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• Jump

  

  I wasn't sure I was even going to blog today...partly as I'm away and partly because the theme of Jump didn't particularly inspire me, But then I came across a... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jump

  

  Please excuse any incoherence or even punctuation errors in this blog as I want to get the writing of it out of the way as soon as possible. The very thought... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Arboreal

  

  To quote from the old Dean Martin chestnut about a big pizza pie and stars making you drool: "When you can't see the wood for the trees, that's arboreal." No,... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Arbo-real

  

  Home is where my trees are.I can see what that sounds like: my trees? And no, I am not claiming possession. I say ‘my trees’ like people now say ‘my person’... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Arboreal

  

  My Collins Dictionary defines ‘Arboreal’ as ‘relating to, or resembling a tree’ so I was rather pleased when this topic arose as I have always been a bit... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Arboreal - A Wild Night

  

  The Friendly TreeI’ve found a place beside a friendly tree,Where I’ll hide my face when the world hurts me,For the tree will never hurt; I shall love it to the... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Belief

  

  Oh boy! This will either be a very long blog or a very short one. (Tosses coin.) Okay, you lucky people, I'm going to be brief because you really didn't want th... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Belief

  

  Today is our own Independence Day. Today is the day we've been waiting for - for 14 years.When Tony Blair was elected, The Guardian said the day after- "you've... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' July Open Mic Night

  

  Tonight, poeticals....Power to the poets! Make sure you voted first. Steve ;-) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Belief

  

  I remember being in a cinema in Coventry back in around 1980 enjoying a new science fiction movie. During a dinner sequence on board the spacecraft a crew... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Belief in the Armed Services

  

  Having commemorated D-Day across the world recently, surely it's fitting to examine belief in relation to people in the present day who defend our shores,... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Open Space

  

  As open space goes, Worthy Farm probably doesn't mean a whole lot to most people, and strictly speaking might not even qualify as an open space at all for 95% o... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Open Space

  

  T and I were in the cafe in Avenham Park discussing what constitutes an open space. We went through places such as moorland which neither of us were keen on. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Witches

  

  This week's theme turns out to be timely, as a new two-part documentary is about to air on Channel 4, starting tomorrow evening. fronted by Suranne Jones, who... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Witches of North Berwick

  

  To the east of Edinburgh is the town of North Berwick, an old fishing town whose claim to fame was the nearby island of Fidra believed to be the inspiration... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Witch Hazel

  

  What I know about plants could be written on the leaf of a Venus Flytrap so I’ve got no chance with Witch Hazel. Therefore, I’ve gone straight to google and her... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Witches - The Witchiest Witch

  

  ‘The Lancashire Witches’One voice for ten dragged this way onceby superstition, ignorance.Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ekphrasis

  

  derives from the Ancient Greek words ័κ and Ď†ĎÎŹĎƒÎšĎ‚ and has come... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ekphrastic Poetry: Definitions and Encounters

  

  An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene, or more commonly a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the action of... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ekphrastic Poetry

  

  When poets are writing Ekphrastic poetry there’s a fair chance they’ll be looking at an object from years ago. How often are they watching the piece being made? Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION