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• 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

• Shells

  

  I recently went to the beach with my kids and while they played, I decided to put together a collection of the tiniest sea shells I could find. Read more

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

• Shells

  

  I think that everyone like seashells. Maybe because they come from places that we've not explored, they seem somewhat exotic. As a child we went camping a... Read more

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

• Shells - Cockles and Mussels, Alive, Alive Oh

  

  There’s something I’ve always found relaxing about a stroll on a beach and the sound of the sea. Most of the places I visit are coastal or within reasonable... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Byron, Keatsy, Shezza and Co.

  

  Here we go. The Romantics! Just for amusement's sake I consulted 'Poetry For Dummies' to see what it might have to say about Byron, Keatsy, Shezza and their ilk. Read more

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

• The Romantic Poets

  

  I have never liked the Romantic Poets, yet they have followed me around for most of my life. I studied English at O and A level and they were part of the... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Romance Isn't Easy

  

  Now I've never been much of a romantic. 'Cute' couples made me feel nauseous and lads when I was younger scared me. Well maybe scared is not the right word...... Read more

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

• The Romantics - So Glad I Found You

  

  It had been a decade of uncertainty, feeling lost and out of my depth. I’d been riding an emotional roller-coaster that got faster and faster and would not stop. Read more

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

• The Romantics

  

  These two words conjure an image in my mind of running through fields with flowers in my hand and my beloved running after me, very much like the Bollywood film... Read more

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