Thursday Tales and Book Blurb Friday

I’m combining two mêmes today. Since the photo prompts seemed to compliment each other, I thought they belonged together in a story...

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Leo at Thursday Tales supplies us with a picture around which we might spin a yarn of between 55 and 777 words. On seeing this stark window, I knew I would write about it, although I've altered the photo’s original context.

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At Book Blurb Friday, Lisa shows us her book jacket, and invites us to pen a compelling blurb that will entice readers to buy the book. With only 150 words in which to do so, it can be quite a challenge. This week’s photo of the old typewriter  supplied by Lynn Obermoeller instantly captured my imagination.

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This is my contribution...

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The Heart's Last Home

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Jen looked around in despair. Fifteen years had passed since she’d set foot inside the family home...it was now unrecognizable with layers of grime sullying the once well-appointed parlor. When her eyes fell on the long-unused typewriter, the true gravity of the situation settled heavily into her gut.

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How had her mother let this happen?
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How had she let this happen?

Jennifer Brooks writes compellingly of the descent into senility of a once-brilliant woman whose many books inspired her daughter to pursue journalism.

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Settled overseas with work and a man she loved, Jen imagined all must be as she'd left it. She was wrong. Alarmed by phone calls that became increasingly strange, she returned to find her mother diminished in both mind and body.

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Though not an easy read, the story of how Jen became caregiver to the woman who had borne her will surely touch your heart…

(150 words)

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To view more Thursday Tales, check out Leo’s link below….

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http://talesthursday.blogspot.com/

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Be sure to visit Angela, who supplied us with this evocative window….

http://anne-frank.gemzies.com/show/entry_8510/Anne_Frank__039_s_Attic_window.html

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And to read more of Lisa’s Friday Book Blurbs, you’ll want to stop by this page…

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http://www.writinginthebuff.net/

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Don’t forget to visit Lynn while you’re at it…

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http://www.lynnobermoeller.blogspot.com/

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Mysterious Windows

Lincoln Castle, England

Windows let in light...they illuminate our inner rooms and allow us to clearly view the world outside our doors.

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But when those windows are besmeared by the ravages of time and weather, an element of mystery adds drama that clouds their usual clarity.

These are the windows into which I eagerly peer, in hopes of uncovering what secrets have been hidden...
and returning them to the light.

Asford Castle Boathouse, Ireland

Bose Farm Dairy Shed, Surrey BC, Canada

I've picked windows that intrigued me and am linking them to Mary T's 'Window Views...and doors too!' . For more photos, do stop by the following link...
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http://windowviews2.blogspot.com/

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Irish Doors

I have recently discovered a new meme, which I know will quickly become one of my favourites.

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Mary at

'Window Views...and doors too!' clearly shares my lifelong fascination with arches and openings of all kinds.

Looking in or looking out...entering or leaving...every portal has a story to tell, a unique viewpoint that is like no other.

On a trip home to Ireland several years ago, I was fascinated to discover doors that were very old; some restored to a bright new gloss, others left to nobly bear the ravages of time. They are all beautiful to my eyes...

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I'm posting a few of my favourites here and linking them to Mary's meme. For more such photos, do stop by the following link...

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http://windowviews2.blogspot.com/

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