A very quick post today... Our Friday theme is: FUNNY -- post a joke, a hilarious video, a lol-funny graphic. I'm not sure the following video is hilarious, but 'funny' is not really my thing. Simon's Cat is, however, and his animations always make me laugh. They remind me so much of my Devilcat. This … Continue reading Hungry cat
Travelling in the 90s – to Olympia
Resuming our 1993 journey through Greece, we pick up our intrepid travellers in the ancient town of Delphi, headed by means of public buses and trains to the equally ancient town of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games... (The Travelling in the 90s series of posts features extracts from my original travel journal with minimal … Continue reading Travelling in the 90s – to Olympia
Recipe for chocolate pudding
Comfort food. That was the first thing I thought of when pondering this week's WANAfriday blogging theme: Post your favourite recipe -- and perhaps a story to go with it! Yeah, all right, I proposed the theme. Because I've had a really tough week. And if someone put a piping hot bowl of chocolate pudding … Continue reading Recipe for chocolate pudding
D&D Chronicles: Goblins and Barrow Wights
The action heated up in our most recent session of Dungeons and Dragons, in which we raided a goblin village, confronted three barrow wights and suffered random attacks from a 6-foot lizard and two pairs of snakes. Our raid of the goblin village was the high point for the night. A small band of them … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Goblins and Barrow Wights
Five favourite things RED
This week's Friday blog theme is a most admirable colour... Next to purple, red is probably my favourite of all the colours, although it hasn't always been such. I distinctly remember being convinced red didn't suit me at all when I was a kid. Not sure where that conviction originated... Anyway, now half the garments … Continue reading Five favourite things RED
How DISC informs my ‘Creative’ writing process
Last year sometime I had occasion to undergo a DISC behaviour assessment during a professional development course. It's one of many such psych tests commonly used by organisations to develop (and sometimes screen) employees. They're fascinating things. Anyway, I was thrilled to discover that according to the DISC assessment I am a 'Creative'. "Huzzah!" thought … Continue reading How DISC informs my ‘Creative’ writing process
Weekly photo challenge ~ Companionable
I have the perfect photo for this week's photo challenge, for which the theme is Companionable.The challenge was laid down to us bloggers to avoid flinging more cat photos into the maelstrom of the Interwebs and so I have responded with... THIS!The above is me and a rather, er, large bottle of wine in the … Continue reading Weekly photo challenge ~ Companionable
If I could have one magical item…? That’s EASY!
Today's 'WANAfriday' prompt for consideration is this: If you could have one magical item, what would it be and why? I frequently daydream about someone asking me this question. Someone, that is, with the power to grant me my heart's desire. Because I totally know the answer. In fact, I confess I set the prompt … Continue reading If I could have one magical item…? That’s EASY!
A-Z of fantasy: G is for Grassland
Ambling through my A-Z of fantasy series, we come now to the letter 'G'... which stands for several key fantasy elements -- especially GRASSLAND. Grassland - A large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing. meadow - pasture - grass - pasturage - mead - prairie Lots of fantasy novels … Continue reading A-Z of fantasy: G is for Grassland
Winter Solstice ~ Songs around a bonfire
I make it a habit each year to celebrate the summer and winter solstices if I can. No doubt it's the influence of all the fantasy I've read over the years -- a corner of my soul shows signs of being pagan. Here in Australia we've just celebrated the winter solstice -- the longest night. … Continue reading Winter Solstice ~ Songs around a bonfire
Ellen Gregory 