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#SoCS November 24/18 – Digest

24 Nov 2018 34 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda Hill, Socs, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday

Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “digest.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

It’s the last Saturday of November.

I’m finding that rather hard to digest…

Where has the year gone?

Before long, the kids will want the Christmas tree up. I’ll have to start doing the pointless present shopping for the family, for presents, that we don’t really need to be exchanging.

I get the kids wanting presents, and I can accept that, but do we really, as adults need to be spending silly money on pontless gifts?

Personally, I love just spend time with the family, and my loved ones…

What do you think?

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Nov. 24/18

#WritePhoto – Hidden

23 Nov 2018 31 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Hidden, micropoetry, Phot Prompt, Poetry, Reverse Etheree, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

A reverse etheree for you this week!

Hidden
Hidden amongst the wonders of nature
A calming setting where peace just flows
Where rays of sun bless the surroundings
Giving a heavenly glow
Serenity prevails
A haven from life
Flowing water
Greenery
Fresh air
Calm

Ritu 2018

Thursday photo prompt: Hidden #writephoto

Happy Thanksgiving!

22 Nov 2018 28 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Happy Thanksgiving, thanksgiving

Wishing all my followers, and blogily over the other side of the Atlantic a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Whilst we don’t celebrate over here in the UK, there is always a good time to be thankful.

Tonight, I spent over an hour looking at old photos and compiling my kid’s school photos into year order, labelling them so when I am old and decrepit, I can still look at the back and know when they were taken.

Looking at them get virtually older through the photos made me feel grateful for the fact I had all their primary school time working in the school they attended. I was able to see so much more of their childhood than a lot of parents, and I feel thankful that I had that opportunity.

Old family photos, friends gatherings, days out, holidays, silly snaps… I am thankful for the cameras and the memories they captured.

Thankful for love.
Thankful for family.
Thankful for friends.
Thankful for my blogily.
Thankful for my colleagues.
Thankful for life.

Have a wonderful day all!

One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Health, Wealth & Happiness

21 Nov 2018 37 Comments

by Ritu in #onelinerwednesday Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Health Wealth and Happiness

“Wealth will come and go, health needs our input, but happiness will shine from within if you let it.”
Ritu

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge.

COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 111, “CELEBRATE & NUMBER,” #SYNONYMSONLY

20 Nov 2018 33 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Poems Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Colleen Chesebro, Etheree, Micro Poetry, Reverse Etheree

It’s Tuesday, and that means Colleen’s Tanka Challenge! Of course, just providing a couple of words would be far too simple, so we have twowords, yes, but we can’t use them! Only synonyms allowed!

And there are a few forms of poetry that we can use… Tanka, Senryu, Haibun, Haiku, Etheree… so, here goes!

The words we can’t use this week are:

Celebrate & Number

So… here goes! A Reverse Etheree this week.

Dinner Meal Table Food Meat Plate Flowers — Pixabay Image

A huge amount of family and friends
Gathering together to rejoice
To appreciate each other
And all that life has given
Turkeys slowly roasting
The sides to die for
A meal for all
Thanksgiving
Sharing
Love

Ritu 2018

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/11/19/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-111-celebrate-number-synonymsonly/