Technology has changed English. I have to confess, the onslaught of technology and the intrusion it has made into our language irks me. I have no problem with technology per se (I use it myself) but the abbreviations that go with it bug me. B4 U ST8 UR CASE 4 TXTSPK, IMHO IT RLY MAKES…
Life
Always look on the bright side of life…
Monty Python summed it up beautifully. It seems that just when I think I have my life as organised as it possibly can be with work and a family, that curve ball comes rocketing through and everything goes out the window. My writing has slowed (okay, if I’m going to be honest it is more…
Take Time
One of my favourite bookmarks is a bookmark I received as part of a prize pack many years ago (I can’t remember what the prize was for). The bookmark was hand painted by a multi-talented member of RWAust., Mary De. On the back she included this inspirational poem… TAKE TIME (author unknown) Take time to…
I Don’t Do Cold!
Sitting here at my computer, rugged up in layers with a beanie perched on my head, cup of tea permanently at my elbow, fingers struggling to overcome their sluggishness and add to my word count, I can quite honestly say: BRING ON SUMMER! (and it’s only the first day of winter…)
Shovel by Shovel
We’ve been doing some yardwork that has involved digging. My mind wandered as I shovelled dirt and I realised how much this dirty, physical, repetitive task was like writing. You see, in both you have a momentous task ahead when you start. How are you ever going to get to the end? You chip at…