
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY. Thar Be Dragons.
01 Feb 2023 12 Comments
in humour, memories, photo prompt, photos, Wordless Wednesday Tags: Dragons, Hugh's Views and News
One-Liner Wednesday.
01 Feb 2023 9 Comments
in humour, inspiration, One liner Wednesday Tags: death, God, illness, Life

God is good just sometimes he can be a tad picky!
© willowdot21
Love Is In Da Blog.
01 Feb 2023 18 Comments
in humour, inspiration, love, Love is in Da Blog, song challenges, songs Tags: Aging, Bee Halton, Life, loving

Today “Love Is In Da Blog 2023” Is Rolling In (this year bi-lingual English/German).
Bee is here with her first prompt for this year’s Love is In Da Blog. Here’s what Bee had today : “Hello, Love Is In Da Bloggers; welcome back to another musical, creative and simply lovely February blog event. I can’t wait to dive back in. Thanks to all who have suggested prompts. You rock, and I will give you a shout-out on the day of your prompt.
This year I tried to make this challenge as diverse as I could. I want to challenge you to explore different genres of music, music from other countries and different artists and to follow the reader-suggested prompts. But as always, this is a free challenge. If you do not feel comfortable with a prompt, choose your own. As long as it is loosely connected with Love.
Here is today’s traditional prompt for the first day of “Love Is In Da Blog”:
Choose your own!
Well hi Bee and hi everyone! Today I am going with love of life and everything it encompasses. I have chosen the great and talent Sam Ryder. I have chosem More it’s a beautiful song and it’s written by Sam who is a talented song writer as well as singer and musician.
Please enjoy!
Thank you Bee 🐝💜
Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 19th, 2023
19 Jan 2023 22 Comments
in #Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #Tanka Prose, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma, #Gogyoka, humour, JusJoJan, Just jot it January, memories, Poems Tags: Complaints, LindaGHill, memories
LindaGHill is back again with today’s Jusjojan prompt, she said: “Good day! We’re back with the regular daily prompts. Today marks our nineteenth prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to us by John. Thank you, John! Please be sure to visit John’s blog to read his posts and say hello. And follow him while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 19th 2023, is “complaint.” Use the word “complaint” any way you’d like. Have fun!
If you’d like to see what I have so far on your prompt list and what’s to come, you can find it HERE.“
I used to work in Customer Services in a large supermarket, I had to deal with all sorts of complaints, difficult customers, visitors and queries… Not mention take orders for party food and cakes and at Christmas, Turkeys and Geese! Easy one hand tied behind your back stuff!
Well you would not believe some of the daft things we had to deal with. EG : Lady wearing Barbour Jacket and headscarf throws any empty egg carton at me . ” These eggs all cracked when I boiled them ” she screeched! I replied that eggs do crack when they are boiled occasionally. “WRONG!” She replied “they never crack when I boil then! ” I will not bore you with what happened next but in the end I gave her a refund and another box of eggs! I also had to smile at her and apologise for her inconvenience??
Another day a woman came up to the desk and told me that her husband had been in at the weekend and a cashier has been rude to him. I asked if she had the receipt so I could see which cashier had served him. …. Imagine my delight when she handed me a bill for the Local Tesco’s … I smiled sweetly and said sorry madam but the incident did not happen here.
I got thing’s wrong too, one evening we were checking the returns .. ” who dealt with this prepacked Colli ” the supervisor asked, I said I had. “what did you do for the customer ” she asked sounding irritated. I told her I had done as always given her a replacement and a refund. She almost smiled. “Great , they are from Marks and Spencer’s” we did all chuckle !
I won’t go on but below is an Acrostic Nonet about the time a man came in and thrust a bunch of flowers into my face. ” They don’t smell, they are seven days old and were guarantied for ten day. ” … what could I do apart from smile? Yes a refund and a new bunch of flowers!
Acrostic Nonet Complaint.
Can you help me these flowers don’t smell
Only had them seven days see
My wife’s so disappointed
Please do something for me
Let’s see what to do
Are you happy
If I give
New buds
Thanks!

above my flowers nothing to do with the ones in my post!
One-Liner Wednesday & #JusJoJan the 18th, 2023 – Stained by the sun.
18 Jan 2023 18 Comments
in humour, inspiration, JusJoJan, Just jot it January, memories, One liner Wednesday Tags: LindaGHill, sunshine
When things are at their bleakest turn and face the sun , walk into it’s light and smile. You’ll feel better within a mile.
© willowdot21

Wordless Wednesday.
18 Jan 2023 14 Comments
in humour, inspiration, photo prompt, photos, Wordless Wednesday Tags: art, Hugh's Views and News, Think on the box, view

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 12th, 2023
12 Jan 2023 27 Comments
in #Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #Tanka Prose, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma, #Gogyoka, humour, inspiration, JusJoJan, Just jot it January, loss, love Tags: cake, Doughnut, Food, LindaGHill
Hi today is the twelfth prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to you by Liz Husebye Hartmann. Thank you, Liz Husebye Hartmann! Please be sure to visit Liz Husebye Hartmann’s blog to read her post and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 12th 2023, is “donut.” Use the word “donut” any way you’d like. Have fun!
If you’d like to see what LindaGHill’s, our host for JusJoJan has so far on our prompt list, you can find it HERE.
Acrostic Doughnut Poem
Don’t say no
Or I might pout
Ugly temper show
Give me one please
Happy moments
Not something I have often
Unusual
Treat.

KLCaley’s #writrphoto Approach.
12 Jan 2023 31 Comments
in #writephoto, humour, inspiration, loss, love, memories, Merlin, Morgarna and Morgause Tags: Anomaly, Christmas, Family, KLCaley, space, Time Travel
Last week we left Morgarna, Merlin and Gail jumping away from sorting out a history medling, serial killer from the other side of the universe. They jump just in time for Christmas.
So here we are at KLCaley’s#writephoto.

After they had drunk in the view they walked along the beach to a fish and chip bar that Merlin knew and they sat outside and ate their super as they watched the sun set.
“That was the best fish and chips I’ve ever had. I am so full!” Sighed Gail rubbing her tummy and finishing her vodka and orange.
Morgarna sat back and lit a cigarette and watched the moon come up.
“It’s getting chilly ladies let’s go and find our Christmas home. Come on follow me!” Merlin got up and was heading up the slipway towards the village.

They followed Merlin up the streets and then they turned down an alley which was cold damp and mossy …. The place was lined with terraced cottages with mostly green doors… One cottage even had a satellite dish on it. They went straight past that one and up to the one at the top of the alley.
Merlin handed Gail the key to the door and asked her to lead the way. Opening the door she was delighted with the scene that greeted them. It was warm and cosy, there was a huge tree decked with lights and faires! A huge roaring fire with Christmas Stockings hanging from the mantle,five marked with initials.
There was a table all set for Christmas dinner and in the kitchen was Gail’s Mum and Dad preparing vegetables, the sweet smell of mince pies filling the whole house.
“Gail, Honey, you made it, we were so hoping you would.”
Gail looked at the place and her parents, the sound of the rest of the family upstairs .
“Who are your friends, come on honey come on in you’re letting the cold in!”
Gail’s dad put down the brussel sprouts he was peeling and he came across the room his arms extended , Gail’s Mum hot on his heels beaming from ear to ear!
Gail finally grasped the fact that this was as real as it could be in this mad new world she now moved in and thought to herself….”hell yes I’ll go with this” as she jumped into her dad’s arms.
“Which Christmas is this?” whispered Morgarna looking Merlin in the eye.
“The one before she killed herself, she always said she wished she’d gone home that Christmas, things might of been very different if she had….. “
Morgarna looked from Merlin to Gail and her parents then said….”but we can’t change history can we Hun?”
Merlin looked at her and replied, ” no we can’t but this way she gets her wish.”
Morgarna smiled as Gail took her and Merlin by the arm. “Mum, Dad these are my dear friends Merlin and Morgarna “
“Well Gail’s Mum beamed welcome both of you you are most welcome I hope you are all staying there’s plenty of food for tomorrow. “
Morgarna smiled and said they’d love to stay.
“Right who’s for a drink , Morgarna, Merlin what can I get you? Are you still drinking vodka and orange Gail?”
Asked her mum.
They all sat down in the living room with their drinks and they all had a cigarette, in fact Gail’s Mum got out her special Christmas stock of Sobrainie cocktail cigarettes. Merlin did his best not to look too grumpy as they all smoked…. His Whiskey and ginger helped soften his mood, while Morgarna knocked back the Bacardi and coke, they all relaxed and chatted , then the Christmas episode of Dr Who came on the TV and Gail’s two brothers came charging down the stairs to watch and eat the nuts a d chocolate!
Everyone, yes even Merlin looked happy.
Two days later after much fun, games and eating and drinking too much Merlin said “Well it’s been really great but we must be on our way.”
Gail was going to complain but obviously had second thoughts and stopped, realising she had been given the most beautiful gift by her friends. The Christmas she never had and really wished she had!
“Yes she smiled… Mum, Dad it’s been wonderful but we must be off!”
So after much hugging and kissing they left the cottage.
As they walked up the alley a cold wind swept past them …it left Morgarna and Merlin untouched but Gail felt a soft warm presence …love.
The cottage stood cold dank and empty suffering from years of neglect, empty like most of the cottages in the alley, only three were still inhabited the rest were just empty shells full of memories.
As they reached the top of the alley Morgarna took hold of Gail and whispered “that was lovely wasn’t it love? come on I’ll race you back to the beach.”
As they reached the beach the Anomaly arrived “Okay they all shouted grabbing hands they jumped?”
As they landed they found themselves, not in the lab but on the approach to a large, almost-symetrical, castle with cylindrical towers dominating the landscape.
“Wooo! Squealed Gail, it’s a fairy castle! “
“I doubt that Hun” said Morgarna lighting a cigarette and taking a drag!
No said Merlin ….”I suppose we just better take a closer look.”
The all walked arm in arm toward the entrance.

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 444 DOG and Frog.
10 Jan 2023 26 Comments
in #Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #Tanka Prose, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma, #Gogyoka, humour, inspiration, memories, Ronovanwrites Tags: Dog, friends, Frog

Dog and frog.
Croaking from the pond
Ears pricked she barks from the door
Nature’s mismatched friends.
