Purple roses are one of my
Saturday, July 30, 2011
John Tell, expert on tourism - Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Saturday Centus - Week 65
Welcome to week 65 of Saturday Centus, Mrs. Jenny Matlock's writing challenge that requests participants to write a PG-rated text with a prompt, using only, at the most, 100 words. This week's prompt is the following photo:
Mrs.Jenny Matlock has provided us with this photo-prompt
Here is my text:
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Mrs.Jenny Matlock has provided us with this photo-prompt
Here is my text:
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"I'm with the marketing-group that's advising the Swedish tourist industry".
"Are you are going to promote our churches, museums and monuments?"
"Are you are going to promote our churches, museums and monuments?"
"Yes, but even more, the beautiful countryside.
"Were there any other other reasons for joining this project, John?" inquired Sanna warily, hoping to get John to say that she was a reason.
"Mostly, I was glad to get away from the heat! You could fry an egg on the sidewalk. A friend of mine did that. Look at this."
John pulled out a photo and Sanna eyed it closely, shivering, happy to not be in Florida in July.
"Were there any other other reasons for joining this project, John?" inquired Sanna warily, hoping to get John to say that she was a reason.
"Mostly, I was glad to get away from the heat! You could fry an egg on the sidewalk. A friend of mine did that. Look at this."
John pulled out a photo and Sanna eyed it closely, shivering, happy to not be in Florida in July.
Wordcount according to WordCalc: 99
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Best wishes,
Anna
P.S.
I have given the character, John Tell, a reason for being in Sweden. There was actually a delegation from Disney World in Florida that went to this part of Sweden to help the tourist industry here. I read a newspaper article about it. I like the idea. It fits my character John Tell, even though I don't know anything about the real experts from Disney World.
BTW here's a link to the newspaper article: http://www.nt.se/ekonomi/artikel.aspx?articleid=4501252 or click here. Look at the far left column under the word "Ekonomi". Use your Google-translator to read it in English; translate from Swedish. But you can recognise names in the article, such as Walt Disney World and the people from WDW, Valeri Oberle and, of course, the Disney Characters Tinkerbelle (=Tingeling) and Mickey Mouse (=Musse Pigg). The basic message of Ms Oberle's talk is to use all of the senses, pay attention to detail, and see that people feel warmly welcome, all of which I think is very wise advice.
I have given the character, John Tell, a reason for being in Sweden. There was actually a delegation from Disney World in Florida that went to this part of Sweden to help the tourist industry here. I read a newspaper article about it. I like the idea. It fits my character John Tell, even though I don't know anything about the real experts from Disney World.
BTW here's a link to the newspaper article: http://www.nt.se/ekonomi/artikel.aspx?articleid=4501252 or click here. Look at the far left column under the word "Ekonomi". Use your Google-translator to read it in English; translate from Swedish. But you can recognise names in the article, such as Walt Disney World and the people from WDW, Valeri Oberle and, of course, the Disney Characters Tinkerbelle (=Tingeling) and Mickey Mouse (=Musse Pigg). The basic message of Ms Oberle's talk is to use all of the senses, pay attention to detail, and see that people feel warmly welcome, all of which I think is very wise advice.
First Commenter:
Nonna Beach
of
Tasty Tales
To read more SC-texts for week 65, please go to this site or click on the image below:
Friday, July 29, 2011
O is for Once - Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday - Round 3 - O
Text & Photo Copyright Christina Wigren
This week, Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday looks at the letter O. Here is my post about an O-word.
Text & Photo Copyright Christina Wigren
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O is for ONCE, as in 'Once upon a time'.
The magic words for make-believe,
When clocks begin to chime,
Of golden threads, a tale I weave,
Of dragons, witches, wolves and thieves.
From a time and place where animals still can speak,
And orphans often find the happiness they seek.
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Text & Photo Copyright Christina Wigren
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Best wishes,
Anna
First Commenter:
Catherine
of
Our Village is a Little Different
To read more posts about the letter 'O' please go to this site or click on the image below:
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
90210 3° SERIE (Megavideo)
3x01: Ultimo Anno
3x02: Eredità
3x03: Fra Dieci Anni
3x04: L'Asta Degli Scapoli
3x05: Trappola Per Cannon
3x06: Alta Tensione A Beverly Hills
3x07: Premi E Contropremi
3x08: Mamma Carissima
3x09: La Cicatrice
3x10: Festa Hawaiana
3x11: Follie Natalizie
3x12: Bugiardi
3x13: Week-end Bollente
3x14: Allo Scoperto
3x15: La Rivincita
3x16: Amicizie In Crisi
3x17: Tradimenti E Vendette
3x18: L'Asino Incantato
3x19: Piccoli Segreti
3x20: Donne Al Limite
3x21: Il Ballo Prima Della Tempesta
3x22: Brindiamo Al Futuro!
90210 3° SERIE (Link Megaupload)
3x01: Ultimo Anno
3x02: Eredità
3x03: Fra Dieci Anni
3x04: L'Asta Degli Scapoli
3x05: Trappola Per Cannon
3x06: Alta Tensione A Beverly Hills
3x07: Premi E Contropremi
3x08: Mamma Carissima
3x09: La Cicatrice
3x10: Festa Hawaiana
3x11: Follie Natalizie
3x12: Bugiardi
3x13: Week-end Bollente
3x14: Allo Scoperto
3x15: La Rivincita
3x16: Amicizie In Crisi
3x17: Tradimenti E Vendette
3x18: L'Asino Incantato
3x19: Piccoli Segreti
3x20: Donne Al Limite
3x21: Il Ballo Prima Della Tempesta
3x22: Brindiamo Al Futuro!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
90210 3° SERIE
3x01: Ultimo Anno
3x02: Eredità
3x03: Fra Dieci Anni
3x04: L'Asta Degli Scapoli
3x05: Trappola Per Cannon
3x06: Alta Tensione A Beverly Hills
3x07: Premi E Contropremi
3x08: Mamma Carissima
3x09: La Cicatrice
3x10: Festa Hawaiana
3x11: Follie Natalizie
3x12: Bugiardi
3x13: Week-end Bollente
3x14: Allo Scoperto
3x15: La Rivincita
3x16: Amicizie In Crisi
3x17: Tradimenti E Vendette
3x18: L'Asino Incantato
3x19: Piccoli Segreti
3x20: Donne Al Limite
3x21: Il Ballo Prima Della Tempesta
3x22: Brindiamo Al Futuro!
Friday, July 22, 2011
"Before I die I want to..." - Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Saturday Centus - Week 64
Welcome to Saturday Centus, Mrs. Jenny Matlock's writing challenge that requests participants to write a PG-rated text in any style or genre (normally, without any pictures for illustrations, but this week we are allowed pictures), using a given prompt and only 15 words (for this week). This week's prompt is: ...Before I die I want to...
Here is my text:
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Here is my text:
Before I die, I want to travel wide,
And resting by your side,
Before I die, I want to do one more thing:
Hear my granddaughter sing.
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Wordcount according to WordCalc: 15
Best wishes,
Anna
P.S.
Please note that I have two children, but not yet any grandchildren, so by wishing to hear a granddaughter sing, I am wishing for several things: first, that at least one of my children has a family; and second, that I live long enough to see this happen, and third, that I live long enough so that this grandchild is old enough to talk and sing a little, and perhaps, even remember me after I'm gone.
Please note that I have two children, but not yet any grandchildren, so by wishing to hear a granddaughter sing, I am wishing for several things: first, that at least one of my children has a family; and second, that I live long enough to see this happen, and third, that I live long enough so that this grandchild is old enough to talk and sing a little, and perhaps, even remember me after I'm gone.
First Commenter:
Polly
of
5th Sister
To read other posts with SC-texts for week 64, please go to this site or click on the image below:
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Books are heavy - Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Saturday Centus - Week 63
Welcome to Saturday Centus, Week 63, Mrs. Jenny Matlock's weekly writing meme, where participants are requested to write a PG-rated text - fact or fiction, any genre, without illustrations, using a prompt and only (just for this week) 25 words. This week's prompt is "...I'm not getting any younger..."
Here is my text:
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Sweating profusely, John put down the book-box.
"Daphne du Maurier?""Yes!" squealed Sanna, "Now I'm reading 'I'll Never Be Young Again'.
Aching, he thought: "I'm not getting any younger either..."
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Wordcount according to WordCalc: 25
Best wishes,
Anna
First Commenter:
Lynn
of
Happier Than A Pig In Mud
P.S.
When I write texts using characters, such as Sanna Rumsten and John Tell, I am writing purely fictional texts. The real-life background to this text is the fact that I am in the middle of moving to a new apartment; but there is no John Tell to help me carry cartons of books, china, clothes and everything else I imagine that we will be needing. The children are on the farm while I shuffle brown boxes in a rented truck from one place to another. (I'm only moving a three or four blocks.)
I wish I had a John Tell, who is willing to help out. I am doing a lot, all by myself. But truth be told, I have actually gotten good help from several kind individuals who have volunteered their time, energy and strength to help me at different intervals; many of these wonderful volunteers have been divorced semi-unhappily married women. They know what it's like. Yes, I have also paid some very strong burly men to move the really heavy stuff, like my enormous wooden cabinets. A very charming and very slender young (early twenties) man who rents the downstairs apartment from my ex, helped me carry all of my drawings and my drawing-cabinets down three flights of stairs. Yes, I paid him, but he did not expect to get paid. Bless his heart.
Unfortunately, I am not quite finished. But I felt I needed a break from packing and lifting or using my invention to lower stuff over the balcony* with sailing-rope to avoid having to walk up and down all of those stairs in the beautiful house that I am leaving, built in 1916. Thankfully, there is an elevator in the new place.
Thanks to all of my helpers with the move. And thank you fellow-bloggers for all the moral support that I have received through comments. You're helping me keep my sanity!
And yes, I am not quite alone. I have Sara Cat with me; my little comfort-cat. I have moved her into the new apartment. She looked and sniffed around and decided that it was alright. (We'll see what she thinks when the other five cats move in, as well as the children!)
And yes, it's true! I've discovered Daphne du Maurier's (1907-89) novels and non-fiction works. What a wonderful writer. I have a lot to learn from her writing. She was very popular and still "satisfied [-] the exacting requirements of 'real literature', something very few novelists ever do." (Margaret Forster wrote this about her; found this quote in the introduction by Sally Beauman, of My Cousin Rachel, which I really am reading now - in spurts.)
Remember the little dog in Alfred Hitchcock's film, Rear Window? Yep! That's how I am moving anything under 5 kilos!
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When I write texts using characters, such as Sanna Rumsten and John Tell, I am writing purely fictional texts. The real-life background to this text is the fact that I am in the middle of moving to a new apartment; but there is no John Tell to help me carry cartons of books, china, clothes and everything else I imagine that we will be needing. The children are on the farm while I shuffle brown boxes in a rented truck from one place to another. (I'm only moving a three or four blocks.)
I wish I had a John Tell, who is willing to help out. I am doing a lot, all by myself. But truth be told, I have actually gotten good help from several kind individuals who have volunteered their time, energy and strength to help me at different intervals; many of these wonderful volunteers have been divorced semi-unhappily married women. They know what it's like. Yes, I have also paid some very strong burly men to move the really heavy stuff, like my enormous wooden cabinets. A very charming and very slender young (early twenties) man who rents the downstairs apartment from my ex, helped me carry all of my drawings and my drawing-cabinets down three flights of stairs. Yes, I paid him, but he did not expect to get paid. Bless his heart.
Unfortunately, I am not quite finished. But I felt I needed a break from packing and lifting or using my invention to lower stuff over the balcony* with sailing-rope to avoid having to walk up and down all of those stairs in the beautiful house that I am leaving, built in 1916. Thankfully, there is an elevator in the new place.
Thanks to all of my helpers with the move. And thank you fellow-bloggers for all the moral support that I have received through comments. You're helping me keep my sanity!
And yes, I am not quite alone. I have Sara Cat with me; my little comfort-cat. I have moved her into the new apartment. She looked and sniffed around and decided that it was alright. (We'll see what she thinks when the other five cats move in, as well as the children!)
And yes, it's true! I've discovered Daphne du Maurier's (1907-89) novels and non-fiction works. What a wonderful writer. I have a lot to learn from her writing. She was very popular and still "satisfied [-] the exacting requirements of 'real literature', something very few novelists ever do." (Margaret Forster wrote this about her; found this quote in the introduction by Sally Beauman, of My Cousin Rachel, which I really am reading now - in spurts.)
Remember the little dog in Alfred Hitchcock's film, Rear Window? Yep! That's how I am moving anything under 5 kilos!
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To read other texts for week 63, please visit this site or click on the image below:
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Sigge says thanks - Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Saturday Centus - Week 62
Welcome to Week 62 of Saturday Centus, Mrs. Jenny Matlock's writing meme that requests participants to write a text, fact or fiction, in any genre, using a given prompt and only 100 words. This week's prompt is:
"...and the sign read..."
Here is my text:
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This is Sigge, my cat-friend, whom I often stopped to pet on the street. Sigge liked making new friends, even though he had a loving home and a cat-door.
Recently, I felt his bones when I touched him. His owners put up a sign asking people to not to feed him, as he gets everything he needs and medicine. He's just old and sick, but well enough to enjoy his favourite pastime.
Yesterday, Sigge wasn't sunning himself in his usual spot and the sign read: "Sigge has passed away, but before he did, he wanted to thank everyone who made his last days sweeter."
Wordcount according to WordCalc: 100
Best wishes,
Anna
First Commenter:
Lin
of
Duck and Wheel with String
P.S. This is a true story. My cat-friend, Sigge, the tabby tom, has passed away. There's a little more to the original Swedish text on the sign. Sigge asks us to take care of one another and all small animals in the world. Sigge even has a page on FaceBook, but I have not had time to look at it.
To read other texts for Week 62 of Saturday Centus, please go to this site or click on the image below: