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• Rhapsody

  

  If I am ever famous enough to be invited onto Desert Island Discs, two of my choices would be rhapsodies. The first is the Hungarian Rhapsody No2 by Franz Liszt... Read more

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

• Test Blog - New Blogger

  

  Testing 1-2-3-4Picture here:Added a CaptionLoads of meaningless text...Sign off. Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Class

  

  This word has a few uses. We talk about...a class act...a classy outfit...having class...first class to third class... in a class of its own...and then the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Class in India

  

  My Dad spent five years in India during WW2 and often spoke to me about the 'caste' system in the sub-continent. He told me about 'the untouchables' - those... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Class - Upstairs Or Downstairs?

  

  I’ve spent the last month or so re-reading my collection of ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ books. These slim paper-backs tell the story of the popular TV series about... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let The Die Be Cast

  

  The fateful phrase "the die has been cast" (alea icta est in Latin) is attributed to Julius Caesar as he prepared to cross the Rubicon and advance into Italy... Read more

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

• Roll Of The Dice

  

  I am not sure what inspired me to choose this weeks’ theme, on which to write a blog post. Being someone who never gambles for money, (out of conviction rather... Read more

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

• Roll The Dice

  

  In a world of Instagram glamour, irresistible influencers and adverts that will make your eyes hurt, sometimes you wonder if you’re doing life wrong. When reall... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Roll of the Dice - Take a Chance

  

  I was completely out of my comfort zone in the casino. I’ve got an almost zero gambling ethic – I do the lottery, that’s all – and the clientele around the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vibrissae

  

  Welcome to Saturday's most whiskery blog. My word of the week is vibrissae , definition: the stiff, coarse hairs near the mouths of most mammals (and carnivorou... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sound Waves

  

  , which are really vibrations in the air around us, are collected by the pinna on each side of our head and are funnelled into the ear canals. These sound... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Enslavement And Emancipation

  

  Question the past, interrogate the narrative, but be mindful of the frame of reference and try to avoid becoming enslaved to an ideology. Easier said than... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Slave to the Rhythm

  

  Anecdotal evidence from various family members informs me that I was a dancer before I could walk. My Dad loved the old Hollywood movies and I would sit... Read more

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

• Enslavement - History

  

  When I was young and starting out in my working life, I was amused by a cartoon poster on the staff room wall depicting a group of disgruntled workers, with... Read more

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

• Re Collections

  

  I've reached a difficult decision this week - not to go to Greece this summer on holiday (the first miss in years). It's been a tough call, because the... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Collections

  

  Over the years I've collected a variety of things. as a teenager I collected seashells from my travel around the coast of Scotland. these were labelled and... Read more

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

• Collections

  

  'Don’t tell my wife’, was a phrase I would regularly hear when I ran my antiquarian and second-hand bookshop in Ambleside, Cumbria, as a man bought another... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Collections

  

  In 1969 I went to work in a cafe in Devon for the summer season, with my best friend. Opposite the cafe was a sweet shop, which wasn’t a good thing for two teen... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Collections Connecting

  

  Collection A group of things or people. A group of accumulated items of a particular kind. A book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs etc.... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Egyptian Flour

  

  We thought it was scary enough back in March when panic buying over fears of Coronavirus lockdown saw every bag of every type of flour disappear within days fro... Read more

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