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The Entrance to the Garden
Pat felt a bit sad after the funeral. Miss Chadwick was the nicest person she had ever met and did a lot for the village. She had the most beautiful garden in the whole area and it could be seen from...
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The Neighbours
„She’s doing it again Fred, come and have a look“ and Frieda Black was quite excited. “Who’s doing what” answered Fred and went over to the window where his wife was looking out through the binoculars....
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Autumn is Coming, the Pampas is showing
“Hello Pampas, I see you are back again in my garden, showing your feathery head.” “Yes, it was time to start sprouting – have to do something to preserve the species, although in your country it is...
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Daily Prompt: Your Days Are Numbered
It’s January 26. Write a post in which the number 26 plays a role. Photographers, artists, poets: show us NUMBERS. At the first look at the title I thought I must write (again) what I will do on the...
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Daily Prompt: Let’s Go Crazy
Sometimes, we act on impulse: it could be something as small as ordering that special dessert on the menu, maybe asking out that cute boy or girl, or as large quitting your job and selling everything...
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Garden Redesigned
This was the front garden. Not exactly an english lawn, more moss than anything else. We had a wonderful collection of daisies and weeds and clover, just perfect for a herd of cows, but we were people...
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Daily Prompt: Futures Past, a Bird, Orchids and a few childish dreams – and...
As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? How close or far are you from that vision? I made this little bird happy when I adopted him the day before yesterday. He was sitting, forgotten and...
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Weekly Writing Challenge: The Ray Bradbury Noun List Twist – There are...
For today’s challenge, try a twist on a technique Ray Bradbury used to beat writer’s block. Your mission is to write a new piece that includes at least five nouns: Garden, grass, slugs, cat, salt Today...
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Daily Prompt: 190 days later – I made it
Back on January 21st, we asked you to predict what day #211 would be like. Well, July 30th is that day — how have your predictions held up so far? If you didn’t reply to the prompt at the time, is this...
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Daily Prompt: Think Again – I paid a hitman to kill it
Tell us about a time you made a false assumption about a person or a place — how did they prove you wrong? I paid the hit man and planned the assassination in every detail. It all began as a harmless...
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The Daily Post: Cupid’s Arrow 2 – Who is this cupid guy?
Write an ode to someone or something you love. Bonus points for poetry Cupid shot an arrow It was two years ago I wrote about it then To tell my tale of wow I do not feel like writing an ode to anyone...
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It’s Spring Again
And about time too. After Winter threw its last snow showers sometime during February, it gave up and left, although there were some remains in the shape of temperatures below 0°C during the night and...
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Good morning
This is just a quick one, I do not often do it. It is 8.30 a.m., just finished breakfast, checked through my computer and was ready to begin the household chores and then I glanced out of the window....
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The flowers are flowering
Yes they made it despite the fact that they were already sprouting leaves in December. I planted the anemones in October last year in a new flower bed I had constructed, thinking what a good show that...
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Something is moving in the garden
Actually Tabby, the feline that owns me, is now moving in on my own private Angloswiss space, she has her own page at Cat Chronicles, where she writes her own contribution daily, with a little help...
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RDP Tuesday: Garden
Morticia and her husband Dracky had at last found the perfect house, It was in a ravine where the suns rays only reached them for five minutes at midday. Otherwise it was permanently in shade. It did...
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FOTD 14th September 2024: Front Garden
The growing season is gradually approaching its end. We have a cold spell at the moment and even snow has fallen in the higher regions of Switzerland. Now the time is arriving when I should start to...
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