TODAY’S QUOTE “Reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” Annie Proulx MY THOUGHTS We have done quotes and questions on the topic of reading as a great learning resource for writers. It is, however, a piece of wisdom that cannot be repeated too often. Today, however, I want to take this universal truth further. As an aspiring writer, I would like you to … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 12 — Reading
Welcome back to another Sunday Poser This week Sadje’s question is Do you believe that humans have brought about climate change or is it just false news/ hoax? My answer : Let’s begin by saying that belief is something intensely personal and something everyone is entitled to. I love today’s question in that my beliefs on the subject have changed over the past thirty years. … Continue reading Climate Change – Is it real? – Sunday Poser 135
Di of Pensitivity101 hosts the Three Things Challenge every week. The three words today are:ORDAINCONTAINMAINTAIN Here’s my contribution: “Decluttering with Marie Kondo” Marie Kondo doth ordain, “Your clutter, you must contain. You need to throw out most of your stuff, But, whatever ‘sparks joy‘, you can maintain.” Written for 3TC : https://wp.me/p3RSgb-p67 Continue reading “Decluttering with Marie Kondo” — Three Things Challenge #M344
Have you ever accessed or used the dark web? (Note, I’m not asking for what purpose you used the dark web, so if you answer yes to this question, don’t feel as though you’re confessing to doing something illegal. There are legitimate and legal reasons why people may use the dark web. Are you one who has?) MY ANSWER What? Who? Me ? Never ! … Continue reading The Deep & Dark Web — FPQ 216
Welcome back to another Sunday Poser, a prompt by Sadje of KeepItAlive. This week, the question is; How often do you check your blog stats? My answer: I think the answer to this question has changed for me over the years. When I launched my blog in 2018, I used to check my blog statistics all the time. Every like and follow seemed like a … Continue reading Sunday Poser- Blog Stats
I love writing about food. Tea time is my favourite meal, since it can happen at any time of the day. I have featured tea time snacks earlier on 5things, but I can’t get enough of them. Here we go again : Cake Sandwiches Cookies Canapes Bite sized snacks Bite sized versions of nearly everything, but particularly mini quiches and fruit tarts How about you? … Continue reading 5 Things Tuesday: Favourite TeaTime Treats
TODAY’S QUOTE ” Learn to write by doing it. Read widely and wisely. Increase your word power. Find your individual voice through practising constantly. Go through the world with your eyes and ears open and learn to express that experience in words.” P. D. James. MY THOUGHTS P. D. James is one of my favourite crime writers. In this quote, she has given us five … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 11
Today, we are back to the ‘discussion of quote format’ : TODAY’S QUOTE “Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.“ Cyril Connolly. MY THOUGHTS I like to post quotes like this, where you can argue both sides of the question. You can both agree and disagree with it depending on the context. For … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 10
Share Your World is a prompt created by our late friend, the lovely Melanie and continued by our wonderful friend, Di. This one is particularly relevant for me since I celebrated my birthday yesterday. Gratitude I am so grateful for the friends I have made on the blogosphere. They make my life much brighter. https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/05/15/share-your-world-15th-may/ Image credit, Pexels Continue reading Share Your World: Birthday Edition
Does this picture inspire you to write something? This little boy holds his mother.She is the whole world for him. So he holds his whole world in his hands. My mother is gradually slipping into the world of dementia. How I wish I could change places with the boy in the pictures, even if for five minutes. Image credit; Alisa Dyson @ Pixaby Written for … Continue reading What do you see # 186- May 15, 2023- Mother’s Day
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