Originally posted on Sacha Black:
At 1:04am, on the 20th of August, after exactly 292 days or 41 weeks and 5 days of writing my first draft of my novel, I wrote those two long awaited words… ‘The End’. I was in bed, in the dark, laptop on my knees, with my sleeping beauty of…
Month: August 2015
Infinity Dreams Award
I have seen awards mentioned on WordPress several times, but was not aware that I could be nominated for one so soon after starting my blog. I was more than surprised when I saw the nomination by A’Shadieeyah Amana, also known as RoyalBluue, who made very kind comments about my writing. It was even more […]
Of daughters and fairies
After a much needed weekend with my lovely daughter, I have returned from London to a dull, damp Norfolk. I am blogging again and wrote the following poem this morning. Daughter Where is the elfin child, The fairy foundling Of the violet eyes And finely-spun golden curls? She arrived on a November night, Illuminated by […]
Uncle Bert’s Pigeons
Source: Uncle Bert’s Pigeons
A bit of a break
I’m having a little break from the computer this weekend as I will be spending time with my lovely daughter and attending the launch of a new shop she is managing. So no posts from me until Monday, which is a bank holiday in the UK. Next week I will continue with my novel, The […]
The fifth and last day of an interest in etymology
Euphemism An indirect or mild noun To use instead of one That is too blunt Embarrassing Or even unpleasant Avoids offense And softens a blow A florid circumlocution That beats around the bush From the Greek expression Euphemismos Uses favourable Not inauspicious words Or dysphemia That call a spade a spade Speaking with a mealy mouth […]
Tosca being so cat (anagram!)
I videoed Tosca sitting on a present from my daughter, an elephant made of material, which brought together two animals I love. However, the file type cannot be uploaded to my media. Instead, here is a photograph from yesterday of Tosca being a typical cat, demanding to be let in out of the rain.
Another poem inspired by an image
My husband took this photograph on one of his trips to Wroclaw in Poland, to see the amazing band Tides from Nebula. Unfortunately, this was before I semi-retired and I was unable to go with him, so he took plenty of photographs to show me how amazing this city is. Rising from the Pavements of […]
Day four of an interest in etymology
Etymology Haiku Poem Etymology A noun with five syllables A word’s history Derivation Etymos true logos word Roots in Ancient Greece Scientific term A perspective on the past Origination
writing in north norfolk 