A Mixed Bag: July 7th Garden The last week has seen more planting for the wedding, more growth, more rain and a fair bit of sunshine. Temperatures remain in the low 20s for the most part but we are promised a cone of warmer air coming … Continue reading → Source: A Mixed Bag: July […]
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The Nerdy One For those who don’t know the UK, our built environment is controlled by a set of planning laws. These started in the 1930s as rules to control advertising but by 1948 they impacted all buildings, new and old, as well … Continue reading → Source: The Nerdy One Source: https://geofflepard.com
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Doggin’ On #flashfiction Odd word, dogging. At University dogging on meant hanging in there and showing resilience. These days there may be some hanging and resilience involved in the word but otherwise the relationship with al fresco exhibitionist copulation and how we used … Continue reading → Source: Doggin’ On #flashfiction Source: https://geofflepard.com
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Never Doubt A Myth #blogbattle #shortfiction This month’s #blogbattle prompt is ‘myth’ which you can find here. Gideon Parchment eyed the newcomer warily. He disliked Wednesdays and this was a particularly friable example of his midweek malaise. And now this, another smarty-pants, he thought. Still, the … Continue reading → Source: Never Doubt A Myth […]
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Hope, A Cruel Delusion In 2019 England’s rugby team played an absolute blinder in the semi final of the rugby World Cup to beat the no. 1 side, New Zealand. I watched in front of a big screen at Twickenham barely daring to breathe, … Continue reading → Source: Hope, A Cruel Delusion Source: https://geofflepard.com […]
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The Debts Of History #carrotranch #loganandmorgan This week’s #carrotranch prompt is July 1, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about “the old photograph.” What is captivating about it? Where did it come from? How does it incite a story? Go … Continue reading → Source: The Debts Of History […]
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Cakes, Cows And Comics #writephoto #flashfiction This week’s #writephoto prompt is ‘What do we have, Dumbbell?’ Inspector Mervin Plectrum shuffled awkwardly into the small wooden hide and nodded his thanks as a small constable gave him some binoculars. ‘Just one, the rest are across the river.’ … Continue reading → Source: Cakes, Cows And Comics […]
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Poppies, Kimonos and the Power Of Rain #gardens #memories There’s a lot of work going on in my garden as we prepare for the upcoming nuptials of No. 1 child. One dilemma we knew was coming concerned the poppies. These have been magnificent but they needed to be stripped … Continue reading → Source: Poppies, […]
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When You Don’t Pay Your Bills Norris Bonge, a builder from Penge Wasn’t paid for installing a henge. He turned to the Druid […] Read more When You Don’t Pay Your Bills Source: https://geofflepard.com
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Come Friendly Clouds, You Aren’t Fit For Humans Now #shortstory #humour Jonathan Isobar rubbed his eyes and sighed. This was ridiculous. How did they think he did his job? Magic? His desk phone rang and he jabbed his finger on the speaker button. ‘What, Sprinkle?’ Sprinkle Mizzle’s chirpy voice, redolent of … Continue reading → […]
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