Spoiler Alert!

I had been mulling over this word to not much avail when I noticed the bulbs in our garden starting to shoot. Each of them a promise of spring, highly assorted in both colour and type.

Such a group of individuals that combine to make our whole garden magical. So that got me started on the group mentality versus the individual or the group versus group scenario, the difference between group inaction and empowerment.

Big themes, touched on only lightly with this story.

Hope you enjoy and perhaps look at your garden with a warm smile. I am off to pick daffodils now.

Read it here - EACH

My first thoughts on this word was that it was a negative thing to do, to dab. This word speaks to a half-hearted effort and that is how this story began. Not far into the story my ‘dabber’ became a heroine.

She dabs, but she does not dabble!

Does she go on to great things, create new art and redefine love and respect? I would like to think so as this story could have had so much further to go than I could do in 1000 words.

Sometimes the best thing to do is be light and careful - and I see that side of this word now.

Read it here - DAB

Yes, I do have the right picture - I have always been fascinated with chance meetings and this one just sort of took off. Once you read it the pic will make sense - hopefully!

READ IT HERE - CAB