Thursday photo prompt – Child – #writephoto

Posted on April 25, 2019 by pensitivity101

Every so often I go through my older posts to see how or if my style has changed.
I came across this one, and felling a little melancholy for some reason, thought I’d reblog it as it was one of my favourites of Sue’s challenges 2 years ago.

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Nursery Dreams:
written for Sue Vincent’s Writephoto challenge.
https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/3193846/posts/1436823881

Sandra had always wondered what lay behind the permanently locked door on the top floor of her grandmother’s Victorian house.
As far as she knew, no-one had ever been allowed access, not her mother or her aunt.
Now, the decorative key lay in her palm, which was clammy with anticipation and perhaps a little fear.

The key turned without issue or undue pressure, and the door opened on silent hinges to reveal the most wondrous sight.

The child’s nursery was spotlessly clean and tidy.
The blinds were modern and a contrast to the robin’s egg blue walls, but the carpet was threadbare where the rocking horse had been ridden over countless years.
The pull-along cart horse stood obediently by its side, no longer attached to its tasselled tartan rope.
The hand painted china faces of two dolls smiled through rosebud lips…

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About pensitivity101

I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes! In November 2020, we lost our beloved Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. We decided to have a photo put on canvas as we had for her predecessor Barney. We now have three pictures of our fur babies on the wall as we found a snapshot of Kizzy, my GSD when Hubby and I first met so had hers done too. On February 24th 2022 we were blessed to find Maya, a 13 week old GSD pup who has made her own place in our hearts. You can follow our training methods, photos and her growth in my blog posts. From 2014 to 2017 'Home' was a 41 foot narrow boat where we made strong friendships both on and off the water. We were close to nature enjoying swan and duck families for neighbours, and it was a fascinating chapter in our lives. We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.
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5 Responses to Thursday photo prompt – Child – #writephoto

  1. Sadje says:
    April 26, 2019 at 1:52 am

    A great story.

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