Positive Things Meme, Day 1

[scfrankles]

​The Rules: during the next five days, post three positive things about your day and ask three people to do the same so the positive attitude can gain some ground.

And thank you to thesmallhobbit for nominating me ^^


1. I edited a piece of flash fiction and posted it on dA - a story about socks being dragged to hell through a portal in a tumble dryer. A Sensible Cardigan goes to the rescue. (As someone commented recently, I have a talent for whimsy ^^")

2. I walked up the lane to the local farm shop in the peace and quiet of the late afternoon. I saw the sheep, I heard the ducks, I glared at the passing motorists once I reached the main road. And now we have plenty of potatoes, carrots and sprouts, and I have longer arms.

3. I listened to Take It From Here on Radio 4 Extra - it's one of my favourite radio comedies. It ran from 1948 - 1960 (before even I was born ^^) and though the odd reference may have dated (and the songs must have seem old-fashioned even at the time) the comedy is still fresh. Heavy on the puns and wordplay, just as I like it. TIFH was written by Denis Norden and the late Frank Muir - I really miss Frank Muir but it's nice that his work is still around and continuing to amuse people.


Don't think I've really got anyone I can nominate. Unless laurose8 wants to have a go..?

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Very pleased to see that you have taken up the challenge :)

I'm fascinated by how you come up with your fic ideas - mainly because I have this thought that you probably do have a tumble dryer that is acting as a sock portal.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

You know, on this occasion I used someone else's prompt ^^ That was simply: "My dryer is a portal to hell".

We don't have a tumble dryer but there doesn't seem to be a portal in the washing machine either - haven't lost any socks recently... ^^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And of course I now have visions of Hopkins staying over at 221B, Dr Watson insisting he remove his wet stockings (I assume they would be termed stockings in those days), and then Hopkins finds in the morning that he's lost one because Mouselet has stolen it to sleep in.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

That is rather sweet and I insist you write it ^_^

As a sort of coda, in the morning when it's realised the stocking is missing, you could have Watson fetching Hopkins a pair of Holmes' as replacements. Then Watson notices that Holmes' stockings are identical to the ones Hopkins had been already wearing. And wonders why Hopkins had been borrowing Holmes' clothes... (*waggles eyebrows* ^^)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I will indeed write it. Although I fear you have confused the Hopkins who Mouselet adores with the Hopkins who ends up in Mrs Hudson's broom cupboard.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

But I really like the Hopkins who ends up in Mrs. Hudson's broom cupboard... ^^" (:P)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

So do I. So, apparently, does Holmes. Mrs Hudson is less impressed.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

May I decline..? Especially the second part. Everyone on my friendslist seems to be having a bad time or being busy.

Just the last day:

New Zealand is having an election, and my side isn't doing half as well as I think it deserves. *waves green and red banner like a stray elf trying to hitch hike to the North Pole* But reading a blog by someone who seems to think shirking citizen duties makes better revolutionaries, I did find a funny story.

In private life:

The greengrocer gave us early customers a quadrant of mandarin each. Very nice mandarin, too.

A white flowering branch appeared on the red camellia. I like the red, but I like the white more.

And thank you indeed for linking that lovely little flashfic. May I post it (credited) to some people?

May those long arms prove useful!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

You may of course decline ^_^ I didn't seriously think you'd want to do it but I thought I should make the offer ^^

But it's nice of you to have a go in the comments: *waves green and red banner like a stray elf trying to hitch hike to the North Pole* I really liked that ^^ You have a way with words. (And you're a New Zealander? Must admit I had wondered. I'm ashamed to say I know nothing about your country's politics - didn't even know there was an election on ^^") And the mandarins and camellias sound lovely ^_^

Feel free to post my fic to other people - as long as I'm credited, it's fine by me ^^ I'm so glad you liked it! *does happy dance*

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

E-mailed, and thank you. (In a confusion of synonyms, I first said 'posted' when I meant 'mailed'. I blame the US, of course.)

I only wish *I* didn't know there was an election going on.

It's nice of you to share the good fic with us. And shop bargains are always useful.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

You know, I did wonder what exactly you meant by "posted"... (I should really ask about these things ^^)