Ronovan has given us ‘milk’ and ‘smooth’ to work with this week, for his haiku challenge which I think is pretty tricky.
Here is my attempt!
Author: Judy E Martin
Hello, and thanks for stopping by. I am Judy, in my (very) early fifties and decided that life definitely gets more interesting as it goes on!
I am a wife and a mum and have just finished University as a Registered Nurse, after having worked as an Associate Practitioner in the NHS. I am also a poet and the author of my debut book, 'Rhymes of the Times.' I love to laugh, and I love rhyming words too, so I joined the two together, and my book was born. I am currently working on another book in the series also.
I am a prolific blogger and enjoy writing funny stories, anecdotes, and anything really that takes my fancy.
Come to Colleen’s place for her tea party. she has chocolates too for Valentine’s Day! 🙂
For Hugh’ s weekly photo challenge this week, we were given ‘games’ which was chosen by Ronovan who is looking after Hugh’s blog whilst he is busy settling into his new place.
Now I like games, especially charades. Things can get pretty ugly in our family when the board games come out, though, as everyone loves to win, and although no one will admit it, they are all competitive.
However, the games I am going for are the video games. I have to say, I love the Sims games and can spend hours on them, I also get right into my CSI games too, pondering on the evidence and trying to find clues! I find them a great way to escape from ‘real life’ and lose myself for a while.
Today for Linda’s Stream of Consciousness prompt we have ‘tire.’
I have got a bit behind with my blogging this week. Last week I worked all over the weekend as I did this week, and I had a couple of days off midweek. This seems to have thrown me off a bit for some reason, and last night I could have gone to bed as soon as I got in, I was so tired!
I did manage to ‘stay up’ until nearly 9 pm but was struggling! Mr. Grump has a week off now as it is school holidays next week, and needless to say, he has come down with a horrendous cold! Neither of us got a good night’s sleep!
I had a tickly throat and Mr. Grump was snorting and blowing his nose, and not being very quiet about it either! I was almost ready to give it up as a bad job and get up at 1 am but did manage to finally nod off until the alarm shrilled through the torpor and forced me to get up.
I dragged myself out of bed still feeling exhausted, came down into the front room with my cuppa, switched the lights on and got a bit of a fright! There sprawled out on the settee covered with a blanket was Mr. Grump. Roxy was asleep at his head (almost on top of him) and he had two long strips of tissue stuffed up his nostrils! He looked ghastly and had come downstairs so as not to disturb me. Bless him, he already had!
I was wracking my brains for what to use for TJ’s household challenge this week as our prompt is ‘house number,’ Mine is not as fancy as TJ’s pretty enamel one so I thought of other numbers around the house instead, as he suggested.
I decided that the TV remote controls were a good choice. Plenty of numbers on there to be getting on with! Wales are playing Scotland (who England beat) in the 6 Nations Rugby Cup today, and Mr Grump is glued despite his constant snuffles, snorts and sneezes spoiling his enjoyment! (Man flu has arrived and he is actually really poorly)!
Anyway, here is my haiku!
Hogging the controls
Channel surfing drives me mad
Is it a man thing???
Welcome to another Friday Free-for-all where I have found a selection of brilliant posts that I have enjoyed reading this week. As usual, I have tried to choose a wide selection for your delight! Please do go and visit these blogs as they all have other tasty treats for you to sample!
A Certain Point of View I love Al’s blog. The fact that he likes poems of all kinds as I do just adds to my enjoyment. This one is so understated, but tickled me nonetheless!
Dream Big Dream Often This is an inspirational article written by Danny that really touched me. Here is a man that has some serious medical issues yet he is such a support and help to others, never too busy to interact with the many bloggers that follow him.
Behind the White Coat What I love about our favourite doctor is that fact that she is so down to earth and has a great sense of humour! This post made me laugh my head off, probably because I have been there!
My Spanglish Familia La Sabrosona is a very creative, innovative, and imaginative person; just look at this post to see why!
Single Family Asylum Oh this post takes me back. I really felt for him – once I had finished laughing my head off that is!
So there is your little selction box this week. Enjoy!
Happy Friday!
For Sacha’s Writespiration this week, I was trying to think about when I was ‘on the edge’ as that is her prompt, then I remembered something very special, an event that happened when I was about seventeen.
After you have read it for the first time, you might want to go back and sing it, as it might make more sense! (I don’t want to give it away right now)!
It’s close to midnight
And something special’s just about to start
I’m so excited
I can feel the rapid pounding of my heart
I’ve stayed up late
Just so I can watch this special moment
Never before
Had something like this happened on tv
Only in movies!
Yes it was Thriller, Thriller night
And I was sitting there, right on the edge of my seat
You know, killer, Thriller night
The moment had arrived and it was
Perfect, amazing, that niiiiiight
Zombies and undead,
creeping from their graves in the dead of night
Michael and Ola,
Walking home under the full moonlight
He starts to change
But first of all, she doesn’t seem to notice
Then he looks strange
As she looks at him
Right between the eyes
He’d been Zombified!
Yes, it was Thriller, Thriller night…..
I haven’t managed to join in with Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday for ages but I have got one to share with you today.
Yesterday after coming home from work tired and a little crabby, my daughter asked me if she could have some popcorn she had bought after school with the money I had given her to buy her teacher a leaving present (apparently she had some change, hmmm)!
Anyway as we were just about to have dinner, I said crossly, “no you can’t have that crop porn! Ooops!
Today for the next instalment of the Great Book of Lists the Duchesse has asked us to think about our favourite onscreen kisses. Oh dear, this is going to get ugly! I am rubbish at watching films all the way through at the best of times, as I usually fall asleep half way through!
Here are the ones that I can remember, though!
- Jack and Rose in Titanic. Oh, how I hated Rose’s pompous ass of a fiance and was glad when she decided that it would be much more fun to hang around with Jack. The love scene with these two was very tender and passionate. Of course, I cried at the end of the film. I am a sucker for a sad story.
- Rhett and Scarlett in Gone with the Wind. This kiss was a long time coming! Scarlett was a bit of a minx and she got her comeuppance in the end!
- Molly and Sam in Ghost. I have mentioned this film before, but the scene where Sam comes back has become almost iconic with ‘Unchained Melody’ playing as the action heats up!
- Danny and Sandy in Grease. Yes, I just had to mention it as it is one of my favourite feel-good films, so there!
- Dan and Alex in Fatal Attraction. Who can forget that rather manic love scene?! Dan got rather more than he bargained for when he messed with her!
I think I have done rather well actually considering my appalling film-watching track record!
Well, here we are again for another Wacky Word Wednesday. This is where I rummage around for a weird, wonderful or wacky word that deserves to have another few minutes in the spotlight. The one that I have chosen today not only sounds great but also has an onomatopoeic quality to it, so you know exactly where you stand.
Gobsmacked. Oh, this is a shocked and surprised word, the kind of reaction to some scandalous shenanigans! Amazed, astounded and utterly astonished, maybe even being rendered speechless! As my nan would have said, “you could have knocked me down with a feather!”
It is being flabberghasted, and floored, dumbstruck and thunderstruck, bowled over and blown away. A bit like I feel when Miss Hap tidies her room without being asked!
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