Variety is the prompt for Tuesday. They do say we can use these prompt words however we like! Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from her friends). You can jot something down for the prompt anywhere,
Variety | #JusJoJan24 the 16th
Open | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Open, this week’s #writephoto flash fiction from New2Writing.com was done in a hurry. I had the idea quickly enough, but I was preparing to go on holiday. Checking I had everything, then realising I did not have either phone number
Through | #writephoto + The Business of Short Stories
The Business of Short Stories by Shannon Lawrence (the Warrior Muse) is published tomorrow, so I’m doing a shout out today. I thought you might be interested in it, since you like the #writephoto event. This week’s offering ‘Through’ comes
How about an Insect Survey? #30DaysWild
This Insect Survey was something I stumbled upon thanks to the BTO’s enewsletter. Apart from the fact I’m always up for ten minutes just standing and watching some flowers, it’s good to be useful in gathering real scientific data that
Penny for your Thoughts #writephoto #flashfiction
Penny for your Thoughts: it came to mind because of this week’s #writephoto prompt – the Money Tree. If you’d like a regular flash fiction prompt, then consider popping over to KL Caley’s website New2Writing.com, and check out the Writephoto
Wildflowers at the Bottom of the Garden #30DaysWild
My wildflowers are due for delivery today. So yesterday I checked out what’s at the bottom of my garden at the moment. Wildflowers au naturel These all made their home in my garden of their own accord. Earlier there was
#30DaysWild 2020 | First Week Review
My first week of 30DaysWild didn’t quite go to plan. When you normally look out for wild things, especially the first year in a new house, it’s hard to do anything different from that you do daily. First week
The List gets Longer – an update
The list gets longer and longer. That’s the list of things to do, of course. You’d think, while we’re on lockdown, I’d be crossing things off my list by now. Not a bit of it. I suppose part of it
Tuesday haiku – not for arachnophobes!
So many spiders Catching flies in my garden. Get out of my hair! Yes, it’s that time of year when I can’t go out in the garden without breaking up the happy homes of many different types of garden spider.
Tuesday Haiku – May
Spring races onwards. Late eve’ning light and birdsong Keep gard’ners happy. It’s a busy time in the garden, but I can’t believe how tall these tomato plants were at the same time two years ago – this year mine
Friday Flash Fiction: Three sentence horror
As you may know, I don’t do horror. I find it too scary. Keeps me awake at night revisiting it. There was a short story in a collection of Amazing Stories* once, called “You’ll wonder where the yellow went…” which
Book Review – Seed Savers: Treasure by S Smith
This is a Middle Grade SciFi book about gardening. Actually it is about escape from totalitarian regimes and a return to fresh food and freedom of choice to grow it, but on the surface it is just about 12 year
Book Review: Murder in Half Moon Bay by Nancy Jill Thames
Jillian and her three collaborators in the Garden Club head off for a conference in a swanky hotel. Even though I’ve been to conferences in swanky hotels, it felt very alien to my lifestyle, but I suspect some of my