Monthly Archives: March 2013
Making the Most of my Chance
This post is in response to the ‘100 Word Challenge’ here, where there are links to lots more responses. The brief was to write 106 words, including the phrase shown in bold. I had begun quite powerfully, but soon felt … Continue reading
Prose For Thought: Firefly’s First Stand
This week, I am joining in for the first time at ‘Prose For Thought’ – a blog hop hosted by Victoria at ‘Verily Victoria Vocalises’ here. This piece was written some time ago, and needs a little explanation; you see, in real … Continue reading
Wednesday Words: 13 March 2013
For this week’s Wednesday Words – hosted, as ever, by Emma at Crazy With Twins, here – I’ve been thinking over a couple of closely-related questions. Firstly, just how short, how pithy, can a quotation be, while still carrying paint-blistering … Continue reading
As The Sun Rises…
This post is prompted by the brand-new linky idea here, at The Olivers Madhouse. The idea is to say something about a magic moment, that is, a moment that was magic to you – recently or otherwise, each week. OK… Well… … Continue reading
Wednesday Words: 6 March 2013
Sometimes, we get an unfairly narrow idea of what our ‘education’ is; school, and college or whatever, is surely an important part – but let’s not forget how we learn from nature, from things and people around us, and, indeed, from … Continue reading
Found at Last!
This post is written in response to the ‘100 Word Challenge’ here, where you’ll find links to lots more answers to the challenge! You’ll also see the prompt – which is a picture of a key resting in frosty grass. … Continue reading
Monday Mobile : 4 March 2013
From Saturday, 2 March 2013: I enjoyed my visit to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway based at Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Ah, those plumes of diesel smoke on the warm afternoon air… Here, a Class 31 loco waits to take the 14:20 to … Continue reading
Monday Mobile: Late Entry
I’ve just decided that I’ll still post this, even though tomorrow is a new Monday. For one thing, I think Angie’s meme here at ‘Cakes Photos Life’ is a good idea. And for another, I just want to share the lesson … Continue reading
Fragments from Firefly Phil 