500 words again

[pennski]

A small piece of good news - I have put myself forward as a judge for the 500 words competition again.

What glimmer of cheer can you offer in these dark days?

Comments

[andrewducker]

Good luck!

[amaebi]

Viola blanda

[pennski]

I love violets. I have mostly dark purple in my lawn, but some white and pale purple as well.

[amaebi]

I am a total fool for violets and violas.

I have read over and over about the ceaseless self-seeding of black violas, but so far have not achieved it.

[deborah_c]

I was spurred by a fellow violinist into getting mine out of its case on Saturday, for the first time in nearly two years of being too ill to play. And it didn't even sound completely awful!

On a not-at-all unrelated note, I can walk properly again, and use my hands, and I am so relieved and happy about that, if still a little bit incredulous. Yay for magic medicine!

[bibliofile]

Didn't sound completely awful? Excellent. As a former violinist myself, I sometimes wonder why the hell I didn't just stick with piano. At least being in tune depends entirely on the instrument.

Very minor cheerful news: tonight my pub quiz group came in third (out of 16 teams). Tonight's team names included Alternative Facts, Clarissa Didn't Explain Shit, and My Dog Is Pissed That We Left.

[pennski]

Yup, former viola player here. I feel your pain.

Pub quizzes also good.

Can you get "Only Connect" on BBC America? These are truly our people.

[bibliofile]

Alas, no "Only Connect" here that I can detect.

[stevie_carroll]

Great stuff. I've been putting up pictures and arranging things on shelves.