Ray of Blu

Bloggie friends!!!!

I just realised that my 9 year old DVD player does not play Blu-ray DVDs.

So if anyone has any ideas what I may do with my Blu-ray DVD of Toy Story 3 given to me as a Christmas pressie then please do say! :-)

Charlie says: I stretch across the landing cos I can.



Thursday's child is full of grace!

A Pot of Spring

Bloggie friends!

To give me writer-ly hope as I submit my story and to hopefully put a spring on all your steps, here’s a pic that promises new life, fresh beginnings and more daylight.



A pot of various growing bulbs and a stray pansy or two.

The bulbs were planted in layers- the idea being that they will grow in various stages from spring to autumn but they seem to be growing all at once. Ooops!

Charlie says: Yep, Spring is right behind me!


Wednesdays mean we're halfway there!

Out of the slump and into the fire

Bloggie friends!!

1) I lost a follower yesterday – sorry (Oh it SO matters to me)!!! I blame my bad poetry!

2) I broke my writerly slump and WROTE A VERY SHORT STORY!! Yay! I hope to submit this one for the 100Stories for Queensland - and dedicate it to my sister and her kids (that’s if I submit and if it gets accepted of course!! LOL!).

3) I am calling all bloggers harbouring their inner writers to get your kitty friendly stories to this competition run by the Cats Protection League. Short stories and poems accepted. Last year’s winning entries (read here) were fantastic and I know y’all talented and creative and wonderful with words!!!

Charlie says: I interrupt your writing to watch Bird TV.


Monday. What a day! :-) xx

Anarchy!

It’s time to write a post
On the day I love the most!
Yet words are failing me
And I need a cup of tea!
So here dear bloggie friends
My offering to make amends
My words of anarchy
Another bad poetry!

Charlie says: I run to next door quick before they shut their front door!

Friday!!!! The Weekend!! What more needs to be said!?!? :-)

Thank you all so much for your kind words for my sister and her family – they are safe. We are keeping everyone – humans/pets/wildlife- affected by the mad global weather in our thoughts.

A Moment's Pause

Bloggie friends!!

My sister who lives with her sons - my gorgeous nephews - near Brisbane, Australia sent me this pic of the flooding near her home, taken 11 Jan at 6.30 am.

By 4.55 pm they were being evacuated by the authorities. They're all ok (PHEW!) and are staying with friends but worried about the home they've left.

Charlie says: So long as they're safe.


Thursday means the weekend is getter closer!

Robo-till

So I go to use one of these self service machines to pay for my shopping and I make the mistake of inserting my card the wrong way round.

The screen flashes “PAYMENT NOT RECOGNISED, PLEASE SEEK ASSISTANCE” accompanied by the voice of the machine screaming: “ PLEASE SELECT A PAYMENT OPTION OR PAY IN CASH”.

I press whatever options I can see on the screen but the voice and the words continue, non-stop.

By the time someone comes over to help, I’ve melted in a puddle of nervous convulsive sweat.

Next time I shall queue patiently at a staffed till.

Charlie says: I look for more mices in your messy pots!


Bloggie friends!! Please be reassured that I’ve been very good with renewing my library book apart from that one time where I had to pay 30p in late renewal charges! Ahem!

Wow!!Wednesday! :-)

Slow-mo

Bloggie friends!

A sample of how slow I am with reading a book!

I borrowed an anthology of short stories in July 2009 from a library near where I work.

And I am still reading it.

Charlie says: My mice has multiplied to the power of 3!


Let's have a Tuesday tune! La-la-la-la! :-)