Three Day Quote Challenge – Day 1

26 Apr 2018 8 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Ernest Hemmingway, Three Day Quote Challenge

I was nominated by the lovely Sidra of the blog The 7 Of Us, to take part in the Three Day Quote Challenge.

The Rules :

1) Thank the person who nominated you
2) Post a quote for 3 consecutive days ( 1 post each day )
3) Nominate 3 bloggers each day – I’m sorry, I’m a rebel, but I shall leave this open to you all!!!!!

Now, if you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I have taken part in this one several times as I love a good quote!

Favourite quotes were used up the first couple of times, so I decided to theme each challenge.

This time I am going with Ernest Hemmingway and his words of wisdom.

Image result for writer's quotes ernest hemingway

This made me feel good. Maybe the reason that first draft took so long, was because I needed to add some more life experience to the mix!

Remember: If you fancy having a go, please do, and link back to this post!

Oh, and while I’m at it, just a quick reminder that the Annual Blogger’s Bash Awards voting closes on Monday, and But I Smile Anyway has been nominated for Best Overall Blogger, if you fancy popping over and voting! You just need to click here.

One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds

25 Apr 2018 35 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Children, Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Knowledge, Mastry

“No matter what you think you’ve mastered, there is always something new to learn.” – Ritu

It’s true of most things in life.

We can always stretch ourselves further.

Every day gives us a chance to learn something new.

Whether it is a life lesson, or something educational, you know something will always pop up!

And none of us are full experts in anything.

Someone, somewhere, is always discovering a new aspect of something, and it will come to us as new knowledge.

Enjoy your Wednesday, and let me know something new you learned recently!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge.

COLLEEN’S 2018 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE #Haiku #81: Enchant & Shape

24 Apr 2018 20 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, #MicroPoetry, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Enchant & Shape, Poetry, Snowflakes, Synonyms

Colleen’s back with her synonym poetry challenge!

The words to (not) use are:

Enchant & Shape

Captivating forms
Dancing across the landscape
Settling below

Pixabay Image

Pure white formations
Creating fascinating vistas
With falling snowflakes

Ritu 2018

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/04/24/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-81-enchant-shape-synonymsonly/

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #198 Beat & Party = Pops And Mum’s Anniversary Special

23 Apr 2018 23 Comments

by Ritu in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #MicroPoetry, #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Beat & Party, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Haiku, Pops And Mum, Senryu, Wedding Anniversary

Lovely Ron with his Haiku Challenge prompt words this week:

Beat & Party

Thinking of the date today, the words Ron chose fit quite closely with what’s happening in our family, as today we are celebrating the 46th wedding anniversary of my parents!

These two, seriously, they have been my rocks. Looking at them, I feel that if anyone had half the love they share, they’d be lucky!

Love you to the Moon and back, Pops and Mum!

Two heartbeats entwined
Celebrating huge milestones
Time for a party!

Ritu 2018

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge Image 2016

#SoCS April 21/18 – spoke

21 Apr 2018 32 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Limerick, Socs, Spoke

Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “spoke.” Use it somewhere, in some form, in your post. Bonus points if you don’t use it in the first sentence. Enjoy!

There was a young lady from Pinner
Who always appeared such a winner
But she spoke as she ate
Not bothering to wait
No manners while scoffing down dinner!

Sorry, such a silly effort, but my brain was on strike… nothing spoke to me… apart from silly limerick rhymes!