Ashleylister

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2157 )

• Jelly Babies

  

  Hands up anyone who can eat just one Malteser, one chocolate button or more to the point of this blog – one Jelly Baby. If you have raised that hand then I... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Babies - Polly Garter & Jelly Babies

  

  “Me, Polly Garter, under the washing line, giving the breast in the garden to my bonny new baby. Nothing grows in our garden, only washing. And babies. And... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Baby Animals: Language and Identification

  

  The English language is peculiar when it comes to identifying baby animals. I have found this both fascinating and confusing. Take for example the word ‘pup’.... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Take The A Train

  

  There's already been a fine blog about the famous Duke Ellington classic 'Take the A Train' this week, so I'm not going very far down that line, except to say m... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' September Open Mic Night

  

  Coming up on 5th September and one not to be missed, illuminati...Steve :-) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Take the A Train

  

  I’ve just had an operation on my left hand so I’m having to type this with just my right so it’s taking much longer to write and will probably be a shorter... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reputation

  

  I feel for creative people who shun the limelight, who try and keep their private lives that way, who don't court fame but prefer to let their works speak for... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reputation

  

  I’m not really qualified to comment on the Taylor Swift album ‘reputation’ which is the main result of searching google for the subject. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Navigation

  

  These are proving tricky times to navigate through, for many of us as individuals, for us collectively as a nation. Events of the past few weeks have been... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Navigation

  

  is according to the National Geographic the art and science of determining the position of a ship or plane or other vehicle and guiding it to a specific place. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Navigation Canals

  

  I had no idea that originally our canals back in the late 18th century were called Navigation Canals and the men who worked on them were called Navigators and... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Navigation - Sat-nav Or Map?

  

  “Navigation? Simple. There’s an app for that.”I have my own ‘app’ in the form of an enlarged, easy to read road atlas. It is far better than the rude... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' August Open Mic Night

  

  Zooming up this week, poeticals...I hope you can join us, to read or just to listen in. Email: [email protected] to register for the link and passcode... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Image

  

  I have been in several minds how to pitch today's blog about 'image'. It's been a harrowing week, what with a horrific murder spree in nearby Southport and... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Image

  

  Have a look at the image above of the Boulevard du Temple taken by Louis Daguerre in 1839. It is believed to be the first photograph showing a living person... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Image

  

  : a visual representation of something.Contemplating this word and its definition started another mind boggling experience down the cyberspace rabbit hole... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bells

  

  With the exception of those worn by cows and those found on ships, just about every conceivable sort of bell seems to have been written about this week. Do you... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hell's Bells

  

  Being retired, I no longer have any pressing need to ever set an alarm to wake me from reluctant sleep - except on a Sunday, when I rise at (to me) the unearthl... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Church Bells

  

  It’s early evening, the windows are open and from across the river the sounds of church bells are drifting into my room as I start this blog. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bells - Last Orders

  

  The first bells of any significance to me must be the ones used by my father and grandfather to call ‘last orders’ and ‘time, gentlemen, please’ in their pubs. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION