Tag: Humour

• The Broadband Blues

  I’ve got the broadband blues, had no internet for a month, I’m living on a “hotpsot”, and my mobiles paying dues. Had to ditch my old provider, they couldn’t get it right, rolled the dice to choose another I’ve got the broadband blues. 2/2/2017

  Claudette

  02/02/2017

  Random Moments, Rhyme, Verse & Poetry, Words with Intent

  broadband, Humour, Poetry, Verse, Whimsy

• Reality – A Short Paragraph Story

  Da and Ma always said they felt the whole world had an opinion about their life, but they didn’t let it bother them too much.  They had a sense of humour, and they used it to gently poke back at those people and their opinions, but sometimes it’s hard for me to appreciate their humour…

  Claudette

  02/01/2017

  Random Moments, Short Paragraph Stories, Words with Intent

  fiction, Humour, short paragraph story, Whimsy, Writing

• “Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 29 – ‘Open’

  Open The open zip made us all think the bag was smiling at as.

  Claudette

  15/06/2016

  Photos, Random Moments

  hugh’s photo challenge, Humour, open, Whimsy

• Frenzied Chocolate Chickens

  the frenzied chocolate chickens have all at last calmed down as now their Easter eggs are safe since the rabbit has left town peace has at last descended now they’ve stopped their raucous clucking and their feathers are much sleeker since they stopped their nervous plucking the eggs are now returning from whence they had…

  Claudette

  29/03/2016

  Random Moments, Rhyme, Verse & Poetry, Words with Intent

  Easter, Humour, Poetry, Rhyme, Verse, Whimsy

• Gold – A Short Paragraph Story

  I carefully lifted it out of the box and gazed in awe at the perfect yellow gold band .  I held it between my fingers and marveled at it’s texture.  I thought of my hopes and dreams as I slipped it on my finger.  I admired it’s perfect fit as I held my hand out…

  Claudette

  08/03/2016

  Random Moments, Short Paragraph Stories, Words with Intent

  fiction, Humour, misdirection, short paragraph story, Whimsy

• They changed the peanut butter my life has now been ruined there is no consolation for tastebuds that were tuned to just the perfect texture of crunchy nuts in goo so give me back my homebrand ’cause I don’t know what to do. I’ve tried the other labels they’re too sloppy or too dry they…

  Claudette

  18/02/2016

  Random Moments, Rhyme, Verse & Poetry, Words with Intent

  Humour, peanut butter, Poetry, satisfaction, Verse, Whimsy

• 50 Annual Revolutions

  the life that is I has revolved, 50 annuals –  when all years are told, I hope that there’s more, left in my time store, ’cause it doesn’t seem much, when you’re on the cusp, of the gathering run, towards life’s setting sun, and it seems fair to say, that back in the day, when…

  Claudette

  23/11/2015

  Random Moments, Rhyme, Verse & Poetry, Words with Intent

  50 years old, ageing, birthdays, Humour, Poetry, Verse, Whimsy

• Enlightenment – A Short Paragraph Story

  The Hobb-lin Fumb-lin Monks follow the path of Fro Zen. Fro Zen teaches that meditating naked in a blizzard, on a bare mountain peak, will guide you to Enlightenment. Which it does! because after the local surgeon Mr N’Ligh Tenment removes your frostbitten fingers and toes, the radiant shine of enlightenment teaches you that it…

  Claudette

  29/09/2015

  Random Moments, Short Paragraph Stories, Words with Intent

  fiction, Fun, Humour, short paragraph story, Silliness, Whimsy, Writing

• Weekly Photo Challenge: From Every Angle

  My Giraffe was a very compliant subject from every angle.

  Claudette

  30/08/2015

  Photos, Random Moments, Weekly Photo Challenge

  angle, giraffe, Humour, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, Whimsy

• Ode to a Lapband – or, I’m having the Op

  I’m off for my op in the morning no eating from midnight tonight so I’m giving you all a fair warning without morning coffee I might not act right i may be cranky and grumpy just know that it’s not the real me forgive my looking so frumpy morning coffee is what makes me serene…

  Claudette

  11/05/2015

  Random Moments, Rhyme, Verse & Poetry, Words with Intent

  health, Humour, Lapband, obesity, overeating, Poetry, Verse, weight, Whimsy