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30. Sounds of the alphabet

Sounds of the alphabet are so confusing, Words beginning with ‘C’ don’t sound the same as those that begin with ‘S’ ‘G’ and ‘J’ often have the same sound so how does one tell them apart? Then again, ‘C’ often produces the same sound as ‘K’ No wonder little ones have such a hard time.   written for : July writing prompts 2020. Photo credit: … Continue reading 30. Sounds of the alphabet

Blogging Insights #38 – Savvy? Or Not? — Reblog from sparksfromacombustiblemind

https://saltedcaramel670.wordpress.com/2020/07/27/blogging-insights-38-techie-or-non-techie/ Dr. Tanya asks us today in her Blogging Insights Series, if we’re ‘techie or not’. I’m a sort of (pseudo or faux) techie. I USED to ‘get’ how computer things worked. when I was was employed, I was the ‘go to’ when the printer toner needed changing or something froze up and I.T. wasn’t […] via Blogging Insights #38 – Savvy? Or Not? — sparksfromacombustiblemind Continue reading Blogging Insights #38 – Savvy? Or Not? — Reblog from sparksfromacombustiblemind

29. Chickens and Chocolate

Ludicrous associations make for humour in prose as well as poetry. Today’s prompt “Chickens and chocolate” couples two seemingly unrelated things. It reminds me of Lewis Carroll’s poem, The Walrus and the Carpenter. Here is my favourite verse:   “The time has come,’ the Walrus said,       To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —       Of cabbages — and kings … Continue reading 29. Chickens and Chocolate

Blogging Insights # 38 — How Tech Savvy Are You? — Reblog from This, That, and The Other

In this week’s edition of her Blogging Insights series, Dr. Tanya wants to find out about our tech cred. She wants to know… How technically savvy are you? Back in the day I used to consider myself to be reasonably savvy when it came to computer hardware and software. I was able to work magic with […] via Blogging Insights — How Tech Savvy Are You? … Continue reading Blogging Insights # 38 — How Tech Savvy Are You? — Reblog from This, That, and The Other

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28. The way things used to be.

It is common practice to yearn for what has gone before and is no more. We seem to be indulging in this much more since the pandemic and lockdown etc. The blogosphere abounds with posts (mine included) yearning for the way things were before COVID-19. Although we have truly lost many things that we took for granted, the pandemic is not the first time that … Continue reading 28. The way things used to be.

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5 Qualities You Admire in Others

The 5 Things tag keeps surfacing on WordPress. I am not sure who first thought of it but I have always found it fun to do. I thought “Why not make it a weekly feature?” If you participate in a post of your own please tag it #5things. Here is my contribution to this week’s 5 Things : 5 Qualities I Admire in Others IntegrityThis is possibly … Continue reading 5 Qualities You Admire in Others

Share Your World – July 27th, 2020

Welcome to Share Your World! I will post four or five different questions each week for you to answer. There are two ways which you can participate. Create a Share Your World post. Then post the link to that blog post or leave your answers in the comments box of my blog. To make […] via Share Your World – July 27th, 2020 — sparksfromacombustiblemind Welcome … Continue reading Share Your World – July 27th, 2020