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• Spring....but Has It Really Sprung ?

  

  I don't know anyone who doesn't look forward to Spring. It's a fickle season though as it seldom decides when it's actually going to become that milder time tha... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spring - Hello Sunshine

  

  At last, the long awaited hint of spring sunshine is here. I don’t care that it shows up how much my windows need cleaning or draws attention to dusty... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wtrmln

  

  Welcome to Saturday's dead refreshing blog...all about watermelons actually. Citrullus lanatus, to give the watermelon its botanical name, is thought to have... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Watermelon - Business Trip, 1984

  

  The first time I ate watermelon I was astonished to find it so cool, refreshing and thirst-quenching. I was in my late twenties at a motorway service station... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summit?

  

  Ever one to strive to avoid the obvious, the Saturday Blog in tackling the theme of summit will make no more than passing reference to mountain peaks or... Read more

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

• Summit..climb Every Mountain Or Not ?

  

  I've been hillwalking since aged 8. My parents took it up at the same time, so it was a family pastime. With a hiking club, we did indeed attain some summits,... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summit - Per Ardua Ad Alta

  

  Per ardua ad alta Our school motto was embossed on the shield shaped badge pinned to our hats, embroidered on the top pockets of blazers and printed boldly on... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kapow!

  

  Welcome to Saturday Blog # 218, struggling to explore facets of Power Energy. If you're pro-Brexit you might almost stop reading now - though I always think... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Renewable Energy.

  

  I'm an advocate for renewable energy...not in a large way you understand, just purely a personal view. When we had our large house in Buckie we heated it with... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Empty Vessel

  

  I didn't nominate it, but I thought this was a theme rich in promise. Unfortunately, it seems I'm blogging alone this week. Ah well. Read more

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

• It's Not Orange...

  

  ...it's Tangerine.* That has been the predominant colour in the jewel of the north on this glorious 9th March, dubbed 'Homecoming Saturday' for thousands of... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• All Colours, Especially Purple

  

  My View as I Write this Post When I volunteered to do some more guest writing for the DGP and received the list of topics, the first title that came up was... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Colour...is It All the Same ?

  

  I've always been interested in colour from a young age. Colour as applied to dress and fashion. For my last year's college specialisation I chose to do loom... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Colours - The Future's Bright

  

  The future is looking bright, tangerine and white. I’m looking forward to Saturday’s football match. I’m looking forward to a fantastic cheerful atmosphere... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tit Fr Tat

  

  I like hats. I only wish I had a smaller head! You see they always seem too large for me, so I have to steam them or add a band inside so they fit. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hats - Not For Me, Thanks

  

  My mother had a pill-box hat made of tiny pale blue feathers sweeping round the circular shape. She wore it for my aunt and uncle’s wedding. She didn’t like hat... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh, What A Night

  

  is the sub-title of a famous 1976 disco hit for the Four Seasons - full title 'December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)', about a young man's first love-affair. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Night That Was! 1968...

  

  Now I have a poem that I wrote, possibly, in 1968, after attending a competition to choose a top pop group. This event took place over 3 or 4 Saturday evenings... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh, What A Night - The Best Times

  

  Oh, what a night, what a theme! I've many to choose from, here's a few. The first thing to spring to mind is all the Moody Blues concerts I’ve been to. I tried... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Came Forth Sweetness

  

  I'm going to start this blog with a digression. I never thought of myself as a cruel child, but I wince slightly now in recounting the following tale from my... Read more

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