Thirteen National Parks I Visited Recently 1. Yosemite, California - just beautiful. I'd visited before but it was much quieter this time due to both the petrol prices and a recent fire that had scared visitors away. We had a perfect day with excellent visibility. 2....
Thirteen Things about The Real MIDDLEMARCH 1. Middlemarch is a small country town, in Central Otago, New Zealand. It is about 80 km West of Dunedin. It's located in the Strath Taieri Valley. 2. Several suggestions exist about how the township was named. One is that...
Thirteen Things about LEMONS This year our lemon tree has produced heaps of fruit. Our fruit bowls are full of them. They're a bright sunshine color and remind me of summer, despite the winter gloom outside. 1. Lemon trees are cultivated throughout the tropical and...
Thirteen Things about PACKING for a Trip With my trip coming up soon, packing is looming... 1. Make a list a few weeks beforehand of the things you think you'll need to take with you. 2. Lay out the clothes you think you want to take, along with toiletries, shoes etc....
Thirteen Things about BANANAS I had no idea what I was doing for my TT this week. I thought about it while eating my porridge. I glanced around my kitchen and my gaze lit on it--inspiration in the form of one lonely banana. I hereby dedicate my TT to the humble...
Thirteen Things about SHOPPING 1. In ancient times, there was no money. People bartered or traded goods, that they had produced themselves. 2. In the past, customers were served by the shopkeeper, who would retrieve all the goods on their shopping list. Shops would...
Thirteen Things about RELATIONSHIPS This week I read about a British couple who have recently celebrated eighty years of marriage. I think this is amazing. Their story inspired me to search for ways to make a marriage last through the years. 1. Spend at least 10...
Today's Thursday Thirteen is brought to you by the color blue. (because it's my favorite) Thirteen Things about BLUE 1. Blue is my favorite color. I like it because it's calming. There's nothing better than looking at the sky on a day when there are no clouds. The...
Thirteen Plus Classic Romance Plots The secret of writing a great romance is to take a classic plot and twist it to make the story unique. Here is a list of the classic plot tropes used in romances: 1. Secret Baby - a pregnancy results from a romance and the father...
