Good morning people and Happy Mothers Day to those of you who are mothers! Enjoy your day!
Welcome to another six sentences from my new story 'Scarlet' a story written for a Castle anthology for Yellow Silk Dreams, enjoy:
Foxwood was a beautiful, well preserved Castle, built in the thirteenth century. It sported original decor and exquisite furnishings in twelve of its thirty something rooms. There had been some refurbishing to the great hall enabling it to be used for special functions such as this. For example the candles and oil lamps had been replaced with low wattage wall lamps but elaborate tapestries and silks still lined the walls. There was a reproduction spiral staircase of heavy black lead twisting up from the centre to a row of large bedrooms. These appeared authentic with heavy wooden framed beds complete with canopies, but all contained en-suite bathrooms and modern heating systems.
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Gemma
Sounds like a place I'd love to visit! :)
ReplyDeleteVivid description. Great job!
ReplyDeleteQuite picturesque and descriptive.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I want to stay there! It sounds WONDERFUL! Great, descriptive six. ;c)
ReplyDeleteLovely description! Great six :D
ReplyDeleteGreat descriptions, Gemma--thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Zee and Sarah. Would absolutely love to visit that Castle. :)
ReplyDeletethis is a very nice description :)
ReplyDeleteThere's always something magical about a castle. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat description! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat detail!
ReplyDeleteGreat description, good details!
ReplyDeleteOooh I want to stay there, too!!! Great description!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I want to stay there, too! Great description!!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written description!
ReplyDeleteLovely description, but a lead staircase? Wrought iron would be both lighter and stronger.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I'm here. Must have miscounted.
As it's still a work in progress l will take your suggestion about the wrought iron and have a think about it, thank you! I don't know what you mean by the last two sentences?
DeleteActually just thinking about it, did you mean that your link was wiped? Don't worry I'll find you anyway! That happened to me a couple of weeks ago, boo!
DeleteNice way to set the scene :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat description of the setting. And thanks for the Mother's Day wishes. :)
ReplyDeletethe Mother's day confused me - I looked it up - in North America it's in May - great description
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for the lovely comments you left me! I wasn't thinking when l posted about Mothers day that of course it probably wouldn't be the same day in USA! Doh!
ReplyDeleteNice description! I love old castles. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat description - well done! :)
ReplyDeleteMy kind of place, love medieval castles! I always think it's a bit of a shame to have the modern fittings put in, though.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely place to get lost for a while. You paint a great picture, Gemma!
ReplyDeleteGreat setting:)
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