Category Archives: Challenge

Thursday photo prompt – Wisp #writephoto

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Over to Sue’s Daily Echo for this week’s challenge: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/3193846/posts/1562249231 Elusive, drifting away, I watch as you Fade into nothing. Leave just a hint Of your passing, A melting wisp, A mist in the wind, A wish in the mind.

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Aug. 19/17

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “pant.” Use one the word “pant” as is, or find a word with “pant” in it and base your post on it. Have fun! Thanks Linda. The new badge is brilliant. … Continue reading →

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It ain’t working

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

We missed a probably perfect-for-us property by 12 hours. The estate agent sent us the email when details were released, I responded immediately, rang the following day for a viewing to be told that at 9.10 an offer had been … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

After an excellent breakfast (Maggie was given a lovely fluffy scrambled egg), we set off. We could hardly come back without going down memory lane, which included passing our old house. The village hasn’t changed, and from what we could … Continue reading →

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Home tomorrow, empty handed

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

We made our phone calls this morning withdrawing our offer and interest, and let us just say the Estate Agent was not too happy. It would appear he was counting his commission, totally convinced we were going to buy it.  … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu Property Two

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

It was like travelling back ten years, only this time it was one with a licence. One of the lesser reasons for selling the cottage three years ago was the village hall directly next door. It was used for school … Continue reading →

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Numbers don’t lie

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Well, they do if reported by the government, but my little spreadsheet is a gem. We thought we had struck gold with a lovely little bungalow, all tidy and up together. Sure it needed a few things, but if the … Continue reading →

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