Pat and Brian's today on a cold rain filled cloudy day for a bright friendly, group story telling, taking advantage of the warmth from the newly installed gas fired coal effect hearth fire. Brian regaled us about the wayward road roller. Ann told of the visual splendour of a park from an overlooking window. Rosemary with all the "treasures" that accrue over a life time. Joan E about sisters taking their families on a seaside holiday. Mine was about a racist finding he had an Indian half brother. Joan R story about losing weight and having a baby. John retold of his war time experience and Pat told of a child hiding below a cliff face and not judging people on face value.
Sheila' story although short gained most votes perhaps it refreshed us with its clarity.
ALL AND SUNDRY
Well, how do I get these words into a story? It is not a phrase that is used every day - I just can't think of the last time I heard it. I thought that I would look in the dictionary: it said that ALL AND SUNDRY meant 'everyone'. O.K. Then I looked up SUNDRY. It said 'various: several'. I suppose put the two together meant various or several people, hence everyone. Right then, but I still don't know how to get ALL AND SUNDRY into a story. I got to thinking:- when Jack fell down the hill did Jill shout to ALL AND SUNDRY what a clumsy brother she had to fall down and spill all the water they had collected - probably not. When Little Miss Muffet ran away screaming, did a friend tell ALL AND SUNDRY that Miss Muffet was scared of spiders? She wouldn't have been much of a friend would she? Then again did the Sergeant tell his soldiers that Humpty Dumpty had fallen off the wall and all he was good for now was a big scrambled breakfast! They would have fallen off their horses laughing. These are some ideas I suppose, but how am I going to get even one of them into a story? Oh no, I shall have to start thinking again. Er, no. I know what to do, - I shall just give up thinking and do the story another day!!!
Next month 22nd March "Such advice"
