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• The Doorstep Challenge

  

  They can be seen sleeping rough on the doorsteps of thousands of buildings across the country any night of the week, an indictment of our society. How many... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cat On The Doorstep

  

  Well, once again I am going to feature the cat that visited me for four years. It was a surprise, for I had only recently buried my well-loved cat in the garden. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Coming In, Going Out, Kept There

  

  Definitely 'Kept There'Yes, women and housemaids did go down on their knees to scrub the doorstep; streets were dirtier in the old days, boots were stamped on... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• On The Doorstep

  

  Every morning I go out for a walk to freshen myself up for the day. It could be along the river path or by the allotments or over the old bridge. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• On the Doorstep - Stretford 1958

  

  Stretford, 1958, me, my mum, my nanna and my great grandmother, Nanna Polly grouped together for a family photograph on the doorstep of Nanna Polly’s house. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• O.n.c.e.

  

  Despite the arrival of meteorological Spring, inspiration and enthusiasm are running a bit low this week-end, probably a sign that it's been a long old... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Once In A Blue Moon

  

  What does once mean? For the characters in the children’s book Once in a Blue Moon, who were all gargoyles from a university college, apart from Doctor... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mini Eggs

  

  There have been some tremendous blogs this past week about tiny toy animals, dolls' houses, miniature vehicles, books and pictures, as well as theories seeking... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's a Small World

  

  This week's theme is 'miniatures'. Obviously young children are enthralled by small figures, animals, vehicles etc that they can hold in their hands, move... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Miniatures

  

  The human race has always hankered after extremes. In the same way that it has tried to climb the highest mountain, explore the profoundest depths of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Magic of Miniature

  

  I’m not quite sure where or when my fascination with all things miniature began. I wonder whether it was the love of my grandma’s button tin, lining up the... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Miniature - Small and Perfectly Formed

  

  I’ve been fascinated by my friend’s collection of dolls houses since I first saw them a few years ago. They take up the longest wall in one of her upstairs... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Small Worlds

  

  My first recollection of anything miniature was a farm I was given for Christmas in 1967. I still have it. Everything that ‘lives’ on this farm is really small... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reverses

  

  A few weeks ago I tortured my brain (and yours too, probably) with a blog and poems based on the palindrome. This week it's reverses - not nearly so... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Plastic Arts & Surface Tensions

  

  I've read with interest my fellow bloggers' verdicts on cosmetic surgery and I'm aligned with the consensus. I think the plastic surgeon's art is invaluable in... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Accept The Inevitable, Duck

  

  Expensive vanity or a benefit to the nation? Staying seventeen into your seventies, a bikini figure with a sixty inch bust in your mid-eighties? A wrinkle free... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cosmetic Surgery

  

  I was going to approach this article on cosmetic surgery by looking at the history, the current practices, future trends and the costs of these procedures. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Life Story - It's Looking at You

  

  I’m not particularly keen on looking in the mirror these days. At the age of 68 11/12 the reflection is not what it was 50 years ago, or even, it seems, 50... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cosmetic Surgery - Nipped and Tucked

  

  I’m glad to be happy in my own skin. I’m fine with my appearance, it’s what you’d expect for a woman of my age carrying the experiences of my life. The lines... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Confessions

  

  There's a lot about bad doings in the woods this week and their follow-on. Could the work quoted below, for instance, be considered one of the earliest... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2021 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION