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• The Sweets on Grandma's Sideboard

  

  Sideboard - it’s a funny old word, isn’t it? Hardly used these days. Apparently, the definition of a sideboard is 'a flat-topped piece of furniture with... Read more

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

• Sideboards - Thanks for the Memory

  

  I wonder what happened to all the sideboards, those massive pieces of highly polished furniture that half-filled most dining rooms. Someone is going to tell me... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ghazal

  

  Once in a poetic while, the Dead Good Blog feels duty-bound to pay attention to a specific verse form, pantoum, tanka and villanelle being among recent examples. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Growing Pain

  

  Apparently I am a "woke leftie, spouting a redundant Marxist narrative" - an accusation laid at my door recently by someone who not only believes both 'woke' an... Read more

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

• Growing Pains

  

  I’m 21, so I’m an adult, but a young adult. I’m not one of those youngsters who think they know everything. I am aware I have a lot to learn! Adulting is hard. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Growing Pains

  

  Plant a seed. Nurture it. It will grow. How I came to write as a guest writer on this poets’ blog is somewhat miraculous and frankly a result of a lifetime of... Read more

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

• Growing Pains - Back to School

  

  Fear gripped me. Mid-dream and half asleep, I slipped out of bed in response to the screaming child in the next room. I tried to hurry, but my heart was poundin... Read more

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

• Rhapsode

  

  In classical Greek, a ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidos) meant one who "sews songs together", from the verb rhaptei (to sew) and... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2020 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 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