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• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' April Open Mic Night

  

  This, today...our monthly online event: 20 x 5 minute slots...Steve ;-) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Slots

  

  Write about slots they said, (never mind who 'they ' are for now), and so here I am April Foolishly tapping away on my laptop in the jewel of the north, filing... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Slots And Slots Of Fun

  

  When I was little every family outing was exciting. Trips out didn’t happen very often so it was always a great adventure. Holidays were even rarer, but there i... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Slots

  

  I didn’t think there would be many meanings or origins for slots but I was surprised. Here are a few:a) The oldest is from the 14th century means a bolt or bar... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Quartet

  

  One...two...three...four... and welcome to your Saturday Blogger's jazzed up, bopping, finger-popping homage to the musical quartet (in uncompromising 9/8 time). Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Quartet - The Brontes

  

  The story of Jane Eyre was my first introduction to the Bronte family. Charlotte’s famous novel has been serialised on television many times, and I think this... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Have To Choose Just One?

  

  From hundreds of much-loved works by a score or more of artists I most admire, I have to choose just one? Okay then: 'Woman Reclining On A Sofa ' by Suzanne... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• In 1956 Mrs Reidy Wanted To Become A Hairdresser

  

  To choose a favourite painting has been a bit of a challenge. I’ve always been creative and appreciated art but I’m afraid I’m more of a "I know what I like"... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Favourite Painting

  

  I have always been interested in the arts - especially theatre and dance. I dedicated over twenty years into moving my own body to music. When working in London... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Favourite Painting

  

  A few weeks ago, I was walking around Manchester Art Gallery and I began thinking do I have a favourite painting or artwork? There are a number of paintings I... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Favourite Painting - Matilda's Trees

  

  Trying to choose a favourite painting, like a favourite book or piece of music is so hard it is almost impossible. I like the work of lots of artists. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shape Shifters

  

  Our myths and legends are filled with tales of shape-shifting, fantastical creatures, from vampires who change into bats and hunan beings who morph into... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Matisse As Shape Shifter

  

  Henri Matisse (1869 -1954) was a French multi-disciplinary artist. He was a painter, sculptor and printmaker. In later years he drew with scissors. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gutta Percha

  

  What a strange pair of words. Gutta Percha - often hyphenated, sometimes not. Together, they constitute perhaps the most niche/obscure theme in the history of... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' March Open Mic Night

  

  This, today...S ;-) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gutta-Percha

  

  is one of those words that I know but don’t know. Is it something to do with cricket, fishing, India or food? So it’s off to Google and much to my surprise it i... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gutta-percha - Fill Your Roots

  

  Gutta-percha is a natural latex material obtained from Palaquium trees native to South East Asia. The sap is collected from trees which have been felled and lef... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Branches

  

  Britain's railways had only been nationalised for some three years (this in 1948, under Labour's post WWII government) when the Conservatives got back into powe... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Branches - My Tree

  

  We are like trees, doing our best to stand firm yet entwining our roots with others to make us stronger, though sometimes it can pull us down. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soap

  

  In the beginning (or at least very soon after it), all was dirt, sweat and ponginess. Yeugh! Fast-forward through aeons of infrequent and ineffective bathing an... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION