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• Amber

  

  Not so long ago a friend told me a story about when she was on a school trip to Russia back when it was part of the Soviet Union. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Amber

  

  Here it goes! I don’t know if it is a blog or a poem or a love child of both...Amber comes from the Baltic coast. So do I.The ancient legend tells:The pine tree... Read more

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

• Star Catalogues

  

  We finally got to see Wes Anderson's new movie 'Asteroid City ' on Monday night, as weird and wonderful a cinematic experience as might have been hoped for. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Catalogues To Blackout Poetry

  

  Once upon a time long before e-commerce there was the department store catalogue. It was a Hermione’s handbag in book form. It had anything you could ever... Read more

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

• Catalogues With Glossy Pages

  

  As an eleven and twelve year old, there was something exciting about the arrival of the latest home-shopping catalogue. It took both hands to lift it on to the... Read more

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

• Call Of The Wild

  

  Saturday's Blog visits Tanzania for the second week in a row, you lucky people... must be the call of the wild. đŸ˜‰The Republic of... Read more

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

• Call of the Wild - Not for Me.

  

  Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against 'the great outdoors. I often enjoy a birdwatching walk in my local park, seeking out woodpeckers, nuthatches,... Read more

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

• Court

  

  We're approximately halfway through Wimbledon fortnight, so given the week's theme is court , I thought I'd lob you another tennis-related blog. Are we all... Read more

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

• The Tudor Court

  

  People of high social standing were expected to attend court and participate as courtiers. Maintaining a position at court was an expensive business, but the... Read more

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

• Court - Anyone for Tennis?

  

  Lush, green grass, white chalk perfectly defining boundaries and I am already spellbound by the untouched Centre Court as Wimbledon 2023 is about to commence. Read more

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

• Feathers

  

  Our favourite place for a nature walk in Blackpool is the town's award-winning* Stanley Park, over 300 acres of deciduous woodland with paths, a large lake,... Read more

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

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' July Open Mic Night

  

  This, coming soon...our monthly online event: 20 x 5 minute slots. No set theme. Email as below...Steve :-) Email ThisBlogThis! Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Feathers

  

  In October 1996, Michael Benton was in New York City attending the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the American Museum of Natural... Read more

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

• Feathers - Hair Cut

  

  I did a stupid thing in 1971. Yes, another one. That year was full of it from start to finish and I’m still embarrassed by some of the incidents. This is one... Read more

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

• Fine Feathers and Mr Lear

  

  Many would agree that Edward Lear (1812-1888) is best known for his delightful poem The Owl and the Pussycat. What many do not know is that he was an... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Waking Up In Paradise

  

  Take it from me. Waking up in paradise is not all it's cracked up to be, especially after a night like the one I'd just experienced on Saturday 31st August 1974! Read more

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

• Waking Up - Looking Out

  

  It was the mid-1960s and we, that is, my parents, toddler sister and I had arrived. From pubs in Manchester, Lancaster, brief stay in Marton then Padfield, at... Read more

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

• Triangulating Rhubarb

  

  From Mongolia originally, fancy that, all the way to darkest Yorkshire's rhubarb triangle (more of which very soon). Know that I am not trying to make fools of... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Rhubarb Room

  

  Did you know...Rhubarb growingRhubarb was used in traditional Chinese medicine.In the late 1700s it saved the lives of Canadian fur traders.It prevented scurvy. Read more

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

• Tenson

  

  Esoteric, I know. Meaning both a Provençal lyric poem, taking the form of a debate or dialogue, and the event at which troubadours would declaim... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION