Category Archives: Blog Hops

A Trio of Cubs, A Telephone Box And The Love Of Reading

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

For bloggers with cameras, photo opportunities turn up in surprising places, with thoughts of friends never far away. On Sunday, I took a bracing walk around the grounds of the majestic country home of Forde Abbey in Dorset. Dating back … Continue reading →

Posted in Bench Photos, Blog Hops, Books & Reading, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Ann Rule, Bench Series, Books & Reading, Forde Abbey, postaday, Puma Cubs, Reading Habits, Telephone Box, travel, Weekly Photo Challenge, Zoo | 76 Comments

Love’s Lullaby

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

This week ends with a poem. This wasn’t my plan originally, but lovely, talented poet Christy of Poetic Parfait tagged me for the writing challenge, ‘Love Ten Sentences‘ for which I have to write a poem about love within ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, My California, Poems | Tagged Blog Hop, California, Children, Friendship, hope, joy, love, Poetry, Writing Challenge | 81 Comments

Walls, True Confessions and Last of the B/W Challenge

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

The first house I lived in had a beautiful, brick wall running along one side of the back garden, and I have wanted a garden wall of my own ever since. The story of Peter Rabbit’s narrow escape from Mr … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Childhood Memories, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Black and White 5 Day Photo Challenge, Childhood memories, Crete, Family Life, Peter Rabbit, Photos of Walls, postaday, Ruins, Stealing, The Secret Garden, True Confessions, Weekly Photo Challenge | 105 Comments

A Mother’s Love: Day 4 Black And White Photo Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

This Sunday in the UK, families everywhere will be honouring Mum on what we call Mothering Sunday. When I lived in America, I lost track of when this special day occurred, since Mother’s Day, as it is called there, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Mothers & Daughters, My California, Photos | Tagged Black & White Photo Challenge, Blog Hops, Boating, California, Family Memoirs, love, Mothering Sunday, Mothers & Daughters, Norfolk Broads, Tell 5 Secrets Blog Hop | 99 Comments

Ancient Mariner: Day 3 Black And White Photo Challenge

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

On the Bristol Channel in Somerset, England, lies the small harbour town of Watchet. Not only does it boast a beautiful view of the Channel as you walk around the harbor (and a wonderful little fish & chip shop), it … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Family Life, Photos | Tagged Black & White 5 Day Photo Challenge, Family Life, Lighthouses, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Secrets, Somerset, Tell 5 Secrets Blog Hop, Watchet | 68 Comments

Secrets At Sea: Day 2 Black And White Photo Challenge

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Next week, Hubby and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary. Bitterly cold on our wedding day, we didn’t mind because one week later, we climbed onboard the cruise ship Arcadia, and with full steam ahead, sailed out of Barbados … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Family Life | Tagged Arcadia Cruise Ship, Bench Photo, Bench Series, Black & White 5 Day Photo Challenge, Blog Hop, Caribbean, Family Life, Honeymoon, Movies, Photography, Tell 5 Secrets Blog Hop, Titanic | 86 Comments

Flight Of The Tiger Moth: Black And White, Secrets And Flash Fiction

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Meanwhile, back at the Summerhouse… Yesterday, my plan was to kick-start day one of the Black & White 5 day Photo Challenge for which I was tagged by Lilka at BBlessed! and then by Jude at Travel Worlds. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Family Life, Flash Fiction, Photos | Tagged Black and White Photo Challenge, Blog Hops, Family Life, Flash fiction, Happy Birthday, Secrets, Tiger Moth Airplane, Tiger Moth Flight | 68 Comments

An Early Spring Blog Hop

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Spring is a little slower to arrive than this time last year, but that is no bad thing for all those creatures who need a while longer to hibernate. Here, in Somerset, daffodils have already appeared and what a joy … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Garden Snippets, Memoir | Tagged Americans, Blog Hops, English Garden, Memoir, Narcissus Daffodils, Photos of Daffodils, Spring, Tete-A-Tetes, Work in Progress Blog Tour Stop, writing | 93 Comments

Memoir Excerpt: 777 Writing Challenge

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Way back in November, dear friend Sarah of Sarah Potter Writes tagged me for the 777 Challenge. Thanks so much Sarah, and for your patience! Sarah writes speculative fiction, sci-fi & fantasy and is also a wonderful Haiku & tanka … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Hops, Memoir | Tagged 777 Challenge, Blog Hop, Book Writing, Memoir, The Little Engine That Could, Work in Progress, writing | 92 Comments

My Workspace Blog Hop: Secrets Of The Summerhouse Revealed

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Well, I’m no celebrity, but I’m out of the Jungle and have returned, in one piece (I think), to my Summerhouse. At last I can begin to catch up on all those long-overdue blog posts! Many moons ago, lovely and … Continue reading →