Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Saturday Centus Week 29

Welcome to week twenty-nine of Saturday Centus. STOP! If you didn't read the end SC's from last week, please take a moment to do so. Just work backwards until you find out where you left off. I feel really bad that the people at the end don't get read. Thanks! Now on to regular SC biz...In case you've forgotten... This is a themed writing meme. You can use UP to 100 words to tell your story. The prompt does not count for your 100 words AND it must be left intact in the body of your story. No illustrations are permitted. Your story can be fact or fiction, just keep it PG, please! You have the entire week to link your work to the meme and you can link more than one story if you like. Please display link button or just a hyper-link back to Saturday Centus. Be careful to link your SC URL to the Linky and not just link to your main blog. I would suggest that since these are so short, if you can't think of a title just use your blog name as the title in the Linky. Try to visit each one because there are some amazing writers participating in this meme. Since the links are so short they are also a fun and quick read. Please e-mail me directly with ???'s or ask your question in a comment and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible. This weeks prompt, is: "Pardon me," said Tom T. Urkee..." Link anytime between now and next Saturday morning.

This is my Saturday Centus text:

"Well, we changed it. Being first generation in this country, my parents chose a name for me that they thought would be easier for others to understand and still say something about our roots," said the young dark-haired job applicant in perfect English.
"I see..." said the older man behind the desk reading the application form. ''I bet you get a lot of comments around Thanksgiving and Christmas."
"Pardon me," said Tom T. Urkee, "could you repeat the question?" Tom was born in Istambul and came with his parents to the US as an infant.

Word count according to WordCalc: 89

Best wishes,
Anna
P.S.
My sincere apologises to the people of Turkey.

First Commenter:
Kat of
Emptynester




Second Commenter:
Claudia of Claudia's Page




Third Commenter:
Judie of Rogue Artists



To visit other SC-texts for week 29 please go to this site:

I is for Inventor - Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday - I

Photo Copyright Christina Wigren

Here with the children, Erik and Elisabet, is a picture of Forse Gnista (born June 18th, 1932), artist, allround designer, interior architect/designer, industrial designer, inventor and one of the best friends we have. This photo was taken around the time of Elisabet's sixth birthday in May of this year (2010).

Photos Copyright Christina Wigren / Design Copyright Forsse Gnista

Why am I showing a photo of Forse Gnista? This is because I am linking to Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday, Round 2, and this week's letter is 'I'. My I-words are inventor, inventive, invention and invent. Forse Gnista is an amazing inventor.

Photos Copyright Christina Wigren / Design Copyright Forsse Gnista

One of Forse's many designs/inventions is a plastic stackable cup with a unique hook-like handle, which he designed by first carving it out of wood with a lathe!

Photos Copyright Christina Wigren / Design Copyright Forsse Gnista

This cup has been around since it first came on the market in the 1950s and is still sold and used today everywhere in Sweden.

Photos Copyright Christina Wigren / Design Copyright Forsse Gnista

It is an everyday item that most people use without giving it much thought. But it is truly a wonderful and elegant invention. (Other related I-words are innovation, innovative, ingenious and intuitive.)

Best wishes,
Anna

Just for a change, I am giving free extra links to the first three commenters:
Commenter # one:
JJ Botta of
The Disconnected Writer



Commenter # two:
Mary of
Home is Where the Boat is



Commenter # three:
JDaniel4's Mom


To visit other posts about words that begin with the letter 'I' please click here.

R is for Red, as in red bracelets - Mrs Denise Nesbitt's ABC-Wednesday, Round 7 - R

Photo & Design Copyright Christina Wigren

R is for RED, as in RED bracelets!
I'm linking up with Mrs. Denise Nedbitt's ABC-Wednesday, Round 7 - R
My R-word is of course RED, as in RED stretch-bracelets.

(Like it? Here's a link to the shop. Or click on image below:)

Photos & Design Copyright Christina Wigren

Photos & Design Copyright Christina Wigren

Here you can see a range of warm colours from yellow to red:

Photo & Design Copyright Christina Wigren

Best wishes,
Anna

First Commenter:

Nanka of
Quills

To visit other posts with R-words, please visit this site.