Category: The World
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Originally posted on Shree's Writing Experiment: This is a writing challenge from a blogger friend Tom. Hope you enjoy it! Once upon a time in the land of Aria there was a handsome king and his gorgeous wife, the queen. As with most fairy tales the King and Queen of Aria had a beautiful daughter.…
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101 Tasks Update
We interrupt the normal proceedings of this blog, for a scheduled update of the 101 Tasks in 1001 Days challenge. Painting the world orange5. Clock up at least one visitor to my blog from every country in the world I’m not doing too badly with this challenge so far, considering I’m not really doing anything…
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Storm Front
Between the rain and through the wind, the lightning illuminates the horizon. Low cloud is coming inland, the sandy beach completely covered by a swarming mass of murky and cold-yet-clear seawater. The jagged rocks, slowly starting to fade to invisibility, with reflections more clear than the real thing, are once again braced for the oncoming…
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Celebrating Sixty Glorious Years (and one song)
I’ve just finished watching the Diamond Jubilee celebration concert for Her Majesty the Queen, and I have been quite moved. The crowds… the music… the lights… the fireworks… the Keep Calm And Carry On… it was an amazing concert. I was moved not by the images from yesteryear throughout the Queen’s reign. I wasn’t moved…