Tag Archives: Family

Thursday photo prompt: Forgotten #writephoto – The Fullers

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Michael

The Fullers had long discovered that being forgotten was to their advantage. It meant no one bothered them any more. After the drowning incident when their youngest had been discovered in the dam and the family blamed for neglecting their … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #228 – Cooking – 20th June

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Michael

I never quite believed cooking could be fun and enjoyable until I heard the story of another blog friend about cooking at her place and her kids all sitting around helping and chatting about one thing and another. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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TELL ME A TALE IN (EXACTLY) 120 WORDS

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

Today’s prompt is A strange thing that happened to you when you were sick.   One time I was so ill I didn’t know which part of me to point at the toilet. My youngest daughter had asked me to baby … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #226 – Reunion – June 6th

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Michael

I couldn’t express at the time the trepidation I felt at meeting the one we now refer to as the Prodigal Daughter. Given up at birth by her mother and ever since a memory held close within the bond between … Continue reading →

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What do you See? June 4/2019 – I Love him Dad!

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Michael

“I didn’t dad, I didn’t, I was just sitting in the moonlight There’s no harm in sitting here is there? I placed this rug down so I wouldn’t get a chill And it’s such a beautiful night dad I even … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Wacky and Weird”

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Michael

The family gathered, and as always it was a dicey event. So many personalities and so many skeletons to be uncovered. Cousins Hugo and Nessa came dressed in their best gothic black, both looking their usual vacuous selves, staring ahead … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #223 – Search – May 16th.

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Michael

We all at different times go in search of things from the car keys to our wallets, from looking for a new home to looking into the lives of our forebears. I recently went in search of my grandfathers. On … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 120 – The Flower Show

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Michael

Ten minutes into the flower show the kids had had enough. You could tell they had the attitude we’ve seen one and therefore seen them all. No amount of enthusiasm from mum made the slightest impact on them. They wanted … Continue reading →

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Story Starter Challenge April 19 – Watch the Edge

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Michael

Image © Kelli Seeger Kim Today’s sentence: “Watch the edge!” This is what mum screamed when we went to see the valley from the magnificent lookout above it. Leo was one to take things to an extreme and mum was … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Beyond #writephoto – Uncle Fred

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Michael

When Uncle Fred went missing, it came as no great surprise. Mum had been saying for years that he was beyond help. Fred was her younger brother, a single man who spent most of his waking hours in the pub … Continue reading →

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