19th December 2023
I love bells, so not surprising they figure extravagantly in my Christmas decorations.
With Bells On, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week
And with that, this… another line. With just one Saturday left to 2023, clearly I shan’t be claiming another!
My photo
Solstice morning. But Jill still had her chores. First was to fetch the water. It was still dark when she collected the bucket, slipped her feet into the wooden-soled shoes and clattered across the frosted cobbles to the well.
The catch to the cover was frozen. Jill breathed long and hard on it and still it wouldn’t budge. Wretched freezing weather.
But when she turned and saw the sun’s Solstice rays on the window, suddenly she wasn’t so cold.
79 words written for Sammi’s Weekend’s Writing Prompt: Window
Alas, my fungi lovers, this might be the last Friday Fungi for 2023. They really are fast deteriorating. Just the odd one cropping up now. But let’s enjoy what we have…
28th November 2023
Roadside fungi beneath clipped hedges…
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And then on a part-hidden log, a little delight!
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And back to the roadside fungi…
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Like little lamps in the shadows…
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And into the woodland…
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Perhaps there’ll be a few more next week. Perhaps I’ll put them amongst the Tuesday Treats
See you then!
Charlie was what you’d call an annoying swan
Looking for fights
Aggravating
Raising his wings and saying
“Yea? So come on!”
Such an irksome swan
His brothers, uncles, aunts and so on
Tolerance lost
Cast on him scorn
“Hiss!” they said
Loudly in unison
Go away and don’t come back
Till you’ve learnt to be a paragon.
Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE
Here are some suggestions:
You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:
If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it.
Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN
I have no pretty flowers, no startling leaves, this week. And so for this week’s Tuesday Treat, this…
23rd September 2023
Equinox Sunrise, from my holiday back in September
Way, way back (it seems like another time) in 2018, I decided to publish the stories I had previously posted in weekly instalments on WordPress.
I thank all those who have volunteered to beta read for me. And those who have read and written reviews.
Goes live on Amazon on 1st January 2024
The King’s Wife, Book 3 of Alsaldic Lands Trilogy
My 10th book. Gosh. Breathe.
The five books of The Spinner’s Game… plus one.
I cannot express the depth of my gratitude to my critique partner and cover design, Lauren Willmore. She’s brilliant. And so supportive. Though we haven’t always agreed on plot!
Then came a standalone. A little bit of fun and adventure
The Alsaldic Lands Trilogy is part of the Spinner’s Cycle. I posted only two of these stories on WordPress. Hare and Adder had not been seen until earlier this year.
And now that trilogy is complete.
I’m working on book No 11. It will be mythic fantasy, as are the others. But as with Roots of Rookeri, it will be a standalone. More than that, for now I will not say. Too soon.
You can find details of all these books on my dedicated page: Books
Or through these quick links to Amazon
Spinner’s Child
Lake of Dreams
The Pole That Threads
Lady Of First Making
The Spinner’s Sin
Learning To Fly
Roots Of Rookeri
Hare And Adder
Alsalda Bear
The King’s Wife
28th November 2023 we hop a bus to Norwich, and another bus out. We’re headed to Ringland Hills. Not sure if we’ll find fungi, but we ought to find colour. And we do…
28th November 2023
Rain preceded us, but it’s clearing now, creating veils over Wensum Vale. And the sun is struggling to appear…
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And where rain and sun meets…
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Finally our oaks are showing their autumnal colours…
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In fact, every tree is dressed in autumn colour…
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No muddy tracks for us today. Yay!
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Beehive Lodge, my favourite place along this lane…
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Not everyone has swans outside the garden gate! And there’s not just one…
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And the mallards call us: They also swam!
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A glimpse through the autumnal foliage of the hills where we’re heading…
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Here the woodland dips down to the road, inviting us in…
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The sentinel. Birch is the first coloniser of future woodlands. Oak soon follows. But though we’ve the invite, we’re stopping here for something to bite. Second half next week!
Hope you enjoyed.
28th November 2023
Last walk of November, we hopped off the bus and… right before our eyes, this wondrous sight!
Wondrous Sight, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week
credit: jplenio on pixabay
There it is
Beyond the sea
Bigger
World encircling
Around the land masses
Ever bending
No beginning
The Ocean
Never Ending
21 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Ocean
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