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• Mint Mocha Choc Chip part 5 of the Trilogy

  08 May 2015 ( #bethechange, #feedback, #horror, #Mint Mocha Choc Chip, #mintmochachocchip, #Post A Day, #wordpress )

  Mrs Phelps looked on at the girls they were doing well although Lucy was a hard nut to crack her blind terror and determination meant that it was difficult to break the shell of her psyche but Amelia on the other hand submitted straight away, the men...

• Nomio & The Giant Teacake Pt 3

  06 February 2015 ( #giant, #Post A Day, #postaday, #postawhen?, #random, #Random Stuff, #teacake )

  She shivered and she sat in her study with her arm resting lightly on the nearby radiator; confused she wondered how it could be that she was cold yet her hand was obviously resting on something hot...the cold hands were the strangest feeling, the achey...

• An Interesting Week: Part 1

  21 September 2014 ( #blogging101, #Blogging101, #postaday, #Random Stuff, #reflective, #Writing 101, #writing101 )

  So this week i started the blogging101 and writing101 courses here on Wordpress. The courses came at the perfect time as i have been looking at doing exactly this type of course but unfortunately it cost quite a lot of money which has been putting me...

• The Humble Custard Cream

  08 January 2017 ( #biscuittime, #custardcream, #Niume, #thegreatbiscuitdebate, #whatwouldyouchoose, #amwriting, #food )

  If you were buying biscuits or cookies for a party you would buy the more exotic chocolate and mixed fruit granola cookies or whatever looks nicest. Before such luxuries and witcheries were available we had the humble custard cream, it's chocolate brother...

• Volunteering Recruitment Ideas

  07 November 2014 ( #feedback, #lovelife, #meetingnewpeople, #postaday, #Random Stuff, #volunteer recruitment campaigns, #volunteering )

  Since its been a while since i have interacted with my lovely fellow bloggers, i thought i would try and make it fully interactive, I am in the process of planning 2 new volunteer recruitment campaigns and would love to have a few peoples input on how...

• Veganuary - Are you in?

  03 January 2017 ( #bethechange, #eatclean, #Interesting Food-Recipes, #plantbased, #vegan, #vegetables )

  As an omnivore I have no wish to go completely vegan or vegetarian, having said that I love discovering different types of cooking and different recipes, so naturally I am intrigued by the chemistry of vegan baking, the ways in which pulses are used instead...

• The Baked Camembert

  02 January 2017 ( #baked, #camembert, #cheese, #fondue, #food, #yum )

  When I was first introduced to baked camembert, being a lover of cheese, I felt it was a normal progression from the underripe versions which plague most cheeseboards outside of France. Now you can argue that there are other places which make perfectly...

• A Winter Gift from an Artist

  01 January 2017 ( #art, #artists, #fineart, #Important People, #lukemargetts, #marble )

  The ideal of a blank canvas can scare some but others embrace it with the passion it deserves. Our "Winter gift exchange" delivered an A2 canvas during this years festivities and Luke was determined to paint, despite the crazy time of day (3am) the paints...

• Nomio & The Giant Teacake - Pt 6

  20 February 2015 ( #freewriting, #Post A Day, #postawhen?, #random, #Random Stuff, #teacake )

  It had been a while since she sat and had actually written something; to a certain extend she felt guilty as she remembered reading in articles the excuses that we make for not making time to write, and how often she complained about people saying "they...

• Writing 101: Day 7 Challenge

  24 September 2014 ( #dialogue, #hesaidshesaid, #postaday, #Writing 101, #writing 101, #writing101 )

  Write a post based on the contrast between two things — whether people, objects, emotions, places, or something else. You remember the people who actually used to like writing 'compare and contrast' essays? Yup thats me guilty as charged...So as you can...

• Blogging 101: Day 3 Challenge

  17 September 2014 ( #Blogging 101, #blogging101, #Blogging101, #day3, #selfdiscovery, #selfreflection )

  Today’s assignment: follow five new topics in the Reader and five new blogs. Reading this task really put me on the spot today...think of 5 new topics to discover? well rather than being short of ideas it was more the narrowing down of the list that proved...

• The Joys of Sharing

  18 January 2017 ( #amwriting, #bethechange, #meetingnewpeople, #sharing, #Travel, #travelling )

  Whether I have a little or I have a lot, I always share the things I can. When you travel you meet a whole world of different people, some might make you stop and think for a moment 'how generous this person is' and I have been very privileged to be recipient...

• Writing 101: Day 14 Your Voice Will Find You

  03 October 2014 ( #festivals, #music, #postaday, #Writing 101, #writing 101, #writing101 )

  Ironically this has already happened to me! When i was a child my parents had a house in France (my dad has sadly just sold it) it was in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. One of the nearest small towns/largest village used to have a music festival...

• Books on my 2017 Reading list

  06 January 2017 ( #2017readinglist, #Books, #lovebooks, #lovereading, #readinglist )

  2016 was not a good year for reading and finishing books, it seems I started many but only finished 2. With this in mind, I am making it my goal to read at least 3 books before my birthday in May (along with all the writing and editing I am planning to...

• Nomio & The Giant Teacake - Part II

  01 February 2015 ( #Post A Day, #postaday, #postawhen?, #random, #Random Stuff )

  Nomio sighed heavily, she thought that having fibre optic meant that it wouldn't matter if more than one thing was on the internet in the flat at any given time. Clearly this was not the case as it had just taken her an hour and a quarter to get to the...

• Writing 101: Day 13 To Whom it May Concern

  03 October 2014 ( #letter writing, #postaday, #Writing 101, #writing 101, #writing101 )

  Dear Lavender Your magical healing properties are endless, you bring sleep, relaxation and energy when required and soothe a fevered cold filled brow. You bring warmth and fragrance to the room when a candle is lit and joy to the people in it. Your flowers...

• Writing 101: Day 11 Challenge

  29 September 2014 ( #houses, #postaday, #Writing 101, #writing 101, #writing101 )

  When i was twelve i was 2 years into my parents divorce, as it was an amicable one it meant that i had two houses. To me having two houses was difficult. Two sets of everything but at least i had my parents and my sister. Even if they weren't together...

• Writing 101: Day 12 Challenge

  30 September 2014 ( #eavesdropping, #postaday, #Writing 101, #writing 101, #writing101 )

  To say that eavesdropping is a curse is not necessarily true, most conversations had in public are subject to the masses ears even if they do not want to be. We are also aware that the government listen to calls in the hope of 'catching a terrorist' (not...

• Writing 101: Day 13 Challenge

  01 October 2014 ( #findingyourself, #postaday, #Writing 101, #writing 101, #writing101 )

  When i lost my Nanna it was very hard to accept that she was gone, it took me time to realise that although she wasn't there fore me anymore she was still with me looking down from where ever she had gone. It was hard to know what to do with the legacy...

• Blogging 101: Day 12 Challenge

  03 October 2014 ( #Blogging 101, #blogging101, #Blogging101, #postaday, #writing group )

  Admittedly this is a slightly 'late' submission but this is because it got me thinking about how i can interpret this prompt. Since blogging is about being a community i take inspiration from my own local writing group. Writers Anon - Tauntons Writing...

• Blogging 101: Day 6 Challenge - Make Your About Page Irresistible

  22 September 2014 ( #aboutme, #Blogging 101, #blogging101, #Blogging101, #postaday )

  Having written my 'About Me' page not very long ago it made me wonder how i can change it to make it better...not that i am saying that its perfect in anyway by all means; to me this page needs to express who i am as a person and explain the blog to those...

• Writing 101: Day 3 Challenge

  17 September 2014 ( #favouritesong, #importantmusic, #music, #Writing 101, #writing 101 )

  Commit to a Writing Practice Write about the three most important songs in your life — what do they mean to you? For me choosing my favourite songs is like a mother choosing their favourite child (surely this is not possibly) however choosing the most...

• An Indian Adventure - Into Nepal

  02 January 2017 ( #chitwan, #elephants, #nepal, #rhinos, #Travel )

  The drive to Chitwan National Park was a long and slightly scary one, it was hot and then we started climbing into the Himalayas. The traffic was awful (I'm not sure I understand why) and the 100 ft drops to the side of us seem to be awfully close. The...

• Blogging101 - A Change of Tagline

  16 September 2014 ( #Blogging 101, #Blogging101, #inspiration, #tagline, #titles )

  Todays challenge is taglines, considering i havent had my blog very long it was a bit difficult for me to work out what to change, i have finally come up with a small adaptation to my current title, suspect this will be changing again soon... My new working...

• Be the Change

  06 January 2015 ( #bethechange, #dailyprompt, #Post A Day, #Quote, #postaday )

  In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Be the Change." I would like to think that my blog changes everyone in a small way even by reading it they are changing themselves as we would doing anything. I realise that this sounds egotistical and...