Lima – capital of Peru and the word for L in the NATO alphabet. I’ve been to Lima. Only for about half an hour, but I have at least been there. I may even have a stamp in my passport
K is for Kilo – and a book review
A kilo, or kilogram (kg), is the SI unit of weight, equivalent to 2.205 pounds (lb). Actually it’s the unit of mass, weight varying depending on what the local gravitation pull is (acceleration due to gravity). It’s also the word
J for Juliet and Flash Fiction Friday
The tenth letter of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet is J for Juliet. Since this is Friday I need to write some flash fiction for you, involving Juliet. Well, that really brings just one thing to mind. And since Chuck Wendig,
H for Hotel
I’ve stayed in a lot of H for Hotels in my time. 5 star, no stars – posh city ones, nice rural ones, cheap B&Bs and hostels. I had a job where I travelled around lot and where we had
Tuesday haiku – Golf
To play well, relax. It’s not how, it’s how many. Just get ball in hole! Golf is a very frustrating game. I sometimes wonder why it was chosen as the NATO word for G. Golf sounds like Gulf, which is
F for Foxtrot
Continuing my trek through the NATO Alphabet, today’s letter, F is for Foxtrot. According to Wikipedia, the foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It can also be a horse movement
Echo & The Girl Who Dreamt of Dolphins
When I realised today’s NATO Alphabet word was Echo I became obsessed with echolocation and talking about dolphins. I don’t really know why, but it did also give me the chance to read and review another book for the usual
D for Delta and some Flash Fiction on Friday
As usual, Friday is Flash Fiction day. I use the writing prompt from Chuck Wendig (AC). This week we have five random words to weave into a 1000 word story, any genre. My words were Topaz, Casket, Djinn, Acid and
Charlie
I feel a proper Charlie, trying to decide what to post about for Charlie, the third word in the NATO alphabet. Charlie is My Darling – a Scottish folk song of the Jacobites (Bonnie Prince Charlie) Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker –
Tuesday haiku – Alpha
A is for Alpha α The first letter of the Greek alphabet. The root of alphabet along with the second Greek letter, beta. Another way of indicating a first rank – my school divided its years up into three classes,
Stand by for take-off!
It’s the last day of March. Tomorrow we jump headlong into the madness and mayhem that is the A to Z April Blogging Challenge. You haven’t heard of it? Where have you been the last two months – I’ve done
A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal!
All over the web, people are signing up for the A to Z Challenge – which starts April 1st. Blog from A to Z starting with A on the first, B on the 2nd… take Sundays off and end at