tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post2700465006491884586..comments2024-03-29T16:23:14.210+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: Words For WednesdayElephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-47020497549967160602020-04-22T06:14:21.504+10:002020-04-22T06:14:21.504+10:00SpikesBestMate: The contributors (yourself includ...SpikesBestMate: The contributors (yourself included) make this meme wonderful.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-85329376515915266872020-04-22T02:26:21.818+10:002020-04-22T02:26:21.818+10:00Bravo!Bravo!SpikesBestMatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-91421732580826322882020-04-22T02:22:30.052+10:002020-04-22T02:22:30.052+10:00Thank you so much. I am really enjoying the Wedne...Thank you so much. I am really enjoying the Wednesday challenges and look forward to reading all the submissions. You have some really talented followers.SpikesBestMatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-29290141325893818282020-04-17T18:59:39.011+10:002020-04-17T18:59:39.011+10:00SpikesBestMate: Loud applause. This is lovely an...SpikesBestMate: Loud applause. This is lovely and I really, really hope that Jem's plans succeed.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-82679223388537642702020-04-17T18:52:06.838+10:002020-04-17T18:52:06.838+10:00I really like the variety of entries this week. H...I really like the variety of entries this week. Here's my effort:<br /><br />In a foul mood Jem hacked his way down the long FORGOTTEN lane to WITCH End. SUNLESS, dank and gloomy even in high summer, the old way was now engulfed by a THOUSAND brambles and was now almost impassable in places. How different from his childhood days, when he would WALK along to birdsong and rabbits scampered ahead along the well-trodden way. He took an AGGRESSIVE swipe at the over-arching saplings sprouting thickly along the high banks, blocking out the sunlight. ‘Right,’ he muttered grimly, ‘It’s time to STOP this decline and bring the old way back to its former glory.’ He spun around and set off at as BRISK a pace he could manage back to his cottage.<br />By the time his mug of tea was brewed Jem had DRAWN a picture in his mind and had the beginnings of a plan. First, he would send WORD around the village asking for volunteers. He reckoned that after a summer of clearance and hard pruning, followed by some judicial Autumn planting, the old way would be alive again with nature’s GOLD - clumps of daffodils and DELICATE primroses, butterflies and bees, and maybe, in time, perhaps even a rabbit or two.<br />SpikesBestMatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-63180810243527911552020-04-17T14:02:40.136+10:002020-04-17T14:02:40.136+10:00Kim: I am so sorry. And yes, there are far too m...Kim: I am so sorry. And yes, there are far too many forms of family violence.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-27224336106214835142020-04-17T13:25:16.720+10:002020-04-17T13:25:16.720+10:00I couldn't read the last part of version one; ...I couldn't read the last part of version one; I guess that shows my preferred ending. There are so many forms of family violence... Kimhttp://www.lirralirra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-63234123075279555542020-04-17T04:49:52.269+10:002020-04-17T04:49:52.269+10:00Jo: I love it. And yes, the world does indeed ne...Jo: I love it. And yes, the world does indeed need that dragon and that witch. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-47223937483624794092020-04-17T00:36:15.212+10:002020-04-17T00:36:15.212+10:00This one is mainly for Sue.
Alcalador sat in his ...This one is mainly for Sue.<br /><br />Alcalador sat in his sunless cave and settled down among the thousands of gold treasures on which he liked to sleep. The world had presumably forgotten his existence and he could sleep in happy contentment. Before he could drop from somnolence into sleep, he heard delicate footsteps outside – he called stop but whoever approached continued to do so in a more aggressive manner. Was this someone who was drawn to the rumours of great wealth, he hoped not but had had to deal with such before. Eventually a figure appeared in the entrance to the cave and he uttered one word, “Witch” for he recognized her, she had been to visit him many eons before. “We have to have a talk about what is going on in the world, which only we can fix, Alcalador” she said. She approached him at a brisk pace and sat between his giant legs, he debated whether to roast her to a crisp but decided to listen to what she had to say, the world could well be in trouble.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-22076191486406084362020-04-17T00:16:53.613+10:002020-04-17T00:16:53.613+10:00This is great! I love the "again". Life ...This is great! I love the "again". Life tends to be circular at times.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-30900341263236406642020-04-17T00:15:18.608+10:002020-04-17T00:15:18.608+10:00I think witches are more polite than not. Like lif...I think witches are more polite than not. Like life__one bad apple and all that!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66579205454908965482020-04-17T00:13:37.309+10:002020-04-17T00:13:37.309+10:00Gold, the love of, or lust for the possession of c...Gold, the love of, or lust for the possession of changes a base metal doesn't it.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-20847872106912405302020-04-17T00:12:10.873+10:002020-04-17T00:12:10.873+10:00Lovely!Lovely!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-27774981085359922282020-04-17T00:11:34.226+10:002020-04-17T00:11:34.226+10:00Life has an ebb and flow, though sometimes the flo...Life has an ebb and flow, though sometimes the flow is upstream with no paddle while wearing weight.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-29062099430181329542020-04-17T00:09:39.394+10:002020-04-17T00:09:39.394+10:00Hopefully we are learning the lessons of compassio...Hopefully we are learning the lessons of compassion we are meant to learn.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-23927581754791511842020-04-17T00:08:31.705+10:002020-04-17T00:08:31.705+10:00I think lethargy is a natural by product of this c...I think lethargy is a natural by product of this current self imprisonment, I mean distancing.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-17803553687833903642020-04-17T00:05:10.038+10:002020-04-17T00:05:10.038+10:00It is spring here bordering one summer so the days...It is spring here bordering one summer so the days of looking drawn are gone for a little while. But they will return and so will that look!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-6556698067040016692020-04-17T00:00:50.524+10:002020-04-17T00:00:50.524+10:00Wonderful use of the words and a timely tale! Wonderful use of the words and a timely tale! Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-3835258334283720272020-04-16T13:00:13.320+10:002020-04-16T13:00:13.320+10:00Diane Henders: He will - as his grandfather and g...Diane Henders: He will - as his grandfather and great grandfather did.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-37735441370250728672020-04-16T12:34:32.559+10:002020-04-16T12:34:32.559+10:00Love it! What a great twist! :-)Love it! What a great twist! :-)Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-75006725340820045462020-04-16T12:32:32.651+10:002020-04-16T12:32:32.651+10:00Ha! Love it. The sheriff will be looking for a l...Ha! Love it. The sheriff will be looking for a long time...Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-31626113485653824582020-04-16T09:32:33.622+10:002020-04-16T09:32:33.622+10:00Anstice Brown: I love it. The world NEEDS witche...Anstice Brown: I love it. The world NEEDS witches like yours.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-41482754125085486282020-04-16T09:30:58.076+10:002020-04-16T09:30:58.076+10:00This made me smile. I used the word "drawn&qu...This made me smile. I used the word "drawn" in a similar context.Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-83580081109950345072020-04-16T09:30:00.261+10:002020-04-16T09:30:00.261+10:00How i wish you could have moved back home for the ...How i wish you could have moved back home for the duration. It's awful to not be able to go out at all.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-26079555744715282182020-04-16T09:28:43.725+10:002020-04-16T09:28:43.725+10:00Very clever. It sounds like the beginning of a con...Very clever. It sounds like the beginning of a contemporary Cinderella retelling.Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.com