I haven’t written a new story for ages. Photo by Miguel u00c1. Padriu00f1u00e1n on Pexels.com Even last month’s prompt from our writing group was answered with a rejigged story I penned years ago. My excuses to myself have been multiple. . . dogs to train, fish ponds to de-sludge, nettles to nuke, anthologies to edit, … Continue reading Conquering Inactivity (my own)
Category: ramblings
Gran Used to Say…
Recent posts about housework have reminded me of my gran’s term for my kind of cleaning. She used to call it a ‘cat’s lick’ or a ‘lick and a promise’. Promises to my household surfaces rarely get fulfilled. I’ve since been reminded of some other phrases Nan would use, One of which I haven’t managed … Continue reading Gran Used to Say…
Insecti-cide
Methods of insecticide, that is... not the poison sold in aerosol cans. I can't stand the smell of fly-killer spray. (Actually, when leaving the house with visitors recently, I thought hubby had sprayed insecticide around to kill off flies while we were out. Once in the car, I discovered the odour was still with us, … Continue reading Insecti-cide
Go Forth and Multiply. . .
but not in my house! Coathangers Have you ever noticed the way coathangers breed? At one point, all the hangers in your wardrobe may be occupied, but as items get worn and washed and replaced you one day realise there are way more hangers than there are items of clothing. I occasionally – not as … Continue reading Go Forth and Multiply. . .
Hooked on Quora
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Quora first entered my inbox after one of my Google queries threw up a Quora link among the finds. I must have found the answers useful and signed up, because after that, I found Quora in my inbox every morning. My usual reaction to these email previews was to … Continue reading Hooked on Quora
Housework and Me
My first husband and I both worked full-time when we moved into our first house. Since he was a chef, we also ran a small catering business from home and I sold Tupperware on the side. We were busy. Apart from the kitchen – not wanting to poison our clients – housework wasn't a priority. … Continue reading Housework and Me
Opinions
My parents always had the same tabloid newspaper delivered every morning. As I got older, I'd read the news and sections that interested me, but when I moved out I had a different newspaper delivered. This one supported opposing views on most issues, and I found myself approving its coverage. After a while, though, I … Continue reading Opinions
Involuntary
I realised today while I was chopping carrots very finely that my teeth were gritted together. When facing vaccination or needles for blood tests or donation I automatically squeeze my fist – around my belt if there's no squeezy ball or block of wood on offer. And eating sugared doughnuts today, I remembered someone at … Continue reading Involuntary
Write Time
I’ve always enjoyed puzzles. In retirement, I tackled puzzles that once I would have passed over as too hard. It was luxury not to have to interrupt a sudoku or kakuro because my lunchbreak was coming to an end, and I found I could complete most of the newspapers' logic and number puzzles. How did … Continue reading Write Time
WordPress Rant
I don't normally rant about WordPress. I've got used to the Block Editor and generally accept that there will be changes as software developers have to justify their employment. But I am annoyed at finding just now, on preparing a new post, that I can no longer resize images within my WP account. The ability … Continue reading WordPress Rant
