesday the 6th of July is a significant date in our family.  It is the anniversary of the Piper Alpha Disaster. Many of you already know about my family’s experience of this tragic event and so you may wish to … Continue reading

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MUM ………. Day 19 of 100

MUM …. 7th JAN 1927 – 27th APRIL 2014            

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Day 22 of 100 Pleats ……… Hat-Pins and Writer’s Block

Day 22 of the 100 Pleats Challenge ……gosh we seem to be really whizzing through the days, don’t we ? Of course, I realise that some of you may be bored to sobs by now …….I suppose there are only … Continue reading

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Day 11 of 100 Pleats ……….. And a Sad Anniversary

Day 11 of the 100 pleats challenge ……and today I am using the stunning  http://Stone-Bridge.co.uk ALLEGRA CLASSIC HAIR FORK again. But, this time, you will notice that I have gone all  ‘Heidi’  with a plait, too. You see….my hair is waist-length and … Continue reading

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Carys ( Birkhall Serendipity at Sololia ) RIP …….. Day 99 of 100

Well today is the penultimate day of my 100 day challenge and, for the past couple of days, you have had to be content with reblogged posts.  I apologise for neglecting you, dear readers, but I have been somewhat distracted … Continue reading

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Betty ………. Day 21 of 100

Last night I received the sad news that one of my dear friends had died.  Betty Stephenson passed away in February, after a short illness and her funeral had been held on the 2nd of March. Apparently her son, Mark, … Continue reading

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A Photo a Day for 100 Days ………. Day 59………October 1st 2014

Today I have cheated …… I did not take this photo.  But today is different, so I hope you will forgive me.  When we were young. Me (L) and my sister Gillian (R) GILLIAN 28th JANUARY 1950 – 1st OCTOBER … Continue reading

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