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Monday 30 July 2012

Succinctly Yours - A Microfiction Meme #59..




Grandma at Grandma's Goulash provides a picture and a word prompt for this Microfiction Meme and the rules are use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words.


Want more challenge? Use the word of the week in your story. This part is optional.


This week's word is FOLIATE here's the picture and my offering, using the picture and word of the week  in 140 characters, including spaces and punctuation.




The recently deceased didn't expect to get a second chance,

due to a disease stripping Heaven's Garden of it's foliate,

making it imperfect.


Friday 27 July 2012

Friday 55 Flash Fiction #201 The Scan.....


Lying on the examination table, Wendy looked at her husband's worried face.


The doctor scanned her abdomen, trying to determine the size of the tumour.


They saw the look of disbelief register on the doctor's face.


"It's bad news" they thought.


"I don't know how to tell you this" the doctor said quietly,


"you're pregnant!"



Friday 55 Flash Fiction is brought to you by G-man (Mr Knowitall). The idea is you write a story in exactly 55 words. If you want to take part pop over and let G-man know when you've posted your 55.

Wednesday 25 July 2012

The Barber......


Apologies to Daryl, AJ and Ron as you couldn't see the original post I put up (Why Teachers Drink), not sure why but hope this will make you smile instead.

A guy stuck his head into a barbershop and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut ?"
      The barber looked around the shop full of customers and said, "About 2 hours."
      The guy left.
     
A few days later, the same guy stuck his head in the door and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?"
      The barber looked around at the shop and said, "About 3 hours."
      The guy left.
     
A week later, the same guy stuck his head in the shop and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?"
      The barber looked around the shop and said, "About an hour and a half."
      The guy left.
     
The barber turned to his friend and said, "Hey, Bob, do me a favor, follow him and see where he goes.
      He keeps asking how long he has to wait for a haircut, but he never comes back."
     
A little while later, Bob returned to the shop, laughing hysterically.
      The barber asked, "So, where does he go when he leaves?"
    
Bob looked up, wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "Your house!"







Monday 23 July 2012

Proud day.....

Last Friday our youngest son, Daniel, graduated from University with a First Class Honours Degree in Law and a Distinction in his Master of Law and Practice.

Daniel Naylor LLB (Hons), MLP (Distinction)


We are so very proud of him in his achievement especially as he dropped out of his University Degree Course halfway through when he was nineteen years old and returned to the four year course at the age of 32!

Here we (Proud Granny, MWM, Daniel and I) are just before the Graduation Ceremony.


Here's Daniel waiting with his classmates for the ceremony to begin


 The dignitaries at the start of the ceremony


and after receiving his Graduation Certificate, though he moved so fast he's just a blur!


With his classmates after the ceremony


He also received two prizes , sponsored by a firm of solicitors, one which he shared with two other students


and the second just for him.


MWM asked to try on Daniel's Mortarboard as he never went to University, so it would probably be his one and only chance to get to wear one. Notice how they are both pulling the exact same face!


We had a wonderful day, one we have been looking forward to for 17 years! 

Daniel has now embarked on a two year training contract with a firm of solicitors, after which he will be a fully qualified solicitor himself.

Yes, we are very, very proud.



PS In response to G-man's comment Solicitor not Barrister?, and for those readers that don't know - Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions. Solicitors have more direct access with clients, and may do transactional-type legal work. Barristers are rarely hired by clients directly but instead are retained (or instructed) by solicitors to act on behalf of clients.

Friday 20 July 2012

Friday 55 Flash Fiction #200 Surprise....






He opened the door.

"Can I help you?" he enquired.

"I hope so" said the young man.

His face paled as he read the contents of the envelope that he'd been handed.

His past had come back to haunt him.

He'd never thought this would happen when he donated his sperm, twenty one years ago.




Friday 55 Flash Fiction is brought to you by G-man (Mr Knowitall). The idea is you write a story in exactly 55 words. If you want to take part pop over and let G-man know when you've posted your 55.

Wednesday 18 July 2012

The value of a 2H pencil....



Little Susie was not the best student in Catholic School . Usually she slept through the class.  One day her teacher, a Nun, called on her while she was sleeping.



 'Tell me Susie, who created the universe?' 


When Susie didn't stir, little Johnny who was her friend sitting behind her, took his pencil and jabbed her in the rear.


'God Almighty!' shouted Susie.

The Nun said, 'Very good' and continued teaching her class..



A little later the Nun asked Susie, 'Who is our Lord and Savior? 


But Susie didn't stir from her slumber. Once again, Johnny came to her rescue and stuck her in the butt.


'Jesus Christ!!!' shouted Susie.


And the Nun once again said, 'Very good,' and Susie fell back asleep.


The Nun asked her a third question...'What did Eve say to Adam after she had her twenty-third child?'


Again, Johnny came to the rescue. This time Susie jumped up and shouted, 'If you stick that damn thing in me one more time, I'll break it in half!'
 



The nun fainted

Monday 16 July 2012

Succinctly Yours - A Microfiction Meme #58



Grandma at Grandma's Goulash provides a picture and a word prompt for this Microfiction Meme and the rules are use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words.


Want more challenge? Use the word of the week in your story. This part is optional.


This week's word is TORRID here's the picture and my offering, using the picture and word of the week  in 140 characters, including spaces and punctuation.



Being groomed by her friend,Torrid,was mostly bliss.

Fluffy just wished she would be a little more careful and not stick a claw in her eye!

Friday 13 July 2012

Friday 55 Flash Fiction #199



He was the mainstay of the group,
a popular guy.
Then suddenly he went missing.
Rumour was rife,
People were asking questions.
People were worried.
They knew he'd been been ill, was it more serious than they thought?
Friday 13th unlucky?
Not for us and G-man, host of FF55.
Thankfully he's recovered and returned.
YAY!



Friday 55 Flash Fiction is brought to you by G-man (Mr Knowitall). The idea is you write a story in exactly 55 words. If you want to take part pop over and let G-man know when you've posted your 55.

Tuesday 10 July 2012

Torquay Part 3....

Our last day in Torquay didn't include any excursions, so after breakfast we decided to explore the town centre.   The weather wasn't very good, it wasn't cold but it was raining.  Never mind a bit of rain never hurt anyone did it? Off we went down to the harbour.














The day may have been dull but the boats in the harbour certainly weren't.


I think there's a lot of fishing goes on here.


Torquay is quite hilly


and has lots of shops, pubs, cafe's and restaurants.


Of course we had to experience a Devon Cream Tea in one of the little cafes. I forgot to take a photo but this one borrowed from Google Images sums up what we had.


After spending all day exploring the town we took a few photos of Torbay, which is the collective name for the coast which includes the towns of Torquay,


Brixham


and Paignton


before hopping on the land train, which conveniently stopped right outside our hotel.


We had time to have a cup of tea and a rest before it was time to have dinner and enjoy the entertainment in the hotel.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Torquay and seeing the surrounding area.  After a good night's sleep, we packed up, enjoyed a substantial breakfast before boarding our coach to set off on the journey home.

I hope you enjoyed our Torquay trip. 

Wednesday 4 July 2012

Torquay Part 2......

The next excursion on our short trip to Torquay was a trip into Cornwall where we visited the historic town of Looe, with its narrow winding streets















At the time of the Domesday Book the manor of Pendrym, which included much of the site of modern-day East Looe, was held by William the Conqueror as part of his own demesne and came to be managed by the Bodgrugan (Bodrigan) family. Land across the river belonged to the manors of Portalla (or Portallant) and Portbyhan (variously spelt Portbyan, Porthbyghan, Porthpyghan, among others).
Shutta, on the steep hillside over East Looe, is known to have been inhabited by the twelfth century. At some time between 1154 and 1189 a charter was granted by Henry II to Sir Henry Bodrugan for the town of East Looe. West Looe was given free borough status sometime after this (the first known historical mention of the town dates from 1327) and in the 1230s East Looe gained the right to hold a weekly market and a Michaelmas fair.


Looe has a beautiful beach



where we sat in the sunshine for a while before making our way to have lunch, which we had in a pub overlooking the harbour.


Leaving Looe behind we made our way to the unspoilt fishing village of Polperro, a picturesque place which is understanbly an artists haunt.








Smuggling is understood to have prospered since Polperro developed as a port in the 12th century. It reached its zenith in the late 18th century when Britain's wars with America and France precipitated the high taxation of many imported goods, making it worthwhile for the local fishermen to boost their income by the covert importation of spirits, tobacco and other goods from Guernsey.


Much of the success of the smuggling trade through Polperro is ascribed to the influence of Zephaniah Job (1749–1822), a local merchant who became known as "The Smuggler's Banker". A more organised Coast Guard service was introduced in the 19th century along with stiff penalties, and led to much less smuggling.






Whilst the Coast Path is maintained by the National Trust, the foreshore belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall.














I was really enjoying the quaintness of Polperro then suddenly, just after I took the above photo, I felt a thump on my back only to discover that a seagull had very kindly dumped it's load all over the back of my coat and white pants!  I quickly popped into the local pub to try to wipe the mess up, only marginally succeeding.   Oh well, it's supposed to be lucky isn't it?   I decided to play Bingo at the hotel that night to test the theory and guess what?  It's not true cos I didn't win!

Apart from the episode with the seagull we thoroughly enjoyed our day.

Join me next time for Torquay Part 3.

Monday 2 July 2012

Succinctly Yours - A Microfiction Meme #57



Grandma at Grandma's Goulash provides a picture and a word prompt for this Microfiction Meme and the rules are use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words.


Want more challenge? Use the word of the week in your story. This part is optional.


This week's word is ABANDON here's the picture and my offering, using the picture and word of the week  in 140 characters, including spaces and punctuation.


Travelling the world with Megan had seemed like a good idea. 

Rick was bored now, but he couldn't abandon her in a foreign country, could he?