This meme was started by Delores a long time ago. Words for Wednesday is now provided by a number of people and has become a movable feast.
Essentially the aim is to encourage us to write. Each week we are given a choice of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image. What we do with those prompts is up to us: a short story, prose, a song, a poem, or treating them with ignore... We can use some or all of the prompts.
Some of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on their own blog. I would really like it if as many people as possible joined into this fun meme, which includes cheering on the other participants. If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.
The prompts will be here this month but are provided by Mark Koopmans.
This week's prompts are:
- Splurge
- Bonking
- Veterans
- Windows
- Lasagne
- Inconceivable!
And/Or
- Ruling
- Extinguished
- Ebonics
- Dresser
- Marley
- Yikes
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Have fun.Huge thanks to Mark who has definitely challenged us this month. In February River will be providing the prompts on her blog.
Bonking, huh? My mind is working overtime already! Be back tomorrow with a story.
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: I look forward to it. And am wondering which bonking usage has your mind working so hard.
DeleteYikes Mark, my brain hurts. Both cells. Some of the words I said when I looked at this week's prompts nearly shattered my windows. I suspect veterans of Words for Wednesday will agree with me. If asked I would have said it was inconceivable! that this week's prompts could be any worse than last week's (and the week before). Wrong. So very wrong. Witht his splurge on yet another set of wildly different words you have extinguished any semblance of creativity in me. Ebonics and lasagne go together like fish guts and lavender. They don't.
ReplyDeleteMy head couldn't hurt worse if I had been bonking it on a mahogany dresser.
The ruling is in. Listen to Bob Marley Mark. Please. “Don’t complicate your mind.” he said. You have assuredly complicated mine.
Well said, but the movie titles spoke to me. My little slice of life will be right here.
Deletemessymimi: Movie titles? I rarely see them and am looking forward to reading your take on the prompts.
DeleteGee, I thought THIS was your entry for this week... it COULD be!... but I see you've also written another story with these words. Great job... times two!
DeleteOh, well done! And I see you've done another, too - you are good. If I ever manage to extricate my mind from the series I'm writing, I might play 'Words for Wednesday', too... but this batch of words is downright intimidating!
DeleteDiane Henders: I hope you can join us some week - and yes, this batch is/was intimidating. Mark is providing the prompts in March too. I am already anxious.
Deletefish guts and lavender... aagh. I wish I hadn't read that! 🤢
DeleteSandi: I am sorry that I put that awful thought in your head. Really I am.
DeleteLanguage offers us windows into other cultures. To my sorrow I can claim only one language. Mind you, English is very, very good at 'borrowing' words from other languages. Some we know are filched, lasagne is an obvious example. Others are sneakier, and the word's origin has been largely extinguished to any but word nerds.
ReplyDeleteVeteran comes straight from Latin. Lemon was acquired from Arabic. I also didn't know that 'pimping it up' describing someone's effort to become a snappy dresser is, like bling, an out and out theft from Ebonics.
Other languages are also guilty. Bob Marley's native Jamaican owes a lot to African languages.
Mind you, the ruling is in. English is seriously weird. A splurge in random sex, bonking with all and sundry (which could also be described as a bonkfest - with the fest stolen from German) might result in pregnancy. To get pregnant is to conceive. In or un are prefixes described the negative. It is almost inconceivable that the word inconceivable (with or without the exclamation mark) cannot be described as a failure to get pregnant. But it can't. If I struggle with my own language it is no wonder that it is noted as one of the hardest to learn. Yikes (whose origin is unknown) might be a kind way to describe the feelings that brave foreigners feel when attempting my mother tongue.
Dear EC. Thanks for this equilibristic ride through over and with Mark's quirky words. I loved it, and have no hopes whatsoever of trying to emulate you. Yikes is the only adequate answer.
DeleteCharlotte (MotherOwl): Thank you. After my first attempt which was triggered by anne in the kitchen's use of Mark's prompts earlier this month I felt I had to find another use for Mark's prompts. And I struggled. How I struggled.
DeleteHeeheehee! Well done!
DeleteHey, you! *THIS* is the coolest ever:) Thanks for spending the time to dig down into some words that popped into my one-cell brain :)
DeleteI thought both efforts were great Sue. Especially the second.
DeleteOr is it 'fest stollen'?! (Cake joke...arg! I'll get my coat.)
DeleteBea: I think that many fests are also bonkfests. The world over...
DeleteArgh Bea, that was evil. Now I long for Stollen ... and we can only buy them (imported) in December in Denmark.
DeleteWow, EC. This is a great lesson in language. You're very versatile. Not to mention you write a mean short.
DeleteCool! Yikes is an very appropriate prompt for this set as said :)
DeleteEC fantastic!! You made me laugh too! LOL! Big Hugs!
DeleteHA! I'm a word nerd, so I LOVE what you did with this week's list. :) The part about "inconceivable" is my favorite. Well done, Sue! Have a super weekend.
DeleteSusan: Word nerds unite? And thank you.
DeleteEbonics?? Where's my dictionary....
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with these words EC :) very clever. I'm sitting here bonking my head against the wall, trying to think of what on earth I could possibly write. Of course giving up and wimping out is inconceivable!
ReplyDeleteRiver: I contemplated wimping out. I seriously contemplated it.
DeleteYou won't wimp out. Remember the rules permit using only a few of the words if you wish.
DeleteIt was yikes. Marleys ruling extinguished the countdown generated by the Ebonics dresser. Veterans broke windows and splurged on lasagne, bonking relief it was. Inconceivable
ReplyDeleteSpacer Guy: What a fun take - thank you for joining us again.
DeleteGood and succinct!
DeleteShort and sweet. Nice job.
Deleteaccording to Google: Ebonics - noun; American black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English.
ReplyDeleteRiver: I had to look it up too - though I seem to remember that someone else used it in their prompts a long time ago.
DeleteI also had to look it up. Well done Space Guy. Succinct.
DeleteSuch fun!
ReplyDeleteCloudia: It is fun - though sometimes it is also hard work.
DeleteI'm on a Splurge!
ReplyDeleteBonking Veterans!
Climbing into Windows!
MMMM! The Lasagne
Inconceivable!
Cloudia: You joined us!!! And I love your take.
DeleteA freeform poem!
DeleteWhat a coincidence! Just yesterday I was looking through a couple of well-lit windows and much to my horror I espied a group of veterans bonking away in a merry splurge of late-life riotous abandon while the lasagne they had supposedly intended to eat sat cooling on their plates on a table. Then while pondering, "This is inconceivable!", I awakened, and began to worry about my mind (again).
ReplyDeleteAndrew R. Scott: Worry not. I like the way your mind works.
DeleteWhat a dream that would be!
DeleteAs long as no one ends up bonking lasagne.
ReplyDeleteAlex J. Cavanaugh: Eeeeuw.
DeleteHi, nice post. I follow you #383 ,follow back?
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Tijana: Thank you. I will be over to visit you very shortly.
DeleteHe certainly has as these fun words go beyond fun right to fun-tastic! As soon as I came across Inconceivable! Suspenseful mystery series springs to mind! So many trails to follow here. Such fun!
ReplyDelete21 Wits: I do hope you will join us. I really struggled this week.
DeleteLouise was going shopping for the first time in years. She'd lost her husband some time ago and she'd been on a strict budget every since. It seemed inconceivable she'd recently inherited a small sum of money after years of struggling, and yet she had. Louise decided to splurge on a new outfit.
ReplyDeleteBefore Louise could go out and splurge, she had very important responsibilities to tend to. Her son was coming for dinner along with one of his friends from his veterans group. She planned to make lasagna, one of her son's favorite dishes. She knew her house needed to be in tiptop shape since her son judged any lack of household duties to be a sign she needed to go to an assisted living facility. She was of sound body and mind and she was determined to avoid that fate. She would not be forced out of her home of over 40 years. She prepared a lasagna ahead of time so she could pop it into the oven when she returned home. She quickly washed the windows and dusted and vacuumed the whole house. She also made sure the bathrooms were spic and span.
After her cleaning spree and meal preparation she went to town to see what she might find. She decided to look for an outfit which made her look younger than her eighty years of age. she wanted some type of attire to show she was still a smart dresser. She found the perfect dress suit in no time at all; even the store clerk remarked how smart she looked. Things were looking up.
She dashed home just in time to pop the lasagna in the oven, set the table, and make a salad. While she was out she also purchased a dessert at the local bakery. Just as she was sitting down to rest her weary feet, she heard the doorbell ring.
She went to answer the bell and was greeted by her son and his new veteran friend. They all had cocktails together and she was immediately curious of her son's friend who talked in ebonics and reminded her of Bob Marley. To her dismay her son's friend seemed to have an opinion of himself as part of the ruling class. It was all I know this and folks should do this and that because I know what's best. All through the evening her son raved about his new friend. As the evening wound down, her son's new friend asked to use the restroom. She directed him to the closest bathroom adjacent her bedroom.
Her son's friend was gone for an inordinate amount of time and after some time she went to check on him. She opened her bedroom door and she was in shock. Yikes! Much to her dismay she caught her son's friend riffling through her dresser. He had her underwear and blouses strewn all over the place. In her mind this behavior extinguished any kudos her son had heaped on his friend throughout the evening.
Being of the old school habit of not causing a ruckus, Louise backed out of her bedroom and returned to the dining table with her son seated there. She wondered how she could broach this strange circumstance or even if she should. What was an 80 year old woman to do? Should she discuss this turn of events with her son who idolized this veteran or should she let it go? Should she inform the police, should she tell a friend, should she just ignore it? Louise was in quandary, with one glass of wine under her belt and the lateness of the evening she decided to wait till the next morning to decide what to do.
Linda Starr: I really enjoyed this. Louise is MUCH smarter than her son. I shudder thinking about his new friend. Really shudder.
DeleteUnlike Louise, i wouldn't be able to restrain myself, i probably would have yelled out as soon as i saw what he was doing and caused a ruckus.
DeleteGreat use of the words!
Definitely in favour of the ruckus.
DeleteDefinitely cause a ruckus and include the son, as in "get in here and stop this!"
DeleteYikes! Well told.
DeleteExcellent Linda ... an amazing tale - fascinating to read. I think I'd do something too ... but - Louise decided not to. lovely tale - cheers Hilary
Deletethanks all, I read dh what I wrote and he had an ending to this story, he is much more eccentric in his ideas and has a vivid imagination, lol.
DeleteLet's hope next batch of Words suits dh's ending so thah we'll hear it as well.
DeleteIt was inconceivable Marley told himself as he saw his suit-clad reflection in the mirror...that he, of all people, was able to splurge on a personal dresser! A personal dresser! Yikes! He could hardly put two words together he was so shocked.
ReplyDeleteTo think he’d almost not put his name down to compete. He was so glad his wife had urged him to do so. She told him, win or lose, she’d have his favourite dinner – a delicious lasagne - waiting for him when he arrived home that evening.
The main ruling about the special event was veterans were eligible to compete in the marathon for the first time. Each section of the race had been broken up
into two-hour time windows.
At one point, he felt he should have perhaps eaten the lasagne before the marathon began because on the mountain stage he lost time to a few rivals. Marley felt he was bonking on the final climb of the incline. However, he regained his strength, and soon thereafter, his rivals were in his wake. He’d extinguished them like candles.
A proud, New York born African-American, Marley couldn’t help break into ebonics when he made his acceptance speech upon receiving his award, and the bountiful cheque that went with it.
Beaming, he thanked everyone concerned, particularly his wife, who had never doubted his ability.
Lee: I really enjoyed your positive take on these difficult prompts.
DeleteWay to go Marley. Glad he did so well.
DeleteHappy story. I liked it!
DeleteOn my hike to 94 has been a great marathon. Great writing LEE. yes I am back again.
DeleteI enjoyed this, Lee. I'm smiling as I type.
DeleteOnce again, everyone is having fun with the words...and are doing so well....
ReplyDeleteMy little contribution. Will be back later to read what everyone else did with the words from dear Mark.
ReplyDeleteI must admit I was eavesdropping, but in fact they could have been talking EBONICS as far as I was concerned. I was at an excellent Italian restaurant eating LASAGNE which is so very popular in North America, so much so that it is INCONCEIVABLE that one could eat in an Italian restaurant without choosing it. Having given up on my eavesdropping I decided to gaze through the WINDOWS in front of which was a DRESSER with delightful bird ornaments displayed. Not a lot to see but there was a couple necking so hard, they were almost BONKING. Made me feel a tad lonely so to cheer myself up I decided to SPLURGE on a bottle of the local MARLEY bubbly which came in piccolo bottles. One glass certainly EXTINGUISHED my feelings of self pity. I was just finishing off and toying with the idea of another when YIKES I got a look at the time. I was supposed to be at the local VETERANS home to help their committee with the RULING applicable to the elegibilty of new residents. I paid my bill and scampered off to my car.
Jo: I love it. And am sorry that scampering was in order. Another piccolo (and perhaps a cannoli) sounds pretty damn good to me.
DeleteOoh yum, haven't had a cannoli in a while and I do like them. I actually probably wouldn't have chosen lasagne mind you.
DeleteYes sad about her not having a cannoli or a tiramisú. I love Italian eating. Now I'm hungry ... again. Why is Mark's words always so mouth water inducing?
DeleteWell done Jo .. clever - cheers Hilary
DeleteGreat job, Jo.
DeleteWillie: The Free Interview
ReplyDeleteAfter several weeks of weird words, readers may desire (if they have sleep-related issues) to learn about Willie and wherefrometh he came.
Yes, I’m Splurging on a non-existing word, but it’s an interview with a person who doesn’t exist, non? (as they say in French.)
Mark: “Willie, thanks for joining us today and after micrograms of fan mail it seems that everyone, well Auntie Val anyway, wants to know how you’re doing post-Momma?”
Willie: “Thanks for having me here for your last week in January, Mark and a very belated birthday to you, Sue. Is it OK to give a shout out to the Executive Producer Emeritus, Dolores. I wouldn’t be here otherwise.”
M: “No worries, and our pleasure. Look, we’ve only had one comment and that originated from your email address, but we’d all love to hear how you’re doing following your recent adventures these past two Wednesdays?”
W: “Bonking.”
M: “Jesus, Willie. That’s very shallow. What would Momma say….
Oh… wait…”
W: “Mark, you’ve seen my svelte physique. I’m a Veteran man of the AOL dating chatrooms and chicks dig me, like.”
M: "Er, Willie, I never met you before introducing you to the crowd at the stage here on FloatieCon 2020. Plus, you’re a figment of my imagination, so I can forget you at any time. Don’t get too cocky.”
W: “How tall am I and how much do I weigh?”
M: “Huh? Er… 6,4 and 270 pounds.”
W: "What if I danced naked to Rick Astley’s, ‘Never Going to Give You Up,’ outside your living room Windows, could you forget about me then?”
M: “That is a visual I would truly. Never. Forget. Can we negotiate ‘California Dreaming’ by the Mamas & the Papas, or does that usher ugly memories?”
W: “Harsh, Mark. You have to go there?”
M: “Don’t be a hater. Let’s lighten the mood! After you callously drowned Momma in the infinity pool, what’d you have for dinner that evening?”
W: "I had Lasagne, as you know. That was in the police report, but what they don’t know was how delicious it was with the sprinkles of fresh caviar atop of the defrosted cheese.”
Mark: “Inconceivable!”
W: “It’s true, I swear.”
M: "I believe you, but I mention ‘Inconceivable!’ because it’s one of my favourite quotes from ‘The Princess Bride.’”
W: “I haven’t seen it. Would I like?”
M: “You’d love it, Willie, there’s lots of killing and poisonings. In fact, Andre the Giant would be your hero.”
W: "What if I was Andre the Giant dancing naked outside your window… would you remember me then?”
M: “Willie…”
W: “Mark…”
M: "Two things. I’m Ruling we don’t talk about you in any naked sizes or shapes anymore an—”
W: "Yes, and…”
M: "Why didn’t I call you Paddy or Jack or something that isn’t the upside-down version of ‘M?’”
W: "Dunno, but the love I have for you is nearly extinguished. I don’t know what to say anymore…”
M: “Oh, go jump up a rope Willie, you soft lad. You could talk to me for hours in various languages and slangs, including Ebonics, for the love of God.”
W: “Well, I don’t know what Ebonics are?”
M: “Scroll a bit above and check the comments. River found a great way to describe it.”
W: “Hey, we only have three words left! I won’t see you until March, so now that we are magically up on the second floor, I have walked into my bedroom and here is a present that I am going to grab as it is sitting over here on my Dresser.”
M: “Bloody hell, Willie… Couldn’t you have tried a bit harder.”
W: “I don’t know what you’re talking about, but anyway after me and my new girlfriend made love (we don’t bonk) she stood up and I helped dresser.”
M: “I’m groaning inside, Willie. Look I gotta get on the road. I’ll talk to you in March, ok?”
W: “Ok, man. What are you listening to in the car? Book or podcast?”
M: "Book. ‘Marley & Me.’ It’ll warm the cockles of your heart—and there’s not a naked Willie to be seen anywhere!”
W: “Yikes!”
Snort. I love it.
DeleteAnd Marley & Me is a tear jerker as well as heart warming. I am wondering as I read more whether Mama had the right idea in keeping Willie on a tight leash...
Nah. Willie should be free (just a distance away from me).
Now where have I heard Free Willie before!! Mark, trust you to choose a character called Willie.
DeleteHehe. The whole time I expected Willie to turn into an orca or at least swim away into the sunset. I think I saw "Free Willie" 1000 times with my kids when they were small. But your version is ... Mark'esque.
DeleteLove it!
DeleteHi Mark - the words have made me think of you ... I never did see Free Willy - reading your interaction .. probably a good thing. But have enjoyed the words ... just left this bonking lot to others! Cheers Hilary
DeleteMelissa: He rockes his prompts didn't he?
DeleteMark makes nervous. I'll be back later.
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane: I hope you can conquer your fears, and look forward to your return.
DeleteOh my, some good words there to put into a story. Enjoyed reading those that did put them together.
ReplyDeleteMargaret-whiteangel: Some day we will tempt you to join us.
DeleteBuon mercoledi.
ReplyDeleteGiancarlo: I hope your day is lovely too.
DeleteHi EC - some excellent takes on Mark's words ... just brilliant ones and I need to be back - love them, but I think I'll be butting out ... so many clever takes on 'the words' ... love reading them ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: Not a problem. I was very tempted to butt out myself.
DeleteSo far I have not done more than copying Mark's new words into an empty document. But I notice with happiness that all the stories so far are not murderous :)
ReplyDeleteI have edited - just a bit - the story of Allan and Mary, and put it in a separate page The Wave on my blog. So if anybody wants to read the whole story without leafing through blog-posts, it is there for you.
I will probably return later with my take on the new batch of words.
Yes, I could not keep away from the prompts. Lasagna made me think of Italy; then this happened: Memories of Italy
DeleteCharlotte (MotherOwl): I am so glad that Mark's prompts dragged you back in. I really liked your piece.
DeleteOh my goodness...these are far too advanced for my poor mind!! Lol
ReplyDeleteSo I have amused myself with everyone else's take on them...and I have SO enjoyed!
Thank you so much, everyone!! :))
Do hope all is ok with you, Sue.
Lots of love and hugs xxxxxxx
Ygraine: Less of that 'my poor mind' stuff. I love what you create, and am awed by your poems so very often.
DeleteI am ok. How about you?
Hugs.
A trifle close to the bone
DeletePerhaps the most striking example of a vibrant, colourful language being formed from the fusion of other tongues is Yiddish, but EBONICS would rank right up there. Trouble is, no one but the practitioners can understand it! Well, Bob MARLEY doubtless could, and he certainly did a memorable job of bridging the gap between cultures, of which the vernacular use of language is such an important part.
ReplyDeleteLater in the year I might SPLURGE and take a trip to Jamaica, but I doubt that I'll be able to understand a couple of locals talking to each other; fortunately they can switch to conventional English in an instant. Last time I was there I had to do a little banking and I was amazed at how the tellers could tell which language to use based on the customer who approached the counter. It was INCONCEIVABLE of course that they would use anything but what is euphemistically called the Queen's English on a pale-skinned VETERAN like me. When you think about it white skin once indicated the RULING class.
When I returned to our villa (the travels agent's over-the-top term, not mine) I dropped my clothes on the DRESSER, put on my bathing suit and lounged outside on the chaise longue. YIKES, it was hot! This was an all inclusive place so I had one of the ubiquitous hovering stewards bring me one of those long cool drinks with a little umbrella in it. He told me that they were serving LASAGNA at the beach-side cabana later, which seems like the oddest of choices to me. Hot food was the last thing I wanted to think about. Maybe a little shrimp and some cocktail sauce, some sliced avocado – and another umbrella drink of course (or two).
I noticed the woman from the unit adjacent to ours peering through the WINDOW. She was pretty full of herself, with every affectation you could imagine. She thought she was distinguished but she looked more EXTINGUISHED to me. Sad to say, but I think she only came here with BONKING in mind, and was always leering at some buff young thing. I guess it worked for her, because it was more than once late at night we had seen young bucks enter and leave her place. To each her own I say, live and let live. I am sure she will be making a trip back here and maybe she is doing exactly what is needed to learn a little EBONICS.
Nice story. Just what I needed on a cold dreary January afternoon.
DeleteI could use a trip to Jamaica right about now together with one of those long tall drinks with an umbrella. Enjoyed it David.
DeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: I really enjoyed this - while wondering what charms that extinguished (wonderful use of the word) had up her sleeve.
DeleteHi David - great combinations into a story line ... and I'm sure true of a visit to one of the Caribbean Islands ... fun - cheers Hilary
DeleteGosh! I'll have to look up multiple words this time :) Be back when/if I can figure something out. Either way, the prompts this month have expanded my vocab for sure!
ReplyDeleteNilanjana Bose: I think they expanded many of our vocabularies - while making our minds (mine anyway) hurt.
DeleteHester switched off her laptop, the din outside was indescribable. Her head hurt. Hunting online for an Ebonics dictionary was a time suck, and anyways to splurge on yet another single use book was not something she could afford. She didn’t trust all this online shopping business either. She’d ask Tota and Tuni tomorrow, they were veterans of the College Street bookshops and would know where to find a cheap second hand copy. She got up and shut the windows. Not that it made the slightest difference, because half the panes were missing.
DeleteShe had inherited the court case on the house from her parents - the final ruling could take decades to come. Meanwhile the windows remained pane-less. A painful situation as the entire population of stray animals in the neighbourhood had chosen the spot under them for some prolonged bonking tonight. The landlord of course found it inconceivable! That any tenant should require him to fix anything while the parties fought over vacating and sundry other complicated matters in court. She’d fix them herself if she had any money to spare, but it all went in the lawyer fees.
Hester sighed – there was some leftover lasagne, that would have to do for dinner. She was not going to step out and over masses of copulating animals, yikes! Think positive, think positive, being housebound was a supersaver, no shopping for dinner, books, anything. She put on a Bob Marley number to drown out the animal noises, extinguished all but the small lamp on the dresser and went to the kitchen. Hopefully, the bonking would stop by morning. If not, she’d really have to call for help.
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The inventiveness of the prompts, and the responses, have been super amazing - my deep admiration and thanks!
This is great! but I'd have to dump a bucket of ice water over the bonking animals.
DeleteNilanjana Bose: I loved it too - and iced water (for the landlord AND the copulating animals sounds good to me.
DeleteThere seems to be a lot of fun watching copulating animals. A leg humping dog was my first experience.kinky.
DeleteHi Nila - that was great fun to read and think about ... I'm not sure I could read in circumstances like that - but enjoyed the story - cheers Hilary
DeleteVeterans peered through the windows, waiting for lunch to be served. Lasagna was on the menu today, which meant Melba fixed it. She always splurged, adding Italian sausage. Vince gave her a wink as she dished up his serving, "Just a little more, sweetheart." He whispered to her, "You are in need of a good bonking, you know."
ReplyDeleteShe giggled and whispered back, "For the two of us, that would be inconceivable."
Good one :)
DeleteSusan Kane: Excellent - and fun. I am glad you came back. Thank you.
DeleteNaughty Naughty, but nice.
DeleteBuon giovedi.
ReplyDeleteGiancarlo: And to you.
DeleteI just read the comments my that was a lot of reading.
ReplyDeleteMerle............
Merlesworld: It was - but it was excellent reading too.
DeleteHI EC, I have posted on Daily Gaggle.com ... Yes i am back in circulation. although a trifle wobbly.luvs ya.
ReplyDeleteVest: I have seen (and commented on) your post. It is lovely to see you back and I hope your wobbliness is temporary.
DeleteYou are all so creative☺
ReplyDeletenatalia20041989: This meme is a heap of fun. I hope you will join us some time.
DeleteHer family was full of veterans. The house displayed an American flags. One window held a gold star. She didn't have much money but today was a special day. It was inconceivable that she wouldn't splurge on today of all days. She layered the lasagne and watched out the kitchen windows. Her cat Felix bonking his toys at her feet. Any second now, the taxi carrying her Her grandson from Vietnam would be here.
ReplyDeleteElsie
Elsie Amata: This is such an emotive piece. I could feel her excitement, and hope the visit is all she could hope for (and more).
DeleteExcellent reading, thank you everybody.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: I am glad. Very glad.
DeleteGreat job everyone!!! Great reading! Big Hugs EC!
ReplyDeleteMagic Love Crow: I am grateful to Mark and so pleased that enjoyed reading the very different places his prompts took us.
DeleteUna serena giornata a te.
ReplyDeleteGiancarlo: Thank you. A hot and frightening day ahead here - I hope yours is much better.
Deletebetter late than never, I suppose, hopefully no one will have nightmares. me included. inconceivable!
ReplyDeleteCindi Summerlin: I will be over to read it shortly. It is relatively early in the day so hopefully no nightmares - though they would probably be a change from the fire related ones which are haunting me at the moment.
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