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Seasons Greetings To You All!

24 Dec 2015 63 Comments

by Ritu in Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blogger, Cats dressed up, Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings

Well, It’s Christmas Eve eve, the presents are all wrapped and hidden from children and furballs, the Turkey is in the fridge, all the food is bought, the threats that Santa won’t come if they don’t behave are still having some hold over the kids (cruel, yes I know, but admit it, we all do it!)

We have a chilled day tomorrow, and an evening full of festive nibbles to enjoy. Friday, the day, we’ll be at my in-laws after present opening, for Christmas Dinner. Saturday will be a lazy day, then culminating in eating leftovers! Sunday we shall travel to my sister-in-law’s family for a gathering, and from there, I will get to my parents for a few days at home with them.

Busy Busy Busy!

But it wouldn’t be the same festive period if I didn’t try to Get our lovely Sonu Singh involved!

Sonu-dolfh the Red Nosed Kitty!

He was not too impressed with me, but he played along!

So here is a much more festively happy photo of my furbaby to wish you a Merry Christmas! May you have a few family and fun filled days celebrating however you choose, and we will all be in touch via the Blogisphere, I am sure!

A Bridge Over You – FFF 25

22 Dec 2015 50 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: A Bridge Over You, Blog, Blogging, fff, NHS, the book blogger

It is Tuesday evening which means Flash Fiction Foray Time with Matt the Book Blogger!

Check out his prompt post here.

The song this week, ‘A Bridge Over You’ by The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir, released this Christmas, hoping to get to the Christmas #1 spot!

“There you go Mrs Smith, all nice and clean now! Sorry, what was that? Oh yes, I know, I hope your son will get over here this Christmas too. I’ll be here with you as well, don’t you worry. Oh, I can hear another bell, excuse me…

Yes, Mrs Jones, what can I…? Oh, yes I see, let me just adjust your pillow. I know it’s not the same as home, but I’ll try and make you as comfortable as I can… Sorry…”

Bell after bell…. Only one of her and sixteen demanding patients… Thank God she loved her job!

A tribute to our hard working nursing staff.

The Sunshine blogger awards

22 Dec 2015 22 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories

Oh wow! Another nomination! This time for the Sunshine Blogger award from the Blogger Femme Des Fleurs. Thank you so much for thinking of me!

A newer Versatile Blogger Award for me

22 Dec 2015 7 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories

A huge thank you to Paul for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award! I feel humbled!

Five Minutes…

22 Dec 2015 29 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Kruti

Five Minutes

Nothing…

All she could hear was nothing…

Well, muted sounds from outside, but other than that…

Nothing…

It was such a calming feeling, so good to feel at such peace, after the last few months. It had been such a hectic time.

To her it felt like she had not one moment to herself. Everyone wanted a piece of her. She was spent. Empty. Exhausted. Living for the others, not for herself.

It would be so easy, to lay like this, to slip down, to allow this peace to fully encompass her…

She lowered herself, just a little more, to see what it felt like, allowing the water from the bath tub to cover her eyes, her mouth, her nose.

After a moment, she sat bolt upright, catching her breath! What was she doing?

She tuned her ears again, she could hear the babble that was normal on the other side of the door, the children arguing, the baby crying, and her husband trying to be peacekeeper, but failing miserably.

Oh well, she guessed 5 minutes peace was more than she had had for a long time, and beggars can’t be choosers. She grabbed her towel, quickly dried herself, and wrapping her bathrobe around her, she opened the door.