Quotes challenge – Millie Thom

Three Quotes Challenge – Day 2

Published on March 20, 2016March 23, 2016 by milliethom33 Comments

I’ve been nominated again for the Three Quotes Challenge, this time by Nitin Chandran Nair on his blog, Nitin Nair Writes. Thank you Nitin! I know Nitin mostly through the flash fiction challenges, even though I have time for very few of those nowadays. Unfortunately.

These are the RULES for this one:

1. Post on three consecutive days

2. Pick one or three quotes per day

3. Challenge three different bloggers per day

4. Thank the blogger who nominated you.

For this challenge I’ve decided to post three quotes a day, each day on a different topic.

So, here goes with Day 2. As you may well have guessed from the above picture, I’m posting quotes about families today. Those of you who know me, will know that I have six children. Yes, I probably am a glutton for punishment. They’re all well grown up now, the eldest being 43 and the youngest 32. We certainly had a fun time when they were all young, especiallly on those ‘special’ days of the year and holidays together.

As for the quotes, there are dozens out there on this topic, most of them applauding the value of a happy, loving family – the togetherness and support kind of thing. I can’t dispute any of them, but for my quotes today, I’ve tried to pick three quotes that give a slightly different or quirky view of the family unit.

The second of these pictures was taken in 1988 on a Norfolk beach. Our eldest daughter didn’t want to play ‘let’s bury Richard and Neil’ on this occasion, so there are only five children in the photo. Louise is the one in the middle, piling up the sand. (Perhaps she was looking for fairies for her future blog. :)) It’s a photo of an old photo, so the quality is awful – sorry about that – but it was the nearest picture I could find to suit the quote.

I can relate to the first two of these quotes very well, but the last one not so much.

Here are my three nominees for today:

Antonia – on her blog, Zoale

Cameron – over at The World’s Biggest Fridge Magnet

Lynne – at Lynne’s Recipe Trails

Three Quotes Challenge – Day 3

Published on February 11, 2016 by milliethom28 Comments

Once again, I am happy to have been nominated for the Three Quotes Challenge, this time by Inese, whose blog, Inese MJ Photography is excellent. Inese is a wonderful photographer over in County Tipperary in Ireland, and her posts are always really interesting and inspirational. Most are about places and events in Ireland, but others are from places further afield. I recommend you all to check out Inese’s blog. Thank you so much for the nomination, Inese!

Tse are the rules for this challenge:

Thank the person who nominated you.
Post one fresh quotation on three consecutive days.
On each of the three days, nominate three folk who have not yet taken part to continue the challenge.

As with many challenges, the rules can be bent a little, if need be, to fit in with people’s blogging schedules. Inese, who nominated me, posted all three quotes in one go. I’ve seen other people posting them over three weeks rather than three days. It’s really down to whatever suits you.

This is my third and last quote, and one that I found amusing, especially when directed at myself. It’s funny how many quotes there are around on the theme of ageing – or perhaps it’s just that I particularly notice them nowadays. As for creaking, crunchy joints . . . I just pretend I’m deaf.

Here are my three nominees for today:

Three Quotes Challenge – Day 2

Published on February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 by milliethom32 Comments

I am happy to have been nominated again for this challenge, this time by Inese, whose blog, Inese MJ Photography is excellent. Inese is a wonderful photographer over in County Tipperary in Ireland, and her posts are always really interesting and inspirational. Most are about places and events in Ireland, but others are from places further afield. I recommend you all to check out Inese’s blog. Thank you so much for the nomination, Inese!

Here are the rules for this challenge:

Thank the person who nominated you.
Post one fresh quotation on three consecutive days.
On each of the three days, nominate three folk who have not yet taken part to continue the challenge.

As with many challenges, the rules can be bent a little, if need be, to fit in with people’s blogging schedules. Inese, who nominated me, posted all three quotes in one go. I’ve also seen people posting them over three weeks rather than three days. It’s really down to whatever suits you.

This time I’ve picked quotes with no common theme other than the fact that they’re all amusing. My second quote will probably appeal more to older people – including me! All I can say about it is that I’m trying to believe it’s true. Age creeps up on us all, but as they say, you’re as young as you feel – and I still feel 30. Of course, feeling it and looking it are two different things, but I won’t go into that one. Not to mention that all six of my children are over 30 anyway.

Enough of that, here’s the quote . . .

. . . and I categorically refuse to be a cheese.

Here are my next three nominees:

Three Quotes Challenge – Day 1

Published on February 7, 2016February 8, 2016 by milliethom68 Comments

These are the rules for this challenge:

Thank the person who nominated you.
Post one fresh quotation on three consecutive days.
On each of the three days, nominate three folk who have not yet taken part to continue the challenge.

This time I’ve picked quotes with no common theme other than the fact that they’re all amusing. This first one is by one of the greats in comic fantasy – so who am I disagree with his logic?

Here are my first three nominees:

Smiling Notes
Aletta at nowathome
Parul at Gharkepakwan

Quotes Challenge – Day 3

Published on December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 by milliethom41 Comments

I am happy to have once again been nominated to take part in the Quotes Challenge, this time by fellow blogger amommasview over there in Australia. Momma’s posts are always informative and thought-provoking, on topics as varied as health and fitness, kids and homeschooling and environmental issues – plus many more. It was Past Present and Future that Momma chose to do for her Quotes Challenge and for my three quotes I’ve decided to look at the theme of Friends and Friendship – something we all need in our lives.

One of my favourite friendship quotes is believed to come from William Shakespeare in a collection of poems called The Passionate Pilgrim. It isn’t one of the three quotes I’ve picked for the challenge because I’ve decided to write it here as a sort of introduction to the friendship theme instead. I believe that friendship is very important, and good friends can really enrich the quality of our daily lives. Well, this is Shakespeare’s quote:

“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.”

I don’t doubt the saying is true. We can all make ‘fairweather’ friends throughout our lives – those who are happy to be with us when the going is good. But when things get tough…? That’s when we find out who our real friends are.

This is my Friendship Quote for Day Three:

I think this quote makes a good discussion piece. I see it as meaning that it is better to go through difficult times with a friend – or friends – than through easy times alone and friendless. Friendlessness can so often mean loneliness – not something many people would willingly choose. Good friends will be there for each other, even when life gets tough or sadness strikes.

The rules for this challenge are simple:

Post three different quotes on consecutive days. They can be from any source, or your own. All three quotes can be of a similar theme (as I have chosen Friendship) or can all be completely different/unrelated.
Nominate 3 people for the challenge. I have chosen to nominate 3 different people each day – making a total of 9 – but some people just nominate 3 altogether. It’s up to you.

These are my three nominees for today:

Leggy Peggy

Claremary P. Sweeney at Around Zu Zu’s Barn

Farraday’s Candle

As this is the last day of my Quotes Clallenge, I want to finish by offering one last ‘Friendship’ quote. I was reminded of this one a few weeks ago by Amanda, on her blog, Forestwoodfolkart. Every Thursday, Amanda posts a couple of proverbs for readers to interpret/discuss – some Scandinavian, others…well…not Scandinavian. 🙂 She has posted several by Confucius, and this is one of them. I did think of using it as one of my three, but it holds a slightly different meaning to the those I eventually picked. Well, with many thanks to Amanda and a link to her Proverbial Thursday post, here is the quote:

“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
― Confucius

Now this is a discussion piece, if ever I heard one. But I’ll leave you to ponder on it.

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