One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – The Terrible Twos!

27 Sep 2017 40 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Children, Spidey's Serene Sundays, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Children, Humour, Lil Man, Linda G Hill, Terrible Twos

“I’ve hit the terrible two’s!” say’s Lil Man.

“No you haven’t, you’re twelve!” says Mum

“Well… it is my second year in secondary!” he answers!

That’s the explanation for the answering back and attitude I get nowadays!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge.

Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 52 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #Tanka: “SPIRIT & JOY”

26 Sep 2017 25 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Colleen Chesebro, Poetry, Spirit & Joy, tanka

Time to celebrate Colleen’s challenge hitting one year old!!!!

The prompt words this week:

Spirit & Joy

A celebration
In true bloggerly spirit
We share Colleen’s joy
A whole year of challenges
I take my hat off to you!

Ritu 2017

One Lovely Blog Award

26 Sep 2017 12 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories

Foodzesty nominated me for the One Lovely Blog award! As I have participated already I show my gratitude by sharing a link to the post so you can check the blog out! Thank you!!

Source: One Lovely Blog Award

Absence – #Romantic Tuesday

26 Sep 2017 32 Comments

by Ritu in #RomanticTuesday, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #RomanticTuesday, absence, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Erika Kind, Haiku, romance

Lonely without you

Anticipate your return

Absence grows my love

The past weekend, I was left alone, with my kids, both human, feline and avian.

Hubby Dearest went away for a few days with friends. A well-deserved break after a hectic few years.

And I was reminded of a Peanuts cartoon strip I read when I was younger: “Absence makes the heart grow fonder… so I’ve packed your bags.”

It made me giggle then, and still now, and yet it holds a lot of truth.

When the one you love isn’t there with you, you feel their absence keenly. Yet when you do love someone, you need to let them go sometimes to appreciate their worth.

And I welcomed him back with open arms, and a sleepy smile ( he arrived at 1 am!) most glad to have my love back home with me.