26 Oct 2015 16 Comments
in Challenges, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, pen & muse, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge
It’s Monday, and time to think about the weekly challenge set by Ronovan’s, on his blog… Check it out here.
The two words, as a prompt, are Pen & Muse…
Musing quietly
Wondering which thoughts shall flow
Through my ink today…
Where are you, my muse?
It’s true, you inspire my words…
Thoughts marked down by pen
Silently she stood
Letter clasped close to her breast
Thinking what to write
21 Oct 2015 29 Comments
in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, cupboards, Hugh's news and views, Memories, photo challenge, Shawl
Week two of Hugh’s photographic challenge. Check it out here!
Open up your cupboard door
Show us what’s in there
Is it full of knick knacks
Or like Mother Hubbard’s? Bare?
Take some time and post a pic
And link it back to Hugh
You never know… if you’re lucky
He might just Instagram you!
This week I was thinking I might not take part! My cupboards are such a mess, I’d be embarrassed to show you!!!
Then I remembered that there was something pretty special in my own wardrobe, that I would share with you.
It’s a total mess, I am sorry! But along the top shelf.. now that is where the special stuff is! I know it states in the challenge, a cupboard that is hardly opened… well I don’t have one that is hardly ever opened, but this particular shelf, I don’t rummage around very often, so I hope it will do!
When I was young, my mum had a space in one of my wardrobe. a shelf which was chock full of beautiful jewel coloured shawls Gorgeously soft and warm woollen silk shawls in all the hues of the rainbow, and even displayed like that too, sorted into the different colours.
She would choose the right one to match what ever she was to wear, when we went out, and I was so excited when I was deemed old enough to venture into this shelf myself, and borrow one!
I went to India to do all my shopping for my wedding, and the place we did a lot of the buying from, well they more or less adopted us! They directed us to all manner of places, and got us discounts for plenty, but for my mum, the icing on the cake was when they took us to a pashmina shawl warehouse! Seriously, I cannot describe my mother’s face when she saw these amazing shawls! A warehouse full! Kudos to her though, she was pretty restrained. She bought 4-5 and tried to convince me to get a whole load, but I was trying to be sensible… we had already spent a small fortune on clothes that I wasn’t sure I would ever wear!
I bought about 4, the basic colours that would go with everything, and one special pure pashmina for my wedding day, as I was getting married in November, so it would be cold.
What this has to do with my cupboard picture?
Well as I said, along the top, haphazardly, and nowhere near as organised as my mum’s, are my shawls. My collection has grown over the years, and I have some beautiful ones.
But the special ones… I am very sentimental and the ones that are the most precious to me, are two shawls, one that belonged to my maternal grandmother, and one that belonged to Hubby Dearest’s maternal grandmother. I won’t wear them, but knowing I have them makes me feel close to two very special ladies on our lives.
My Grandma’s is the one on the left, my Hubby Dearest’s Grandma’s one is on the right.
If I feel the need, I can take them out and smell them, and remember those fine ladies, those wonderful souls who aren’t with us anymore.
So there you have it… my cupboard secret!
What’s in your rarely opened cupboard????
19 Oct 2015 38 Comments
in Challenges, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, call & cheer, Haiku, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge
Monday arrives, and so does the weekly haiku challenge set by our dear Ronovan.
Please check out his challenge here.
This week the prompt words are Call & Cheer.
Can I say before I write, I am not feeling too ‘cheery’ at the moment, due to some sad personal news. The only ‘calls’Â IÂ had, held sadness…
If this colours the way I think about my haiku, I apologise…
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Gone – Tanka
I call out to you
As you seem to be floating
Far away from me
It hits me, like a bullet
Happiness evaporates
——–
You left me then. Gone
No word to say you were off.
I feel so empty
Knowing that I shall not see
Your cheery face anymore…
Ritu 2015
I shall add another, more light hearted one that I also penned…
Last Orders – Haiku
The barman calls time
Then changes his mind… Lock In!
Cheers erupt all round!
Ritu 2015
13 Oct 2015 28 Comments
in Challenges, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, pine&grief, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge
Monday came and Ronovan set us his weekly challenge again. Check it out Here.
The prompt words this week are Pine & Grief.
Strangely simple, yet oh so tough too. You could be very obvious, but then again, obscurity could hit too…
What will I manage to come up with this time???
Sonu Singh’s Lament
Pining for his clan
He cannot contain his grief
Left alone… Again
The Things You Do For Love…
Bed of pine needles
Mere moments of sheer pleasure
But hours of pure grief
There you go, two for the price of one!
🙂
11 Oct 2015 29 Comments
in Challenges, Family, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Happy, Thankful, thankful challenge, thanksgiving
I love being involved in new challenges, and Steph from Scale Simple has started a new challenge, coinciding with Canadian Thanksgiving! What a lovely idea! She sent a little note to me inviting me to take part, so here goes!
The Challenge rules are simple
*Share this image in your bog post
*Write about 5 people in your life you are thankful for
*Write about 5 things in 2015 that you are thankful for
*Spread the love and challenge 5 other blogs to take part
So here goes!
Five people I am thankful to have in my life…
Wow, this is quite hard, as there are so many people I feel thankful to have here in my life…
My Mum – my reason to become a hopefully good wife and mother. A woman who I have seen go through the ups and downs of life with dignity, and a true inspiration. Love you Mum! X
My Pops – my first hero. Isn’t a father always that? I feel thankful to have a dad like Pops, who has always put his family first, and taught me right from wrong, and how to cope with all manner of situations, in a calm manner. Love you Pops! X
My Hubby Dearest – I was indeed lucky to have met hubby when I did. He is truly the most wonderful person, and I see so much of my Pops in him. He loves me unconditionally, and I wouldn’t be anywhere without him. Love you Hubby Dearest!
My Lil Man – you came to us after such a journey. Not only am I thankful for having you in my life son, but I feel lucky that of all th twinkles in my eye, you were the one that came to us! Love you son! X
My Lil Princess – I am thankfu for my Lil Princess, you came and completed our family, after seeing two possible siblings leave mummy early, and go take their placin the sky, as stars. You are a little diva, but you are our little diva, and we wouldn’t t change you for anything…(though having you sleep through the night would be a good thing…!)
Five things in 2015 that I am thankful for
The continued support of my family – without them, I am nothing.
My friends – I don’t get to see my friends often… Life has made it hard, but no matter whether we are together physically or in spirit, they make my life easier to live.
My new job – it was earlier this year I was given the chance to finally take the step, and start teaching properly. I thank my Head for having the faith in me!
The chance to see my nephew – last year, I was made an aunt, a real one, for the first time, and I was aching to see my nephew. And finally, this year I got to see him, only for a few hours, but still… What an emotional time! And next week, still in 2015, I get a whole weekend with him! They live abroad, in Finland, you see, so I can’t just drive over to them…
My Blogily – I may have started this blog in 2014, but the real connections I made were cemented this year, and I come to the end of this year, with some new people who have gained a huge importance in my life. I am so thankful for the opportunity I have been given to read amazing writers work, and to write alongside them.
And now my Five (hopefully) Thankful Nominees!
Erika
Rich
Linda
Judy
Sandra
Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating on the 12th October!
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