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• Trams

  

  I was wondering how to approach the topic of Trams and at a bit of a loss (and I certainly wasn’t going to do Blackpool) when T pointed out that just down the... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trams - Puffer Train Tram

  

  I’m currently enjoying a birthday break in Dumfries Galloway, where so far, the snow has missed us out. The temperature is below freezing. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Injustice

  

  If the theme is injustice, then I have to write once more about Palestine, because there is possibly no greater injustice being perpetrated in the world right... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Injustice

  

  T and I and her dogs (Annie and Billy) popped into the café in Avenham Park the other day. There was an event on so it had reduced capacity. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brown Study

  

  We are going to a murder mystery evening in Blackpool shortly, and as a consequence I didn't travel down to London today to watch the team playing at Leyton... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Brown Study

  

  I was having a bit of difficulty on this topic of ‘Brown Study’. I’d tried being very involved in my own thoughts and not paying attention to anything, or... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brown Study - Daydreaming

  

  I hadn’t heard of ‘brown study’. When I looked it up and did a bit of online research, I quickly realised that I do it all the time. Deep in thought, away with... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Brown Study Of Brown

  

  A ‘Brown Study’ is a mood when one is involved in deep thought and not paying attention to anything else. I am very familiar with this, particularly when lost i... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• David Riley: a Retrospective

  

  I feel I am among the least qualified to introduce this retrospective piece on David Riley, as I barely knew him. He was Blackpool-born and I understand he was... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ghosting

  

  Who doesn't love a gerund? And we all loved Baxter. His working life was spent ghosting books for famous people who couldn't write to save theirs, who had the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ghosting

  

  If I knew last week that I couldn’t write this article but had already promised to write it then who could/would I have hired to Ghostwrite it for me? By... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poppies

  

  Flowers. It was William Blake who wrote:"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wayside Blossoms

  

  He’d said he would be back in the spring with the curlew. But it was June and there was still no sign of him. Before Jim left, he’d given Sara a gift, a book... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tulips

  

  The question I have to ask myself is whether I would sell my house for the bulb of a flower in the hope that in a few week’s time I could sell the bulb to buy... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flowers - Bloomin' Lovely

  

  The garden is looking sorry for itself. Chopped down for winter, the three intertwined buddleia are naked sticks protruding from the soil, shorter than the... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flaming Spontaneity

  

  Fair warning: I'm going gruesomely spontaneous this week, taking a look at a phenomenon that has long intrigued me, and maybe some of you as well, spontaneous... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' November Open Mic Night

  

  Why not join us for our November open mic night on Zoom? You're welcome to read or just listen to two hours of sparkling poetry. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spontaneity

  

  T and I were walking her dog (Billy) in the park today and I happened to mention that this week’s blog was to be on ‘Spontaneity’. She looked at me with a sligh... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spontaneity

  

  is not my strong point. I’m more Ms Stayput and keep cautious. I leave impulsiveness to those with the confidence to either know what they’re doing, or not... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Restaurants

  

  I have a few favourite restaurants. I like them variously for their ambience, their food and their location. I've been lucky enough to travel quite widely both... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION