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• Saddest Thing

  

  would be a challenging topic to blog about at the best of times, let alone slap in the middle of our protracted Coronavirus lockdown. Nevertheless, I'll have a... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Saddest Thing

  

  When the theme for this blog was decided many weeks ago there was no way any of us could have imagined the weird times we’re currently experiencing, and... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rock & Roll Up!

  

  I must concede it does feel a bit strange to be writing about fairgrounds during a time of universal lockdown, almost a case of conjuring up a fond remembered... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fairground Attraction

  

  My favourite band of all time featuring the remarkable Eddie Reader and I had the great fortune to see her live in Lancaster a couple of years ago. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fairground - All the Fun of the Fair

  

  ‘Grease’ was on TV again the other day. I caught the end of it when I switched on for something else and enjoyed singing and dancing with the end-of-school... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dance This Silence Down Through The Morning

  

  I hosted an Easter Music Lyrics Quiz on Facebook last week-end and the title of today's blog was one of several clues that the hive mind failed to solve, to my... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Silence

  

  comes naturally to me. Suffering from hearing problems since birth, silence is a life-long companion. After my hearing was first fixed in late adolescence the... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Silence

  

  These are the strangest of times, aren't they. As a nation we have been shocked on many occasions by acts of violence and terrorism on our streets but he... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Silence - The Snort

  

  I’m responsible for one of those family stories that might get passed down in history, creating mirth amongst future generations. Or, the whole thing might... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Room With A Deja Vu

  

  I'll make this Saturday Blog very brief as I've got an incredibly busy schedule. There's just so much I need to make progress with today. Only joking! As... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deja Vu.... Or Maybe Not

  

  Deja Vu. Now if my A level French serves me right the literal meaning is 'seen before' or 'already seen.' Personally, I've had quite a few incidents of this in... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deja Vu - Old School

  

  We watched the film, ‘To Sir, With Love’ the other night. I recorded it from one of the classic movie channels a few weeks ago. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tissue

  

  Golly heck! (Other random couplings of double expletives are available, by the way.) Tissue as a blog topic has a suggestion of unfortunate timing about it,... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Space Between

  

  It's been another quiet week in the jewel of the north, splendidly sunny for sure, but eerily deserted for the most part. This is social distancing in... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Social Distancing

  

  Just a walk in the park After five great years together We are separated now, Torn apart by invisible force, You in your castle, I in mine. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Social Distancing - Stay Away

  I'm away from home, in my 'happy place' and I can't imagine a better place to be isolated. We travelled before the current restrictions and hope we can get... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Black As Night

  

  Aha! Not, as might have been expected from the title, a blog about our current somewhat gloomy Covid predicament, or the darkest hour being just before the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Coal - Fossil Fuel

  

  There is something soothing about a coal fire. It isn’t just the warmth, it’s the welcoming glow and the hypnotising darting flames. I remember a few of us goin... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seashore

  

  These are strange days indeed. I was planning to serve you up a sandy Saturday Blog - and will endeavour to do so still - but the progress of Coronavirus... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seashore

  

  Virtually every day I go for a stroll alongside the River Ribble or the shore around some part of the Fylde and inevitably gaze at the water or more likely the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION