Periodic Fable

It’s a lovely time of year if you like lights. I love to go round the local area and follow the Advent Trail.  Normally I have to say the shops, cafes and bars here are very good at not leaving lights on throughout the night, as happens in some places.

Here’s one that’s both foodie and colour-based. The colour of wine, whether it’s red or white, or pink. What does it look like? What does it remind you of? What can you see in the depths (you’ve an excuse right here… or not!)? The colour of wine

Angel at Christmas means the angel on top of the Christmas tree – or maybe you have a fairy on top and Angel means a child in a nativity play or Dr Who’s Weeping Angels, or  something else. Draw a picture, add a journal entry, create a scrapbook page (here’s

Have you got yours up yet? We don’t put ur Christmas tree up until much nearer Christmas. When I was a child we always put it up on Christmas Eve – the first day of Christmas. But we kept it for the full 12 days of Christmas and a little

Plenty left of December – but what really constitutes a great day in December? Is it quietly wrapping presents with the strains of Christmas carols in your ears? Is it getting together with family? Buying gifts? Having special food? Going for a walk around the Advent lights in your community? 

Today I thought I’d do a prompt for a sense I don’t use often.  I’ve never had a very good sense of smell, but maybe I underrate it – as I know a lot of people love a nice scent. So today’s prompt for writing, journalling, photography, whatever your creative

Today’s prompt is colour. Take a picture, write a haiku, free write, write a blog post, create a doodle, whatever your creative inclination is – around the colour red  

To kickstart my writing this December, I’m going to return to a daily writing practice, and to help me get started there’s a prompt each day. I may or may not share my response here in the blog. Today I’ll start with a topical: Storm   Other sources for inspiration