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or bike or horse ride – with me along this delightful island of Jersey(c) Sherri Matthews 2015
This Is Lockdown
The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol I
Congress of Rough Writers Awards
Lady By The River: Stories of Perseverance
Heart Whispers: A Poetry Anthology
Slices of Life: An Anthology of True Stories
The Lighthouse Award
Wonderful You!
Category Archives: Blogging
The Mystery Of The Missing Laptop And Other Tales From The Summerhouse
Hello dear friends! Thank you so much for your lovely, warm welcome back. It’s great to be blogging again, although I still don’t have my shiny and new, bright and breezy, newly repaired laptop. Shall I tell you why? Because … Continue reading
Happy July 4th: Back To Blogging On Monday
Wishing my dear American family and friends a wonderful July 4th. I hold dear so many happy family memories of picnics, barbeques, and fireworks, joining in with the celebrations on the Central Coast of California. I never expected to be … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family Traditions, My California
Tagged America, Blogging, California, Family Traditions, July Fourth, Morro Bay
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Not Goodbye But Au Revoir
Today, I wish the view from the Summerhouse looked like this: My plan was to post my ‘Bench At The Beach’ (May’s theme) photo on Friday for Jude’s Bench Series that she runs every month. Too late for the cut-off, … Continue reading
Still Waters – 99 Word Flash Fiction
Without wishing to sound like a broken record, my laptop is playing up. And yes, I mean my ‘new’ laptop, the one I got back in January to replace my ‘old’, slow, on-its-last-legs one, but which I am now using … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Flash Fiction
Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Blogging, Flash fiction, Garden Party, Mystery, Secrets
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How To Save A Life
What connects us, what keeps us safe and strong and weaves its way along the dark corridors of our conscience when we are alone with our thoughts? When does the caring start, the thinking of others, the wanting to help … Continue reading
#WORDPRESS #BLOG OWNERS PLEASE NOTE…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT CHANGES To my (still relevant) DON’T DELAY – BACKUP TODAY! post in October 2014! Because you never know what the day may bring So Stay…
New Laptop: New Beginning: New Photo Challenge
Is blogging time stretched out differently to ‘normal’ time? I ask this because I feel as if I’ve been away for weeks even though it’s been, well, several days at least. As some of you know, I have had laptop … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Garden Snippets, Writing
Tagged Bench Series, Blogging, cats, Computers, Email, English Garden, Family Life, Garden Robin, Laptops, Microsoft, Technology, writing
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Two Years Blogging And Still Standing
My Sweet Robin came by to say hello today, just as he did on the same day exactly two years ago when I wrote my first blog post. My little, red-breasted, puffed-up muse. I have learnt so much since that … Continue reading
Put It In The Airing Cupboard And Have A Cup Of Tea
Greetings and the very best Happy New Year wishes to you all! I hope you had a truly wonderful Christmas. Christmas for us was a lovely affair despite the crazy chaos of the build-up and yes, I was more than … Continue reading
Posted in Birds of a Feather, Blogging, Current Affairs
Tagged birds, Blogging, Crisis, English Tea, Family Life, hope, Laptops, laughter, Macaw, New Year, Winter, writing
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Make My Day: Bite Size Memoir
What makes your day? I have to admit, the first time I read Lisa’s prompt for her bite size memoir challenge, the first image that struck me was of my old friend Clint, or should I say Dirty Harry. But … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Blogging, My Dad's Alcoholic Prison, Writing
Tagged Alcholism, Bite Size Memoir, Blogging, Clint Eastwood, crime, fathers, Memoir, prison, writing
99 Comments
A View From My Summerhouse 