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#SoCS Oct. 21/17 – Season

21 Oct 2017 33 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, poem, season, Socs

Linda’s back with another great #SoCS prompt!

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “season.” Use the word “season,” add a suffix to it, or write about one. Bonus points if the first and last word of your post is a season or a seasoning. Extra bonus points if you have pictures. Enjoy!

I penned a poem for this!

Spring arrives
With a bright new beginning
Use basil or mint
Just stick a few leaves in

Summer blazes
What spices to put in?
Use ginger, cilantro
Or even cumin

Autumn brings evenings
Bathed early in gold
Use fennel or turmeric
To combat that cold

Winter creeps up on us
Colder than ever
Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves
Great together

Seasons come
Bringing flavours new
To spruce up your salad
Or your stew

And no matter what
The season or weather
Don’t ever forget
Your salt and your pepper!

Ritu 2017

Well, there you are! And the images are all from Pixabay!

SEVEN DAYS. SEVEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS ~ DAY THREE

20 Oct 2017 16 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Photography, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Black And White Photo Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging

‘SEVEN DAYS. SEVEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS OF YOUR LIFE.

NO PEOPLE. NO EXPLANATION. CHALLENGE SOMEONE NEW EACH DAY’

I am nominating my blog Bro, Rich.

Thank you very much, Bee, at The Bee Writes for nominating me on Wednesday.

SEVEN DAYS. SEVEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS ~ DAY TWO

19 Oct 2017 35 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Photography, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Black And White Photo Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging

‘SEVEN DAYS. SEVEN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS OF YOUR LIFE.

NO PEOPLE. NO EXPLANATION. CHALLENGE SOMEONE NEW EACH DAY’

I am nominating my blog sis, Judy.

Thank you very much, Bee, at The Bee Writes for nominating me on Wednesday.

Spur – #writephoto

19 Oct 2017 46 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Humour, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Barbie and Ken, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Fifty Shades Of Stupid, Spur, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt this week:

Looking at the contraption hanging from the wall, Barbie turned towards Ken.

“Babe, I know we watched Fifty Shades, and all that, last night, but there is no way that is going anywhere near my perfect surgically enhanced figure.”

Fearful of puncture and subsequent deflation, Barbie backed away from her ‘adventurous’ boyfriend.

“Huh?” Ken stared back, confused. “I don’t get it. That, Babe, that is my new fidget spinner! I got it cheap from the scrap metal yard. It looks pretty epic… but I just can’t get it to spin…”

#writephoto

Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Rodeo Challenge 5 – To Love and Honour #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

19 Oct 2017 62 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #FFRodeo, #Twitterflash, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Rodeo, To Love And Honour, Twitter

So, I am trying my hand at the fifth challenge by the Carrot Ranchers for their Flash Fiction Rodeo!

There are many rules and regulations, but the essence is a story told in eleven tweets. with only nine words per sentence, so 99 words. And the hash tags #FFRodeo and #Twitterflash must be in each tweet too!

Character limits… word limits… tweet limits! Phew! But I did it! Here goes!

P.S. – These are interactive tweets… you can like, etc from here!!!

So, I'm entering the Carrot Ranch's #FFRodeo #Twitterflash challenge. one story in 11 tweets… My entry is titled To Love And Honour.

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#1 Now let me tell you an age-old story today #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#2 One where boy loves girl, and girl loves boy. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#3 But their love is forbidden; their families sworn enemies. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#4 Meet Ameena, a Muslim girl, and Jas, a Sikh. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#5 Thrown together by fate: in a broken down elevator. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#6 Hours spent in close proximity; attraction begins to bloom #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#7 Clandestine meetings in the months that follow, feeding obsessions. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#8 Disaster strikes when they are discovered by their families. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#9 A hastily arranged marriage for Ameena, thwarted by Jas. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#10 Both families at war; lives cut short; honour killings. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

#11 Two hearts, one soul, forever beating to one rhythm. #FFRodeo #Twitterflash

— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) October 19, 2017

Now let me tell you an age-old story today.
One where boy loves girl and girl loves boy.
But their love is forbidden: their families sworn enemies.
Meet Ameena, a Muslim girl, and Jas, a Sikh.
Thrown together by fate: in a broken down elevator.
Hours spent in close proximity; attraction begins to bloom
Clandestine meetings in the months that follow, feeding obsessions.
Disaster strikes when they are discovered by their families.
A hastily arranged marriage for Ameena, thwarted by Jas.
Both families at war; lives cut short; honour killings.
Two hearts, one soul, forever beating to one rhythm.