• Here’s to a great week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: STAR Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SNOW in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Edgar Channing: A colleague that I used to know,Like Jon, had the surname of Snow.Treble, bass and descant,Every Yuletide we’d chantDerek…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: CHRISTMAS So can you tell a story in five words using the word CHRISTMAS in it somewhere? Your word last week was SHAME. Here are your SHAME stories: Christopher Farley: First fame, then the shame. My shame, I’m to…

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  • Free Pie Wednesday

    I’d known my friend, Jackie, since I was four years old; we met on our first day at primary school. I’d been all tearful, and scared to leave my mum, when she took my hand and off we ran in to school. Fast forward forty years and here Jackie was, asking if I’d like to…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    You’ve got to love a church bulletin. Image credit: Pinterest

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  • Here’s to a great week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: SNOW Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SANTA in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Edgar Channing: Santa’ll be coming quite soonAt night, by the light of the moon.Now kids, don’t be surlyTo bed bright and…

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  • It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week has been sent in by the wonderful Lance Greenfield. Thank you, Lance 😊. His word is: SHAME So can you tell a story in five words using the word SHAME in it somewhere? Your word last week was BOWL. Here…

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  • Marking The Page

    When I was growing up, going to London was a rare and special treat. So when Dad asked me if I’d like to go with him to see the sights and to The National Gallery, I jumped at the chance. Nearly forty years ago and I still remember it well. We had a lovely day…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Another one to avoid…

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  • Here’s to a great week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: SANTA Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word NICE in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Edgar Channing: My mother gave such good advice;Don’t cause fuss, she said, just be nice.I tried what she saidWhilst out drinking…

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  • It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: BOWL So can you tell a story in five words using the word BOWL in it somewhere? Your word last week was BALLET. Here are your BALLET stories: Terveen Gill: Life, a ballet of chances. Her ballet slipper, his…

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