I'm thinking about doing the A-Z blog posts through November and need ideas - maybe not those used already in 2022 and 2023. Needs to be something that I can make some sort of connection too. I can't write about things, I know nothing about! I don't mind repeating from previous years as long as I can think of something different to say.
These were the A-Z subjects before
In 2022 In 2023
A = Apples A = Art
B = Books B = Bread
C = Colin C = Clothes and coats
D = Daughters D = Dogs
E = Embroidery and Cross stitch E = Elections
F = Figs F = Fireworks
G =Gardens G = Giant Second-hand book sale
H = Hampers for Christmas H = Home
I = Ipswich I = In between
J = Jams J = Jam (again)
K = Kitchens K = Kenton All Saints
L = Leaves L = Lists
M = Mistletoe M = Mum
N = (all sorts of N words) N = Norfolk Cheese
O = Owls O = Onions
P =Positivity P = Preparedness
Q = Questions Q = Quite a Nice Collection
R = Reading R = Retirement
S = So Many Things S = Second-hand post
T = Treasure T = Treats
U = Underwear U = Upset
V =Village Halls V = Vaccinations
W = Watching W = Wordle
X = Xercise X = Xmas
Y = You Y = Yule log
Z = AmaZing and Zenith Z = The End!
I may regret this plan!
and this plan.............as I'm risking all and taking the laptop to the computer place for it to be updated to windows 11 today and picking it up tomorrow. I can access the blog on the phone but answering comments is tinier and harder so please accept my apologies in advance.
Back Soon.............I hope
Gosh, that’s a comprehensive list. C for Church, L for Love or Loneliness, O for Overthinking, maybe apply more to me than you, good luck though. Sandra
ReplyDeleteP for Pickles, J for Jugs, F for Fruit trees, there’s a few more for you
ReplyDeleteP for Portmeirion Collection, N for Nativity Sets, Q for Quiz shows, X for eXciting events [or SaXmundham] U for Useful Utensils...
ReplyDeleteI'm planning an Advent alphabet so I will start just as you are finishing. (And I've thought of my twenty six themes. Smarty Pants Me!)
ReplyDeleteQ for quince? Been given some, unsure how to use.
ReplyDeleteB has to be for Bloggers..
ReplyDeleteIf you want something really random choose a book and then open it at a different page each day and find a word you like beginning with the letter of the day. It could be a book with a theme like cooking, Christmas, travel, winter etc or a magazine even. Whatever you do it will be interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat's a brilliant idea!
DeleteK for Kindness, M for Marmelade, C for Christmas Customs.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun.
ReplyDeleteAnimal, buses, curtains, dinner, eggs, fox, garlic, holiday, iris, june, keys. leg, mother, Nasturtion, olives, pineapple, Query, Rose, seeds, tea; umbrella, venice, water, x ray yellow, zodiac
Good luck. No ideas.
ReplyDeleteZ is for zero, zip
ReplyDeleteC is for churches
W is for wedding. You could show a picture from your special day.
X could be for 'x'ed out to do lists. Life gets busy this time of the year
Sorry I can’t add any good ideas to the alphabet posts but I shall enjoy reading them! Catriona
ReplyDeleteSome good ideas above. I enjoy your A - Z posts
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
I really like all your "English" posts since I'm from the US. So I could read 30 posts about Christmas Hampers, Christmas Puddings, Boxing Day, and whatever you eat on all the holidays over and over.
ReplyDeleteSounds hard work.
ReplyDeleteIt's also hard to avoid Windows 11 but I've managed it so far. I don't want to have to deal with the differences.
Any and all topics you choose will be of interest.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to write.
Hopefully all goes well with your computer upgrade.
I agree. Your blog is always interesting even when you think you have “nothing” to write about.
DeleteP for poems. Charmaine
ReplyDeleteCan't think of many but how about C for cats as I seem to remember you had one.
ReplyDeleteCan you use places you've visited? Even if the place name doesn't start with the letter something you saw or did there may. Just an idea.
ReplyDeleteI really like Giant Secondhand Book Sale! You could have any number of entries starting with Giant!
ReplyDeleteA for Activity; F for Folklore; P for Puzzles; R for Relish; T for Trees;
ReplyDeleteOkay I “cheated” and asked ChatGPT
ReplyDeleteA – Alphabet (the foundation of all writing)
B – Books (the vessels of stories and knowledge)
C – Crime fiction (from Agatha Christie to Tana French)
D – Dialogue (how characters speak and reveal themselves)
E – Epilogue (the closing reflection or final scene)
F – Fantasy (dragons, quests, and imagined worlds)
G – Gothic (haunted castles, secrets, and atmosphere)
H – Hero (or antihero, depending on the tale)
I – Imagery (painting pictures with words)
J – Journals (real or fictional, from Pepys to Bridget Jones)
K – Kafkaesque (strange, nightmarish, bureaucratic absurdity)
L – Libraries (sanctuaries of knowledge and escape)
M – Memoir (true stories shaped by memory)
N – Narrative (the act and art of storytelling)
O – Ode (a lyrical poem of praise)
P – Protagonist (the central figure in the story)
Q – Quotation (memorable lines that linger)
R – Romance (from Austen to modern love stories)
S – Satire (mocking society to reveal truth)
T – Tragedy (where fate and flaw collide)
U – Unreliable narrator (whose version of events can’t be trusted)
V – Villain (the antagonist we love to hate)
W – World-building (especially in fantasy and sci-fi)
X – Xenophobia (a recurring theme explored in literature)
Y – Young Adult (fiction capturing the intensity of youth)
Z – Zeitgeist (the spirit of the age reflected in its books)
Or….now this is right up your street
ReplyDeleteA – Aldeburgh, St Peter and St Paul – fine flint flushwork and a tower overlooking the sea.
B – Blythburgh, Holy Trinity – the “Cathedral of the Marshes,” famed for its angel roof.
C – Coddenham, St Mary – early medieval origins with a striking spire.
D – Dennington, St Mary – elaborate late-medieval woodwork and misericords.
E – Eye, St Peter and St Paul – imposing tower and beautiful stained glass.
F – Framlingham, St Michael – associated with the Howard family; grand tombs and hammerbeam roof.
G – Gislingham, St Mary – pretty village setting and fine 15th-century tower.
H – Halesworth, St Mary – a spacious Georgianised interior.
I – Ipswich, St Mary-le-Tower – Victorian Gothic revival splendour.
J – Jaywick Hall Chapel – actually in Essex, so instead J = Jumping Church of St Mary, Boulge – small, atmospheric, linked to poet Edward FitzGerald.
K – Kersey, St Mary – stands picturesquely above the ford and medieval houses.
L – Lavenham, St Peter and St Paul – one of England’s finest wool churches, lavishly Perpendicular.
M – Mildenhall, St Mary – vast nave and magnificent angel roof.
N – Nayland, St James – an elegant late-medieval church on the Suffolk–Essex border.
O – Orford, St Bartholomew – part-ruined, part-restored; rich with coastal history.
P – Polstead, St Mary – early Norman tower and links to the Red Barn murder.
Q – Quidenham – no Suffolk church, but Q can stand for Quatrefoil windows, common in Suffolk’s flintwork.
R – Ringshall, All Saints – a small rural gem with thatched roof.
S – Southwold, St Edmund – glorious late-Perpendicular showpiece with splendid font cover. (Or you could choose snowdrops😉)
T – Thorington, St Peter – remote and unspoilt, with a round tower.
U – Ufford, St Mary of the Assumption – famous for its magnificent carved font cover.
V – Vineyard, St Peter and St Paul, Clare – historically associated with a priory; fine tombs.
W – Walberswick, St Andrew – picturesque ruin and nearby working chapel.
X – X-shape tracery – often found in Suffolk windows; X for the county’s distinctive flint flushwork patterns.
Y – Yaxley, St Mary – Perpendicular tower and elegant chancel.
Z – Zoomorphic carvings – animal figures adorning fonts and bench ends throughout Suffolk.