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• Abridged Too Far

  

  In the week when Boris the Mendacious has proposed a bridge across the Irish Sea linking Scotland to Ireland (this from the man who wasted millions when Mayor o... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bridge - From Shropshire to Dublin

  

  On a short visit to Dublin a few years ago, I was fascinated by the Ha’penny Bridge over the River Liffey. It is cute and pretty and looks like something from... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Key

  

  Earlier this week Tony Parkes and his daughter Natalie were interviewed by BBC Northwest/Radio Lancashire in the wake of the announcement that Tony has been... Read more

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

• Unlocking the Secrets

  

  There’s something about a key. It teases us. It’s powerful and it seems to know how much we need it. It unlocks some answers. And keeps others hidden. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life Before Spotify!

  

  Hey kids, guess what? In the long ago and faraway of the mid-20th century, when your mums and dads were barely twinkles in your grandparents' eyes, young... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tracks

  

  I wrote this poem for the Millennium celebrations held in Poulton le Fylde. Many of the Dead Good poets came along and read their poems to a huge crowd, The... Read more

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

• Tracks

  

  It has been said that the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway on September 15th 1830 was one of the most important developments in engineering since... Read more

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

• Tracks - We'd Better Make Tracks

  

  It is the moment I dislike the most. Our peaceful time in Scotland, staying in the quiet of a hidden-away lodge has reached an end. The car is packed for home. Read more

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

• Twitching

  

  The RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch week-end has rolled around again and as I prepare to stare into the depths of my small back garden for the allotted... Read more

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

• A Blues Blog...

  

  ...has to be primarily about music, doesn't it? You know, songs steeped in the pain of the human condition, wrenched from guitars and the suffering of the... Read more

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

• Blues - Don't Stop the Music

  

  In my life, music soothes everything. There’s a song for every occasion. Putting all the Christmas stuff away includes taking The Moody Blues ‘December’ album... Read more

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

• Optimism Rising!

  

  I'm not given to making New Year resolutions as you know, when each and every day is already an opportunity to be and do better than the ones before. Read more

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

• Optimism - 2020 Vision

  

  It was New Year’s Eve. We expected a quiet evening in, just the two of us, but the best things can happen on the spur of the moment, so on our daughter’s... Read more

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

• It's A Wonderful World

  

  Optimism: hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something Glass half full or glass half empty? I’m not entirely sure how full or empty m... Read more

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

• Immobilised

  

  Are we rolling? Yes indeed. Immobilised may be the given theme this week, but happily no lack of traction afflicts the Saturday Blog as it blazes fearlessly int... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Immobilised - Rooted to the Spot

  

  My husband was only a five minute drive away from home when something went ‘bang’, alerts flashed on the dashboard and the car slowly rolled to a halt. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Magical

  

  As we navigate what I recently dubbed "the ragged, weary end of another crazy year", I thought it best to keep this final Saturday blog of 2019 short, though... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Overheard

  

  I elected not to blog last Saturday in the wake of the Friday 13th general election result. In the immediate aftermath, words failed me; and then when they did... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Overhearing

  

  It’s all very well overhearing an interesting conversation or catching a remark from people passing in the street but I know from bitter experience that I will... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Altered State Of Flow

  

  When I chose the topic of Altered States I instantly thought of getting high. Then I realised I no longer carried the disposition or the connect saving me the... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION