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A Dead Good Blog
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A group of poets from Blackpool, Lancashire, discussing poetry, inspiration and writing in general.
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The Deep Purple Falls.....
Unlike most bloggers this week I am not fond of the colour purple . I have never been fond of that range ...from mauve to purple. Read more
Posted on 16 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Colour Purple - Worn with Pride.
The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word purpul which derives from Latin purpura, in turn from the Greek πορφύρα... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Always The Colour Purple
I can’t think why,* but I was asked whether I wanted to come back as a guest blogger this week..... I’ve always loved the colour purple. I think it might be... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Colour Purple - Red Hat?
“When I’m an old woman I shall wear purple…” My friend and I said this in unison then giggled like girls. We were in the back of our friend’s car, picking up... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Of Cars And Men...
I could almost be singing in paraphrase of Steinbeck or Virgil - but I'll leave the somewhat bombastic literary allusion just hanging there and get on with the... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Cars - Driving Is Fun
My father loved his cars and nursed his Jaguars like they were babies. He polished them inside and out and tweaked engines until they sounded perfect to him. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Mountains Of Morocco
There is a saying that faith can move mountains. For faith, read belief and fortitude. Yesterday Karl Oyston was finally stood down as chairman of Blackpool FC... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Mountains...Hurrah !
Well , you will all know by now that I love walking in the mountains. In fact this year finds me having trekked in the hills for 60 years! Read more
Posted on 02 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Encountering Mountains
In 1969, with my dancing partner David, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as one of six under twelve couples to represent Great Britain at a series of... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Mountains - Come Out, Let Me See Ya!
Geography and Geology were never my strong points and I didn’t carry the subjects any further than 3rd Year high school, so forgive my ignorance in only just... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tails Up!
By a clever contrivance, feathers is the blog theme in this week of the annual RSPB nationwide bird census, held traditionally at the end of January. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
La Plume De Ma Tante
The title is just about the sum total of my knowledge of French! Rather a useless phrase I think. However it refers to the 'quill ' of my aunt...an early use fo... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Feathers
I love wild birds and as usual at this time of year I am feeding them, getting them used to coming into the garden in anticipation of the RSPB's Big Garden... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Feathers - Superstitious? Me?
I knew that the small, white feather on the bedroom floor had escaped from the duvet as I made the bed, but for a fleeting moment I was happy to think it was a... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Windfarming For Dummies
I've deliberately chosen an ambiguous and provocative title for this Saturday's blog on the topic of wind farms. Poets are allowed - perhaps even expected - to... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Windfarms
'Dong' is set to build super wind turbines off the coast between Heysham and Barrow and what an interesting and informative leaflet they produced, providing... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Wind Farms - Illness and Holidays
There’s nothing like some morning sunshine and a glimpse of blue sky to raise my spirits and wake up some dormant energy. At least, enough energy to leave the... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Little White Lies
It's been a lean old time for the Dead Good blog. No one has posted on the theme of Little White Lies all week. They've had perfectly good reasons for not... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Resolve
For the first Saturday Blog of 2018, the theme is resolve - how predictable is that? New Year resolutions? I haven't made any. Read more
Posted on 06 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Resolve - New Horizons
Happy New Year to one and all, let’s see what unfolds in 2018. When I was younger, much younger and naïve, I looked upon New Year as a new start with... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION