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• Rocking Chair

  

  Call me a softy if you like, ‘The Woman in Black’ is the scariest film I’ve ever tried to watch. I’ve had a few attempts. One was at the cinema with my daughter. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pickles

  

  Welcome, gentle readers, to this triple-pickle-packed feast of Saturday bloggery. Yum, you say, and you are absolutely right. Dip in, no standing on... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pickles

  

  There were no pickles in our kitchen when I was growing up. Pickles were never on the menu. I’m not even sure if I knew what a pickle was until I was nearly... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Miscalculation

  

  The 22nd FIFA World Cup gets underway in Qatar tomorrow, with more of a whimper than a bang. It was a poor decision to hold it there in the first place, a hot,... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Miscalculation - Don't Trust Me With Quantities

  

  It is a long time since we had a new bathroom installed. Years have passed and it’s ready for doing again but we keep putting it off with all the ‘are we moving... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lightbulb

  

  The obvious approach would have been to write about some lightbulb moment ("thinks....."), so you just know I'm not going to do that, don't you. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• (Here Be) Monsters

  

  It'll be Mexico I'm hauling you all off to for my monsters blog. Can you handle it? The inspiration came from the week-end past when we were down in London and... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' November Open Mic Night

  

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

  Posted on 03 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Monsters

  

  In this bi-centenary year of the great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, (1792-1822), let’s kick off this subject with that most famous of monsters; that... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Monsters - Hallowe'en

  

  They arrived in small groups or just pairs. We heard the giggles and the shuffling before the knock on the door sent us hurrying into the hall. We were ready. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Monsters

  

  I know that the theme is Monsters but I’m going to look at one monster i.e. The Loch Ness one on the basis that there have been many different shapes and sizes... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Insomnia

  

  Of course I'm writing this insomnia blog in the middle of the night. Why wouldn't I? Finding myself awake at 3 a.m. when all is dark and still, except for the... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Insomnia - Goodnight

  

  According to my husband who is the only person to know this, I am fast asleep as soon as I’ve wished him goodnight. If only I could stay that way until morning. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bruise

  

  Only the living bruise. And who hasn't taken a knock or two from life? My observation is that the riper one gets, the bruisier too, if due care is not taken.... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are Songs Poetry?

  

  That simple question had me reaching for my Big Book Of Greek Lyric Poetry. By the way, it's not actually called that and it's not actually that big either,... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' October Open Mic Night

  

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

  Posted on 06 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are Songs Poetry?

  

  A Blogpost in Twenty Bob Dylan Albums: 1) Whether Bob Dylan is a poet or not we can argue until the trains come home and still be none the wiser. My question... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are Songs Poetry? - Yes

  

  Are songs poetry? That’s a broad question and something that my late friend and poet Christo Heyworth had an ongoing gentle debate with. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Battling Magpies

  

  Magpies divide opinion. It's almost black and white. I don't like them. Not at all. They may be handsome in their pied (particoloured) plumage, they may be... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Magpies

  

  When I first started thinking about writing this blog on Magpies I realised that I had no idea where the name came from. My first thought was that it couldn’t b... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2022 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION