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Here in the UK, it’s a bank holiday – and we’re having a mini-heatwave. I hope you’re able to keep cool. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your word is: SING Last week’s prompt was JUST. You came up with some great limericks: Nicola Daly: Giving into his voracious blood lust Vlad the Vampire
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I’ve always been fascinated by ancient Egypt. My mum and dad bought a book about Tutankhamun, whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. I was only young, but I devoured the book and became fascinated with tombs and mummies. I was fortunate to live near Highclere Castle in Newbury, Berkshire,
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Here’s a new limerick challenge for you at the start of this new week. Your word is: ROCK Last week’s prompt was TOUCH. You came up with some clever limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a camel called Clive Thought it was high time he learned to sky dive Flying high in the plane In a
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Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: TOUCH Last week’s prompt was CELLS. You came up with some entertaining limericks: Nicola Daly: There’s this mad professor who makes smells Found himself locked up in the police cells ‘please leave the window ajar!’ He yelled through the bars ‘The stink in here
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Good afternoon. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is: CELLS Last week’s prompt was RICH. You came up with some brilliant limericks: Nicola Daly: Going after the golden snitch In an effort to make himself rich He first stole a broom Set off at a zoom But fell off into a deep boggy
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Happy Monday. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your word is: RICH Last week’s prompt was SNEEZE. You came up with some funny and poignant limericks: Nicola Daly: When his kilt blew up in a breeze Old McDonald let out a big sneeze But all his chuntering and muttering And coughing and spluttering Couldn’t hide the sight
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Happy Monday. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your word is: SNEEZE Last week’s prompt was FELL. You came up with some clever limericks: Nicola Daly: Just got back from a run on Scafell* And I’m needing that scented foot gel To have sweet smelling feet Will be rather a treat At the moment they stink to
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Happy new week. I hope you had a nice break over the weekend. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is: FELL Last week’s prompt was BLOCK. You came up with some really great limericks: Nicola Daly: He thought he was making it rock When he did the dad dance on TikTok Adoring the fame And
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Happy Monday, everyone. Let’s have a productive week. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is: BLOCK Last week’s prompt was HACK. You came up with some funny limericks: The Limerick Guy: Pets love us unconditionally. Mine have been best friends to me. They don’t know I’m a hack And they never talk back… They’ve all
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If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. Please welcome Carol Anne to my blog this week. Many
Esther Chilton 