These are, at least partly, the reason I haven’t posted much lately… My three children and six grandchildren! The oldest is eleven and the youngest is five months! They love playing and painting with granny, and going for long walks in the country, and they are all always starving, because I’m such a good cook!Continue reading “Happy New Year 2023! I wish you Health, Peace, Love, Happiness and Happy Reading and Writing!”
Tag Archives: Christmas
#WordlessWednesday Merry Christmas #Haiku
Eat, drink, laugh, sing, pray, Joyous day, hope in rebirth, Miracles galore. Wishing you a very happy Christmas Day🎄🎉🎁🎊🎆 May miracles come your way❤
#FridayFeeling #haiku ‘A Christmas Wish’ #poem
Shades of gold and red, Memories of Christmas past, Hearts both smile and weep. I’m feeling happy and excited, planning meals and family reunions, yet nostalgic as Christmas approaches. There’s so much to look forward to, but also so many people to remember and miss. Here’s a poem for the person I miss most ❤Continue reading “#FridayFeeling #haiku ‘A Christmas Wish’ #poem”
#PhotoOfMyLife Day5 #Christmas Flower and Books #TuesdayBookBlog
This is a picture of a small table in my living room. We don’t often use it as a dinner table, because we have lunch in the kitchen, which is quite large. Right now I have a Christmas flower, or poinsettia, in the centre of the table. In Spain, where I live, it’s traditional toContinue reading “#PhotoOfMyLife Day5 #Christmas Flower and Books #TuesdayBookBlog”
#WritePhoto ‘The Chess Game’ #FlashFiction #300Words
The Chess Game “This year we’re having a different Christmas,” my grandmother said as she moved her pawn to the side, capturing mine. “Why did you do that?” I asked. She pushed her glasses up and raised her eyebrows. “I had to, didn’t I?” “You could have ignored it.” I sulked. She chuckled. “And letContinue reading “#WritePhoto ‘The Chess Game’ #FlashFiction #300Words”
#SoCS #Streamofconsciousness #Saturday Christmas Presents #Haiku
Christmas Presents Flyers everywhere, Come buy our toys on offer! Children’s paradise. It’s the time for toys! Parents, and in my case grandparents, spend hours searching for the perfect Christmas present in flyers and shops, asking children to write letters to Santa and promising he’ll bring the selected presents, of course. I’ve always had mixedContinue reading “#SoCS #Streamofconsciousness #Saturday Christmas Presents #Haiku”
#SilentSunday #Christmas Lights #Haiku
Lights, red, gold and glass. Bustle, shopping, noise and laughs. Christmas photographs. **** Christmas lights seen this weekend in Cordoba and Malaga, Spain.
#BookTour ‘Christmas Secrets’ #Author Interview @donnahatch
Interview with Author Donna Hatch Could you tell us something about why you wrote this novel and where the idea, or inspiration, came from. I’ve been toying with the strangers kissing idea for a couple of years, and have had a few false starts. Finally, I brainstormed the concept with a critique partner. After tryingContinue reading “#BookTour ‘Christmas Secrets’ #Author Interview @donnahatch”
#SixWordSaturday Getting Ready for #Christmas Family Reunions
November’s a longish, coldish month. Today, while doing my weekly food shopping, I noticed a Christmas Tree in the square outside the shopping centre, and plenty of Christmas decorations inside the shop. I didn’t buy anything, not yet, but it reminded me about the family reunions ahead. This year I’m looking forward to having allContinue reading “#SixWordSaturday Getting Ready for #Christmas Family Reunions”
Christmas in Jane Eyre
I’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you can spend some time with people you love. Thank you for reading my posts, commenting, and liking. You are my greatest incentive. Today, I’ve prepared a special post about Christmas celebrations and symbolism in Jane Eyre. Some of Jane Eyre’s happiest andContinue reading “Christmas in Jane Eyre”
Rereading Jane Eyre 