The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Domestic

  • #fowc #repetitive I remember in school being given a time tables square we’d sit in class and for five minutes go over the tables over and over again We’d make things from Balsa and clay and off to mum and dad we’d take them away but unlike times tables the creations were made – our…

  • A poem by Brian F Kirkham in response to the Daily Prompt Pungent That dirty little secret, hiding in plain view has built up over time now It isn’t something new.   No one is going to find it (Deodorant Masks it you know) But those tales that you’ve been telling the secrets going to blow!…

  • in response to the daily post prompt Careful Coming down the stairs is a terribly dangerous thing. As you descend the steps with your oversized bag, Reality of the situation is not if but when its going to happen Expect tears, tantrums, and occasional cross word Featuring in the coming conversation… Unless that is, you…

  • Following on from my post on Lemon Meringue Pie, Here’s a recipe for a Chocolate Cake.   For this cake : You will Need 2lb of Flour 2lb of Sugar 1lb of Butter 3 heaped teaspoons of Baking Powder Cocoa Powder and /or Chocolate   Method Mix flour and the butter together, and then the…

  • Clarence, the old ginger tom, is quite a funny cat. Sleeping under stars at night and diving into this and that. You’ll hear him scowling at the cars or staring up at the moon and stars and though he likes to snooze at night that doesn’t stop him having fights When on his way –…