Tag: #gift
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NaPoWriMo Day 29 – The Gift
“And here’s our prompt. In certain versions of the classic fairytale Sleeping Beauty, various fairies or witches are invited to a princess’s christening, and bring her gifts. One fairy/witch, however, is not invited, and in revenge for the insult, lays a curse on the princess. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in…
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NaPoWriMo Day 9 – The Gift
Today’s prompt is to write in a specific form – the nonet! A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second has eight, and so on until you get to the last line, which has just one syllable. I wrote two nonets on the subject. I wasn’t sure which sounded better, so,…
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Art : ‘Glow’ – a canvas painting
I completed my first painting for 2022, on March 11th after a hiatus of 3 months (from December to February). I realized how much I had missed holding a brush in my hand. But, sometimes, no matter how much you enjoy doing something, you have to wait because life gets in the way. There is…
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A surprise gift from a friend
This post was to come out much earlier, but I’ve been swamped with loads of things. Anyway, I received this beautiful gift from a friend I know through NaPoWriMo and then WordPress. Manja Mexi, from the blog Embarrassment of Riches, who is an avid photographer and manages to find and share the beauty around her…
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Art : The golden apple 2- a gift
I had done a painting of an apple which I called ‘The golden apple’ because of how it turned out, Art: two paintings- An urn and An Apple. My husband loved the painting and wanted to put it up in his office. However, the painting sold as soon as I shared it on social media. This…