Walk With Me
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!
Tag Archives: Childhood memories
Compassion: 99 Word Flash Fiction
Gather your eggs and flour, load up on lemons and sprinkle the sugar, for today is Pancake Day! I missed celebrating Pancake Day when living in California. Even though I made my English pancakes (thinner and larger than American pancakes, … Continue reading
A Blue Coat For Christmas: Gone, But Not Forgotten
One Christmas morning while staying with my dad and his new wife, I couldn’t believe my eyes as I tore open the wrapping paper. There it was, my heart’s desire, the most wonderful gift I could ever have hoped for … Continue reading
Bad Hair Day: Bite Size Memoir
After sharing all those photos of pumpkins and happy memories from a life once lived in California, our Halloween this year turned out to be a very quiet one, with only a handful of trick or treaters. Still, daughter got … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Family Traditions, Memoir, Writing
Tagged 1970s, Bite Size Memoir, Bonfire Night, California, Childhood memories, Family Traditions, Hair, Hairstyles, Halloween, Memoir, writing
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Pumpkin Patch Americana and a Happy Halloween
The first time I set eyes on a pumpkin patch in California, I was utterly mesmerised. This was my idea of true ‘Americana’. For me, growing up in England, pumpkins belonged to fairy tales and I had certainly never carved … Continue reading
Girl In A Pale Blue Dress
Something extraordinary happened at the weekend: my uncle and auntie celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Fifty years of happy married life. I say extraordinary because I don’t know anyone else in my family who has achieved anything like this kind … Continue reading
Thoughts Behind A Silhouette
The word ‘silhouette’ is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as: ‘The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background.’ This week, we’re asked to post a photograph showing a silhouette for … Continue reading
Holiday Reading, Ghosts And The Norfolk Broads
Holiday reading. What beats a book crammed full of twists and turn, thrills and spills to keep us occupied while lazing on the beach or reclining on a deck chair by the side of a pool somewhere hot and Mediterranean? … Continue reading
Bite Size Memoir: Mum’s 10 out of 10
What is my 10 out of 10? I ask this question because this is what Lisa has asked of us this week for her Bite Size Memoir challenge. In celebration of her tenth ‘bite’ prompt (somehow I’ve manage eight of … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Childhood Memories
Tagged Bite Size Memoir, Childhood memories, Children, College, Computers, Education, Family Life, Kindergarten, laughter, Memoir, mothers, School
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Bite-Size Memoir: Cycling and Sherlock Holmes
When Lisa set her cycling prompt for this week’s Bite Size Memoir challenge, the first thoughts that came to mind were not so much the riding on but the falling off a bicycle. My first bike was for my seventh … Continue reading
The Prisoner’s Daughter
Holistic Wayfarer (she of her community-inspiring site ‘A Holistic Journey’) very kindly invited me to take part in her ‘Belonging’ series. This week will see daily posts from other bloggers sharing their story and today I’ve shared some of my … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Childhood Memories, Family Life
Tagged Alcoholism, Childhood memories, crime, Family Life, fathers, hope, Musings, prison, Prisoner
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A View From My Summerhouse 