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Day to Day happenings in my life

by Sumojo

Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #2186156

The simplicity of my day to day.

This is where I write my thoughts, feelings and my daily trials, tribulations and happy things

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 12, 2024 at 12:22pm
In response to "Beauty in aging"

I'm with Sue on doing everything you can while you can Kåre เลียม Enga

Sue, I was a force to be reckoned with when it came to doing things until 3 years ago, and then I took that crazy fall off the ladder. That fall broke not just my feet and damaged two discs in my back and tore the cartilage in my knee but it stole my fearlessness in doing things. Now I find I'm afraid of doing anything that might be risky where I never used to worry about the possibilities.
I've never cared about physical appearances, the things that mattered most to me was doing the things I dreamed of doing like hiking in Bryce Canyon, traveling to all the National Parks, dancing all night with my hubby and then walking together as the sunrises. I've accomplished a few parks and danced with my hubby but not all night and thankfully we've seen a lot of sunrises together.

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Sumojo

Nov 12, 2024 at 2:27am
In response to "Beauty in aging"

Grasp life with both hands. While you can travel do it, Kare. It’s the thing which gives you most joy and happiness. The warmer weather will do those aging bones good too. You don’t have to hop skip and jump to enjoy an outdoor food market or just sit and chat to a stranger. We need to find our pleasures where we can before it’s too late. Looking forward to reading your observations from Penang.
Sue

Kåre เลียม Enga

Nov 12, 2024 at 2:13am
In response to "Beauty in aging"

I am definitely faded. I'm doing this 10 week trip to prove to myself that I can. I don't hop, skip and jump. 42 stairs up may yet do me in.

Joy

Nov 11, 2024 at 12:19pm
In response to "Risky business "

You did take huge risks, didn't you! But I applaud you for every single one of them. I think you are better off for taking all those risks that made you a strong person.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 7, 2024 at 2:30pm
In response to "When I’m no longer here."

I know what you mean about not wanting to go back and edit my work, and I do cringe when people review older work of mine.

I don't have answers either.

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Apondia

Nov 7, 2024 at 9:00am
In response to "When I’m no longer here."

It is interesting. My Grandmother left some post cards from friends which I read and added to my stamp collection. I have a pair of her earrings also that I saw her wear once. Even elderly she was beautiful. Now I wonder who else may have left written things in Grandmas family.

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Apondia

Nov 5, 2024 at 10:09am
In response to "Midnight. A story for little ones."

Very nice story. Once on a trail ride. We stopped to eat our roast beef sandwiches. The pony I was riding wanted some and yes ate its share roast beef and all.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 4, 2024 at 6:01pm
In response to "Midnight. A story for little ones."

It would definitely make a great children's story.

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 3, 2024 at 3:38pm
In response to "Revenge"

Revenge is sweetest when it's on the page and not reality.

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GentlemanQueen

Nov 1, 2024 at 7:44pm
In response to "Cliche "

Really loved the grittiness of the first poem, taking something that normally brings a sense of wonder, awe and joy into something grim and cynical (and I’m not even really the biggest fan of that style of storytelling). So great job there.

The clock one was eerie as heck, but I loved it. I kind of interpreted it as if the clock turned sentient. Amazing work all around. Faved to reference as inspiration later

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July 2, 2024 at 12:37am

#1073446

Penny for the guy?

Blogging Circle of Friends "
DAY 3540 July 2, 2024
How do you feel about fireworks? Should they be available to everyone or only professionals

I am ambivalent about fireworks now. But when I was a kid in England we had firework night on the fifth of November. This commemorated the night that Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament .

They were freely available to purchase and we’d save all our pocket money to get as many as we could. If you had enough you could buy a selection box of fireworks.
My grandma would make bonfire toffee which would just about break your teeth!
For months we’d collect stuff to burn to make the biggest bonfire ever seen, in our gardens.

We’d make an effigy of Guy Fawkes and wheel him around in an old pram, asking people to give us money to buy fireworks. “Penny for the Guy!” we’d shout out. The best spot was outside the pub when the men would come out a bit worse for wear.

The weather was usually frosty and we couldn’t wait for it to go dark so we could light the bonfire, then Dad would set off the fireworks. There’d be rockets flying high into the night sky and lots of Ooh’s and Ahh’s from everyone as the Catherine Wheels spun around madly and the Penny bangers made everyone jump in fright when some naughty child would drop one behind an unexpecting Granny! This was the highlight of my year.

Rules are such now that fireworks aren’t available to buy, well certainly not in Australia.
The City usually puts on a massive display on New Years Eve, costing millions of dollars. Watching them now does nothing for me and I just tend to think it’s a waste of money and so much could have been done with it.

The smell of smoke in the air on a winter’s night still reminds me of Bonfire Night. It’s then the memories of my Grandma’s toffee, the excitement of the weeks leading up to it, the making of the Guy and watching him burn on top of the bonfire come flooding back.
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