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TJ’s Household Haiku – Jewel Box

23 Apr 2016 29 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #TJ's Household Haiku Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, Jewel Box

This week TJ has given us Jewel Box as a prompt.

How could I not have a jewellery box, I’M INDIAN!

I have many, actually, filled with beautifully coloured bangles and adornments. Yes, I do have the real deal, but that is kept safely in the bank, as I feel to scared to keep it in my house!

What I keep at home is many, many boxes of different artificial jewellery, and over the years I have accumulated all manner of pieces!

All I know is that when the time comes, I have plenty to hand down to my daughter, and future daughter-in-law!

When I got married, I was given a beautiful set of wooden jewellery boxes from my dear university friends, and my mum bought me lovely metal bangle holders. These are what I have used for the inspiration for this post!

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Wooden troves filled with
Glittering treasures and gems
Adornments for me

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Open me and find
Row after row of bangles
Waiting for your arms

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And as I was trying to be an artistic photographer… I had an assistant! He needs to be featured too!

Cats do love boxes
Seriously, any box
Even shiny ones!

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Ta! – SCOS Aril 23/16

23 Apr 2016 16 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, SCOS, Ta

Linda’s SCOS prompt this week – Ta.

Ta – Thanks Linda for the great prompt!

Ta – a common phrase used in England, a shortened form of thanks!

Another thing that came to mind is the double-barrelled ta ta.

It can be a way to say goodbye, though here you might hear ta ra, rather than ta ta. Say it with an Indian accent and you get the way older Indians get the little kids to say bye!

Something else that jumped into my mind as soon as I saw the prompt. Being so ‘down with the kids’ I know ‘tata’s’ is also an urban slang term for, erm big boobies! I kid you not! And I felt that apt to mention, seeing as I have been concerned about my own expanding boobage this week!

So, I leave you to ponder on the world of Ta, and I’ll say “Ta Ta!”

Spiral – #writephoto

22 Apr 2016 33 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, My Writing Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Daily Echo, Photo Prompt, Spiral, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #Writephoto prompt this week…here.

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I thought I’d try something a little different, presentation wise this time…

Hope you like it!

Spiral

Oooh! Check me out! Ritu getting creative!

Nominations for Bloggers Bash Awards Are Now OPEN!

22 Apr 2016 10 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories

Time to get your thinking caps on Peeps! You can nominate whichever blogs or bloggers you wish for the awards below! So many deserve recognition!

Sacha Black

Who Nominate?

We are finally on the count down to the bash, peeps.

I am so excited I really ought to be wearing a sports bra what with all the bouncing up and down.

So far we have announced the totally-off-the-chart-gorgeous venue here. Then we announced our blogger extraordinaire and guest speaker Luca here.

But now, now after months of waiting I can officially say, that nominations for the bloggers bash awards are

NOW OPEN

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Fat Free Friday!

22 Apr 2016 37 Comments

by Ritu in Humour, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, hmour, Weight Loss

Here’s to all of us tryin to shift those lbs…

Ok so it’s friday!

Since the day I made an executive decision that I need to lose so over this early spare lbs, I have been pretty good… (Apart from a chocolate bar on the first day,and a huge bowl,of ice cream on the second, oops!)

That leaves yesterday, and I was 100% on track!

Hopefully I can crack the snacking naughtiness and it will happen!!!!