For Six Sentence Stories where the given word is Island.
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Our parents didn’t know, we daren’t tell them but doing foolish things is part of growing up, isn’t it?
A fast-flowing river ran past our village with a little island downstream, and often Verity and I would hold hands, leap into the water and battle with the current to swim to it.
She made us a little flag which we planted in the middle thereby claiming it for ourselves, and on balmy summer afternoons we’d lay on our backs, hand in hand in a herbose clearing and hear nothing but the rushing water and birdsong.
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I didn’t want to do it that day, the river was a tumbling torrent but I allowed her to persuade me; come on she said, the last thing she ever said.
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Several years later I returned and the flag was still there, but my eyes were drawn to something in a tree fluttering in the breeze, and I realised it was a shirt, one of Verity’s shirts.
I plucked it from the branch, pressed it to my face and it smelled sweetly of herbs, the herbs on which we used to lay; I’ve not been back again.
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Thanks to GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting.
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hosting and to Krista Strutz for the picture.
Corfe Castle was built by William the Conqueror almost 1,000 years ago. Since then it’s seen its fair share of battles, mysteries and plots. It’s been a treasury, military garrison, royal residence and family home.
Nowadays the Yard of Ale Contest is played in pubs all over England. 
Thanks to Rochelle for hosting and to Sandra Crook for the photo. 
