Category Archives: Humour

Hmmm… #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “Just learn to accept… Exchange is no robbery.” Truth is cold comfort 🙂 It is my fault. I sometimes leave the fridge ajar… On one occasion, she left her tennis ball in exchange for my cheese.

Posted in Humour, Photography, Poetry | Tagged Ani, cheese, exchange, haiku, small dog, theft | 61 Comments

Illustration: Edward Lear I can knock up a poem In no time at all, If my time’s running short And my back’s to the wall. It isn’t a talent, My brain is just geared To rhyming and meter And verging … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged Humour, nonsense, Verse | 29 Comments

An author’s journey…

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I’ve decided on world domination, It’s a logical move, don’t you think? For it has to be better than housework Or slaving away at the sink. ‘Cause I’ve had it with laundry and cleaning, After decades of doing the stuff, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, france and vincent, Humour, Poetry | Tagged bestseller list, dog, Muse, publishing, writing | 29 Comments

Special request

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Dear Universe, can I just say That everything now smells of hay, I’ve cut the lawn down, best I can, (And wished I could employ a man…) Cause, what with all the sun and rain, The green stuff had gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged gardening, health, heatwave, holiday, housework | 59 Comments

One Million Years B-Lulu ~ Rob Goldstein and Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene are my guests #shortstory

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I asked Rob Goldstein to be my guest on the Daily Echo… and got rather more than I expected! … A Short Story by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene Illustrated by Rob Goldstein Author’s Note Rob Goldstein asked that we work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, fantasy, fiction, Guest post, Humour | Tagged graphic artist, Hullaba Lulu, Loana the Fair One, One Million Years B.C, red hair, Rob Goldstein, short story, Teagan Geneviene, Tumac the Strong, upondi the Wild One | 45 Comments

Vanity and the barber’s shop…

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Oh vanity, thy name is Man, Not always Woman, as we’re told, You primp and preen impartially: To save us all from looking old (You order us to diet too, On soup and salad, hot and cold). How do we … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged beauty, hairdressing, torture, Turkish barber | 54 Comments

Notes from a small dog: On guard…

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

She’s busy. Last time there were this many boxes, I went to my friends’ for a few days and came back to a new house! She promises that won’t happen this time, though she says I’ll be off to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Humour, Life | Tagged birds, busy, cows, guard dog | 87 Comments

Notes from a small dog: A catalogue of catastrophe…

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It hasn’t been the best of weekends around here, I have to say. All this getting up too early and going to bed too late is not good for us four-legses for a start. Neither is being left behind when … Continue reading →

Posted in cats, Dogs, Humour, Photography | Tagged Ani, care, chocolates, domestic disasters, fish, lottery, stray cats, worried dog | 79 Comments

As good as it gets…

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The window had blown out of the shed again with the overnight gale. The horns I’d been spraying gold in there needed rescuing from the garden. The car, the nice shiny car, now covered in sticky petals from the cherry … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour | Tagged snow, Spring, Sunday, tanka | 55 Comments

Songs for the seasonally challenged III…

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

To the tune of God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen: God rest ye merry gentlemen… There’ll be no rest for me! I’ve got to cook and clean and wrap And then put up the tree… For Christmas cheer won’t make itself … Continue reading →