There once was a Mermaid…
Hi there,
Thanks for popping in. Been on Stamp cleaning duty all day, with lovely Leanne from Clarity. Been going like the clappers, we have !! Whatalottastamps!
But now it’s time for Chicken Jalfrezi and Philip Pullman! Time to kick back and grab an hour of the weekend before it’s over again!
But before I do that, I thought we’d have a little competition – a Limerick competition! Been cleaning Mermaid stamps, so I guess that’s where I got my inspiration this evening. Here are the rules:
I’ll give you the first two lines of the limerick. Then you copy and paste those first two lines below – and complete it! We will then pick a winner – they usually jump out, don’t they? And that winner will receive a £20 Clarity Gift Voucher. Nothing like a little blog candy on a SUnday evening, right?
Ready? Here then are the first two lines….
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
Gottabeinittawinnit, right? It’s an easy one – loads of words rhyme with Rye, right? I look forward to a good chuckle…
Love & Hugs,
Barb xxx
57 thoughts on “There once was a Mermaid…”
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She gave a big jump
Landed hard, in a lump
I am putting it down to the pie…….
Enjoy your evening. It’s strictly results and catching up on The Capture for me
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She strapped on some gear,
but had no idea.
But knew she just wanted to try.
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
But they said, ‘With a tail
You’re more suited to sail’
So she decided to give THAT a try!
Xx
Love this one!
xoxo
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly,
With a flick and a swish,
She landed straight in a dish ,
and now she is Stargazy pie .
There once was a mermaid from Rye,
Dee drew on her wings and Barb said she’ll fly!
Take some down time our Barbara xx
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
So she got a black hat,
a friendly black cat
And a broomstick she is ready to try.
Enjoy “His Dark Materials” it will be my breakfast viewing.
Love and hugs,
Linda
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
Flying is decicedly harder than swimming.
But the mermaid was not for give in-ing.
So the maid of the sea, she soared high
There once was a Mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She puffed out her chest,
Wiggled her tail with zest
In the hope of making the sky!
It seems mermaids keep cropping up with me at the moment ….. no idea why but I keep hearing about them ! X
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She grew some wings
Used a strong pair of springs
And flew straight up to the sky!
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
The GP said ‘S. A. D
Is making you mad.
Get a cuppa and crafting. Bye, bye!’
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
With flying fish for wings
From her catapult she sings
Adios and a cheery goodbye
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
With flying fish for wings
From her catapult she sings
Adios and a cheery goodbye
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
Barb stamped on the wings
And a few other things
Hey Presto a flying fresh cut die!
This one’s cute!
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She gathered some birds, tied ropes to their wings
Now she’s rising way up in the sky
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She booked on PanAm
Without giving a damn
She’s now on her way to Shanghai. 🛩️
Hilarious answers. Good luck everyone.
Been Grooving n stamping all day so I’m totally shattered now but lots of next years cards are made which will take some pressure off.
Sleep well
🍒🍒🍒
Sorry can’t sleep until I’ve written down these 3 going round in my head.
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly
With a click and a splash
She had spent all her cash
On a 5 night short break in Dubai
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to flY
The leap from the water
Didn’t go as it oughta
So she landed on a beach quite nearby.
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to flY
Without any water
To sustain and support her
Sad to say that the end now draws nigh.
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She crafted some wings
Out of parchment and strings.
Didn’t work, but it was a good try
Looked up Chicken Jalfrezi and found a great recipe on a BBC site. Will have to try it soon.
These are all blimming brilliant! I have been chuckling away here, reading them all out to Dave. Well done well done! Xxx
Hello Barb, wow what fabulous Limericks, don’t think I can better any of them, but will give it a go!
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She perused all the options
Not sure which one to drop on
And finally gave up with a sigh
Well done everyone. Take care. Bx
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
Friends and family flocked,
But it all just flopped,
‘Cos you need wings AND a tail in the sky!!
Another, sorry,
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
So she hopped on a plane,
All the way to Spain,
Waving everyone “Goodbye”
Barb, you got the old brain cells gong there.
Had lots of fun trying, and then reading them all
Take care, Corinna
I can’t compete lol, very funny read this morning, have a good day all x
There was once a Mermaid from Rye
Who wanted to learn how to fly
She popped on the scales
And said “what a whale”
I really must cut out the fries.
There was once a Mermaid from Rye
Who wanted to learn how to fly
She popped on the scales
And said “what a whale”
I really must cut out the fries.
There was once a young Mermaid from Rye
Who wanted to learn how to fly…..
She made some fine wings out of Clarity things
But alas it was pie in the Sky.
Xx
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who wanted to learn how to fly
Words fom a fish
Youll end up as a dish
Tomorrows special ‘fish pie!’
Here’s my effort
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She sat on a strong spring
Shot up with a loud ‘ping’
And was launched high into the sky!
🙂
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly
She traded her tail
For wings and a veil
And now she can swim in the sky
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She asked a flying fish,
If he could help with her wish,
And now they are both sky high.
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She was warned by a fish
She’ll become the dish
Of a ‘Daily Special’ fish pie!
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
oh my i’m gona be in so much trouble
if i burst this bubble
but decided it was worth the try
My first effort appears to have flown away like our mermaid! Apologies if it appears twice!
There once was a mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly,
She traded her tail,
For wings and a veil
And now she swims in the sky
Very good 🙂
There once was a Mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
It was like a bad dream,
she started to scream,
Oh Bugger I’m too young to die
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly.
She sprang from the water
A Clarity Die and adhesive caught her!
Mermaid scrap and canvas captured forever.
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She landed on her head
So she took to her bed
Saying, ” I’m gonna get a black eye! ”
Patricia (grunes haar ) x
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly.
So, she swam to the top
Of a waterfall, then hop,
She flew like a bird in the sky!
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She tried drawing some wings with a pencil
Then she tried with a stencil
But instead cut them out with a die
Nowhere near as good as all those other attempts but thought I’d give it a go anyway. Lol
Hope you enjoyed His Dark Materials – I think it is fab. xxxxx
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She’d stamped and cleaned all day long
With Leonie and a Clarity song
Now to rest and give a big sigh…..my oh my!!
Rubbish!! I was going to do another verse but thought my limerick skills had gone far enough…what DID I learn in school?!!! xx Well done all those above,XX Will it be lucky 31??!!
theuva Barbara !!
Another from me, jotted down at 3.00am.
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She soared over Kent
with one clear intent
just to peep in Barb’s art room and spy.
There once was a mermaid from Rye,
who wanted to learn how to fly…
She got into a muddle and fell in a puddle…
and her tail nearly poked out her eye!
Like this one – tee hee!!!
There once was a Mermade from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
So she fluttered her finns
Which turned into wings
And now, see her fly in the sky
Thought of this while crafting this afternoon. It’s got two verses, hope it gives you a smile.
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
A fish scoffed ” What a notion.
You belong in the ocean.
Mermaids can’t fly in the sky! ”
Our mermaid was undaunted
Seaweed bikini she flaunted.
“You silly old sturgeon
I’ve booked seats with Virgin!”
And laughed as she waved them goodbye.
Patricia (grunes haar ) x
Brilliant lmao 😀
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
So she bought a blue kite
And tried with all of her might
But only managed to get 2 foot high!
These are all fab! xoxo
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
She tried with all her might
But she couldn’t take flight
So she said I will try again by and by
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
A seagull said it’s not easy you know
But give it a go
You won’t know till you try
Funny how these things run through your head when you are nodding off to sleep. I forgot all about them until I read today’s blog.
There once was a mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly,
Then she met a Merman
With a FAR better plan …
And the rest I’ll relate by and by ……
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly,
Then she mat a Merman
With a FAR better plan …..
And the rest I’ll relate by and by …..
There once was a mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
Her mer-friends all told her she’d die
But Faith insisted she try
Hitched to a sea plane by tie
There was only one way it could end, so why?
Now a mer-Angel with wings on high
She flies forever in the big blue sky
There once was a Mermaid from Rye,
Who decided she wanted to fly
She kicked off her flippers
Put on her big knickers
To cover her bum in the sky
There once was a Mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
Her mer-friends all told her she’d die
But Faith insisted she try
Hitched to a sea plane by tie
There was only one way it could end, so why?
Now a mer-Angel with wings on high
She flies forever free in the big blue sky
There once was a Mermaid from Rye
Who decided she wanted to fly
Her mer-friends all told her she die
But as her name of Faith does imply
She insisted she must try
Hitched to a sea plane by tie
She soared way up in the sky
There was only one way it could end, so why?
She’s now a mer-Angel, with wings, on high
Forever flying free in the big blue sky