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• Willow Bark to Wonder Drug

  

  The story of the discovery of aspirin stretches back more than 3500 years to when bark from the willow tree was used as a pain reliever and antipyretic. Read more

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

• Bark - One Special Dog

  

  The decision was made. We didn’t see it as giving in, relenting to pressure. It was more like the time was right. Lots had been going on in the family and as... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hats

  

  I find myself apologising in advance for having almost next to nothing interesting to say about hats! I used to wear the obligatory school cap (purple and black... Read more

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

• Lancashire Hat Collections

  

  I have discovered hats coming out of the woodwork in Lancashire, from personal collections to those under close observational care in museums. Read more

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

• Melancholy

  

  Are you sad? Is it in your nature perhaps? Maybe you have a melancholy personality. It was those Ancient Greeks (Alcmaeon and Hippocrates in particular) who... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Melancholy

  

  He said I was ‘snippy’. I was taken aback, but he was right, of course. He knows me better than I know myself. I thought about it. I was feeling down in the... Read more

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

• Giants

  

  I'm standing on no one's shoulders* this week. That's because giants has not proved a popular theme with the Dead Good blogging collective! Although I didn't... Read more

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

• Biscuits

  

  Mmmmm..... recipe poetry ! You'll find 'Biscuits...' plated for you later on - specially selected to complement Terry's 'Tea' blog of a couple of days ago. Did... Read more

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

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' May Open Mic Night

  

  This, coming soon...our monthly online event: 20 x 5 minute slots. Email as below.May the Fourth - be with us poeticals. No theme. S ;-) Email ThisBlogThis! Read more

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

• Tea Recipes

  

  I know nothing about recipes. Absolutely nothing. I just looked at a few and they could all be written in a foreign language as far as I’m concerned. Read more

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

• Recipe Poetry - If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake

  

  For the past week, I’ve had Blue Mink’s ‘Melting Pot’ going round in my head. It was a good song back in the day, carrying a message in a poetic recipe form. Read more

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

• Myth & Symbol

  

  I am bang on topic this week gentle reader, doubly so with the figure of the Green Man as myth and symbol on Earth Day 2023 and with controversy raging over... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Myths and Symbols: A Japanese Incense Burner

  

  The Japanese Incense Burner at Manchester Museum is filled with intricate symbolism and myth. I first encountered this impressive, finely crafted object early i... Read more

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

• Struggle

  

  How many ounces in the world? A strange question, I know, and you'll struggle to answer accurately, even when I throw out a couple of clues: 1) It's not a big... Read more

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

• Struggle

  

  Epimetheus and Pandora“The name Epimetheus comes from the Greek god (or titan) Epimetheus (or hindsight) who was the brother of Prometheus (foresight). Together... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2023 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Heels

  

  The first thought that sprang to mind when I saw this week's theme of heels was Achilles, Greek hero of the Trojan war. Legend has it that his mother, the... Read more

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

• 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