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Blogger’s Bash 2016 – Cast your votes now please!

May 19, 2016/Judy E Martin/26 Comments

I’m starting to get so excited

Something special is happening soon

The twenty-sixteen Blogger’s Bash

The people that have made it all happen

Sacha, Geoff, Ali and Hugh

Have been busy counting and sorting

The awards nominations too!

And now they are all open

So we must vote for who we like best

Out of each of the ten categories

From the hidden gem

To the blog, that’s best dressed!

There is also one for the funniest

and who does the best book review

Plus the blogs that’s inspirational

And the best newcomer too!

Who is the kindest blogger?

Or the best friend of all?

Whose content is most original?

And who has the best blog overall?

So there are all your choices

Now get your votes in, please

And ‘Good Luck’ to all the bloggers

That have been chosen as nominees!

There’s Nowhere Quite Like England

May 19, 2016/Judy E Martin/16 Comments

This is a poem that I wrote many years ago but I have since updated by added another verse. For my 50th birthday, my sister and brother-in-law recorded my mum reading it for me and provided some background music too. I have put it at the end of the poem for you to enjoy.

There’s Nowhere quite like England

There’s Nowhere quite like England

with its counties and its shires

The ancient, rolling countryside

The marshes and the mires

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There’s nowhere quite like England

The coastline and the sea

The churches and cathedrals

All steeped in history

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There’s nowhere quite like England

The people are unique

We have our ‘quaint’ traditions

And like the Queen we speak!!

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There’s nowhere quite like England

The climate so insane

One minute, brilliant sunshine

The next it’s lashing rain!

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There’s nowhere quite like England

We love a cup of tea

Fish and chips and clotted cream

And juicy strawberries!

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There’s nowhere quite like England

And, although it’s very small

To me, it is quite frankly

The most wonderful place of all

Writer’s Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge – Obsession.

May 18, 2016/Judy E Martin/15 Comments

I am taking part in Ronovan and Colleen’s Writers Quote Wednesday Challenge, and this week we have been given ‘obsession’ as our prompt word.
I felt that the following quote by sculptor, Henry Moore, pretty much sums up how I feel, and will be the subject of my poem.

“The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.”

-Henry Moore

I have a bit of a problem

That I really ought to confess

Whenever I find a new hobby

I suddenly start to obsess!

First of all, it was sewing

I spent loads of money on that

But sadly, most of my creations

Were nothing better than tat!

I also get caught up in knitting

Stockpiling mountains of wool

With so many projects unfinished

I really am such a fool!

I had a go at card making

Buying up lots of supplies

I made a card for my daughter

After five or six tries!

And then I discovered blogging

As a way to cope with depression

I have slowly formed an addiction

And have yet another obsession!

Camera Shy!

May 17, 2016/Judy E Martin/14 Comments

My husband bought me a camera

To try to improve on my skills

You see, I am a point and press girl

Nothing fancy, no frills!

This one is rather larger

Than the phone that I normally use

With dials and buttons and lenses

About which I don’t have a clue!

I couldn’t wait to start using it

And snapped at all in my sight

Playing with all of the settings

And fiddling about with the light!

It has its own little knapsack

Where I can pack it away

Jammed in with all its accessories

Zipped up so it will stay

Then I see a bird in the garden

Oh, look at it hopping about

Now his wife’s come to join him

Time for the camera to come out

Because I didn’t want to break it

I eased it out from the case

But, the birds have now scarpered

A photo shoot, gone to waste!

I went to a local beauty spot

Practising shot after shot

Trying out all of the settings

Pleased with the photos I’d got

I went to put them all on computer

And then something went horribly wrong

All of my beautiful pictures

Had just disappeared and had gone!

Need cheering up, then read on!

May 16, 2016February 10, 2019/Judy E Martin/8 Comments

There are times when we could all do with a laugh or two. Life can be pretty tough-going at times, with all of the expectations that we (and others) put upon ourselves. Health, financial or relationship problems don’t help either, and can really drag us down.

Sometimes, a few minutes away from all the worry can do the world of good, especially if those few minutes are spent with a smile on your face. Well, this is where I (hopefully) come in!

My book ‘Rhymes of the Times’ is filled with lots of poems in mostly verse and rhyme format. I feel that this is a much more upbeat and fun form of poetry, and can be read quickly and easily. The book’s cover is a bright and cheery, sunny yellow colour to lighten the mood (thank you Chris), and is filled with all sorts of fun and nonsense, to transport you out of the gloom for a while and take you to somewhere where you can feel all warm and fuzzy!

My book has so far received nine 5 star reviews on Amazon (UK&US combined), and has been referred to as ‘poetically perfect,’ ‘lighthearted and lovely’ and ‘quirky British humour.’

Why not give it a try, you’ll be glad you did!

Pub Grub for Carnivores.

May 15, 2016/Judy E Martin/3 Comments

The Sunday dinner

for those with huge appetites,

go for Big Piggy

For only ten pounds

No vegetarians here

-A carnivore’s delight!

After all that food

something to wash it all down

Blueberry and lime?

Welcome to my brand new website.

May 14, 2016/Judy E Martin/19 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to my brand spanking new website!

I decided that I needed another website that is separate from my blog Edwina’s Episodes where I can talk more about my book and poems. As you can see, I have kept the look of this website very close to my blog, just so that you know you are in the right place! Plus I love the colours and vibrancy of this theme and I feel it suits me very well.

If anyone who has read my book would like to leave me a review or testimonial, I have a page where you can do so here

I hope you will enjoy your visit and as always, I love to hear from you.

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