Ashleylister

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• Renewable Energy.

  

  I'm an advocate for renewable energy...not in a large way you understand, just purely a personal view. When we had our large house in Buckie we heated it with... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Empty Vessel

  

  I didn't nominate it, but I thought this was a theme rich in promise. Unfortunately, it seems I'm blogging alone this week. Ah well. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's Not Orange...

  

  ...it's Tangerine.* That has been the predominant colour in the jewel of the north on this glorious 9th March, dubbed 'Homecoming Saturday' for thousands of... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• All Colours, Especially Purple

  

  My View as I Write this Post When I volunteered to do some more guest writing for the DGP and received the list of topics, the first title that came up was... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Colour...is It All the Same ?

  

  I've always been interested in colour from a young age. Colour as applied to dress and fashion. For my last year's college specialisation I chose to do loom... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Colours - The Future's Bright

  

  The future is looking bright, tangerine and white. I’m looking forward to Saturday’s football match. I’m looking forward to a fantastic cheerful atmosphere... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tit Fr Tat

  

  I like hats. I only wish I had a smaller head! You see they always seem too large for me, so I have to steam them or add a band inside so they fit. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hats - Not For Me, Thanks

  

  My mother had a pill-box hat made of tiny pale blue feathers sweeping round the circular shape. She wore it for my aunt and uncle’s wedding. She didn’t like hat... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh, What A Night

  

  is the sub-title of a famous 1976 disco hit for the Four Seasons - full title 'December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)', about a young man's first love-affair. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Night That Was! 1968...

  

  Now I have a poem that I wrote, possibly, in 1968, after attending a competition to choose a top pop group. This event took place over 3 or 4 Saturday evenings... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh, What A Night - The Best Times

  

  Oh, what a night, what a theme! I've many to choose from, here's a few. The first thing to spring to mind is all the Moody Blues concerts I’ve been to. I tried... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Came Forth Sweetness

  

  I'm going to start this blog with a digression. I never thought of myself as a cruel child, but I wince slightly now in recounting the following tale from my... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sugar....friend Or Foe ?

  

  I apologise for the lateness of my contribution. You see a close friend of mine has suffered from toothache for a couple of days and last night was, for her, th... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sugar - A Little Stick of Blackpool Rock

  

  Somewhere, hidden in the maze of back alleys and side streets of South Shore, there once stood the rock factory. It was only a two minute jog away from our... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Candles

  

  I always believed that 'burning the candle at both ends' originated as a figurative expression of overwork, dating from a pre-electric age; i.e. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Corpse Routes and Corpse Candles

  

  This summer I plan to walk the Old Corpse Road from Mardale (Haweswater) to Swindale and onto Shap Abbey. With this in mind I was interested to read an article... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Candles - Remembrance

  

  Strolling around Dublin’s Temple Bar district with friends, I found myself thinking of my late Uncle Bill, a lovely Irishman and one of the pub landlords in my... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Life Below Zero...

  

  We moved to Scotland from London in 1955, it was February, the house was cold with ice on the inside of the windows. So that was my introduction to freezing... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life Below Zero - Baby It's Cold Outsdie.

  

  It is very cold at the moment and on mornings like this when I have to de-ice my car, my thoughts turn to those unfortunate people who are sleeping out on the... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flutter! Flutter!

  

  Oh yes, everyone loves a bullfinch... everyone who has seen one, that is! Who could resist its rotund charm, velvety black cap, bright beady eye, flaming... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION