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• Loneliness Limited

  

  Is anyone here a fan of the writings of the American author Kurt Vonnegut? He was quite fashionable in the 1960s and early 1970s but I think his cachet is not... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Loneliness

  

  You must excuse the lateness of my contribution today, for you see I've spent all day with a friend and I have been her friend. Having a friend, a pal, a buddy... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Loneliness - A Very British Affliction

  

  Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are lonely and cut off from society in this country, especially those over the age of 75. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Loneliness

  

  Most of us are a mixture of extrovert and introvert and I’m no exception. I love getting out and meeting people, chatting and laughing, but, equally, I... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Loneliness

  

  I couldn’t figure out what my late aunt really meant when, in her later years, she warned me that loneliness was a terrible thing. She had been a lively young... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Word! Feghoots!

  

  "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain." Well, it's certainly doing so with a vengeance at the moment. Hold that original idea (the Elocutioner's Song fro... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Feghoot by Any Other Name ...

  

  I have to admit that when I read that this week's blog theme is Feghoots, I had no idea what it meant. Naturally I did some research and to my amazement, I... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Feghoots - A Pink Elephant and a Water Bottle

  

  This is not my own work, though I wish it was. I consider it to be well thought out and clever, and when I first heard it, some years ago, I couldn't stop... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Fine Pear

  

  It falls to the Saturday Blogger to round out a week of fruit-themed posts and I'm feeling particularly autumnal tonight, so figured I would 'big up' the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Oranges, One Apple, Some Peaches and Half a Melon

  

  I love fruit, I always have done, but I did wonder how I could actually stretch my love of fruit to fill a full blog post. Then I realised I had at least four... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I'm Kinder After Fruit

  

  The below will be split into three sections, you are most welcome to read just one or perhaps none. Musings If carrots make you see in the dark, does the kiwi... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hexagons: As Close As Science Gets To Magic

  

  Hey, it's hexagons this week! Be prepared to thrill... Are you still with me? What a fun topic for a Saturday night - but don't worry, I'm not going to try and... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hexagons - A Bee Story

  

  Bees are fascinating creatures. They pollinate plants to make them fertile. They produce wax. They turn pollen into honey. Yummy. Bees are beautiful. Bees are... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hexagons - The Patchwork Quilt

  

  I loved needlework lessons at school. It was something I excelled in and the highlight of my week. All through secondary school I was joint top of the class wit... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• That Greek Cottage!

  

  This is the story of the cottage that got away! It was the late summer of 1974, the year ABBA won Eurovision, Nixon resigned as US President, Harold Wilson's... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cottages

  

  Can you picture the scene? The cottage nestles below a mountain. Honeysuckle climbs the front wall and the name of the cottage mirrors the flower. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cottage - I Belong in a Crofter's Cottage

  

  Isle of Barra There’s something very appealing about escaping to a crofter’s cottage in the north of Scotland. It is good for me to break away from the rat... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tribalism

  

  I hadn't planned to write a blog today, as I'm still in holiday mode, only recently returned from beautiful Rhodes. However, here we go, a short rant on the... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tribalism - Let's Be Individual

  

  I’ve mentioned before about my childhood fear of the Nigerian tribal mask that used to hang on my father’s office wall. This gift from his brother who spent man... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shell Cases

  

  September sweeps in, the relentless year rolls on. Summer is almost spent and there is a tang of autumn in the air. A new school term is underway, the football... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION