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‘Say Something’-FFF36 #Flashfiction

07 Jun 2016 18 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Christina Aguilera, fff, Flash Fiction Foray, Say Something, That final goodbye, the book blogger

Tuesday is also Matt the Book Blogger’s Flash Fiction Prompt day!

Neon Music Sign

The prompt song is Christina Aguilera’s ‘Say Something’.

It’s funny, this song reminds me of my Lil Princess, as she always sings it, and I didn’t know what the song was… (Getting old, me!) Well, now I know!

Inspired entirely by the part in the video where the elderly man is with his sick wife… ( I had tears in my eyes watching that part of the video…

“Bet, say something. Bet? Lillibet? My sweet, I know you can hear me. Just give my hand a squeeze so I know you’re not annoyed with me. I’m sorry I didn’t get your favourite gingernuts. The doctor wasn’t sure you’d be up to eating them. But I did sneak in a Bakewell Slice. I know how much you love them.”

Frank looked at the sleeping figure, and his eyes welled up. His Bet was such a chatterbox, you couldn’t keep her quiet usually.

He felt a hand come to rest on his shoulder.

“Granddad, you need to say goodbye now.”

#RomanticTuesday – Eternity

07 Jun 2016 20 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #RomanticTuesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Eternity, poem, tanka

So, it’s not like I have nothing better to do… the last term of the academic year means my first set of end of year reports, and that is a BIG task!

But then my Blog Sis Erika throws me a spin ball, and I have to hit it! She has opened the challenge to write something romantic on a Tuesday! #RomanticTuesday.

Heart, Hands, West, Love, Trust, Eternity, Woman

Image from Pixabay

Eternity – A Tanka

When two become one
Unspoken vows are taken
Simply, hearts exchanged
A love that lasts forever
Promise of eternity

Ritu 2016

Wickets!

06 Jun 2016 26 Comments

by Ritu in Children, Family, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Bowler, Children, cricket, Family, wickets

Lil Man is going from strength to strength with his cricket!

He had had only 2 training sessions and played one match when we went to Finland, and my brother took him to the Team Finland Ground, where a match was being played.

He got to play in the nets there, and the Team Finland Chairman looked on.

No one could believe that he had only trained for 2 sessions!

And since then, he has played 2 more matches, and in each of the 3 he has played in, he has got 2 wickets! (6 in total!) And scored 20+ runs in the first two.

The last match, he didn’t bat, as they won before he was needed. (The win helped along by his 2 wickets though!)

But his left-handed bowling is sure taking the local cricket scene by storm!

So proud of my little cricketer!

(Though the washing of the whites, and getting grass stains out is not so much fun!)

We Are Blogily! Ok, I sang a little bit!

06 Jun 2016 42 Comments

by Ritu in Awards, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #bloggersbash, ABBA's, Annual Bloggers Bash Awards, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Singing, We Are Blogily

You know I did that long post about the ABBA’s yesterday?

And there was a song at the end…

Well, I couldn’t help myself…

Here is a snippet! You know you want to sing along too!

And don’t forget to VOTE! Less than 48 hours left to vote!!!

Vote here! Remember, I’m nominated in the award at the end!!

Ugh! Monday!

06 Jun 2016 30 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Back to school, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Monday

I’m still on holiday mode… Don’t wanna go back to school!!!!

It was midnight before my body clock allowed me to sleep!

Great!

And on top of getting my kids homework ready, I had to somehow fashion an ancient roman costume for Lil Princess for TODAY!(managed with a shery, and no sewing! Go me!