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• Hanging Gardens

  

  What are the Seven Wonders of the World? I’ve just looked them up. Two were in Greece, two in Turkey, two in Egypt and one was in Iraq. If you want to have a... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gardens - Sanctuary Sometimes

  

  How lovely it is to relax in the peace of a garden with a cup of tea and a good book. This desire doesn’t happen much in my easy-care outside space. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• From Acute To Grave

  

  Accents. We don't do them so well in England. Just to clarify, I'm not talking about regional or national patterns of speech, but rather the written word and... Read more

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

• Accent - This is the BBC

  

  I will always remember moving from just outside Liverpool to Blackpool at the age of eleven. I hadn't realised that I had a scouse accent until my first day at... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Accent

  

  In 2013 I was back in Birmingham for an event and my friends came up from London to help. They had never been to the second city before. Read more

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

• Lancashire Dead Good Poets' June Open Mic Night

  

  Our next online open mic event...Hope you can join us,Steve ;-) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Read more

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

• Travel/Backpacking

  

  You know where I'm going with this travel/backpacking excursion, don't you? Of course, destination Greece.Anyone who knows me, or has been reading these Saturda... Read more

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

• Travel

  

  is exciting. It broadens the mind, refreshes the spirit, opening a new world of experiences. I love the thrill of seeking out new adventures, new experiences an... Read more

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

• Backpacking.

  

  As many of you may be aware I am a keen hillwalker/ hiker. My days of actually backpacking are now over since I am not able to carry all the requirements for... Read more

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

• Backpacking

  

  I use a backpack most days of the week. My smaller one is fine for a trip to the local shop to get a few cans of Guinness, crisps, Bran Flakes and broccoli. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travel - I'm Not Backpacking

  

  When I was young, going on travels and planning adventures was the most exciting thing. I bought a new, top-of-the-range, holdall style bag for a trip to Europe. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Keyboards

  

  Let's face it, not the most riveting of topics, and to begin with I had no idea what I was going to conjure up for a blog about keyboards, typed using a keyboar... Read more

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

• Keyboards: Pianos and Harpsichords

  

  Keyboards have been part of my family for generations. The story begins with my Swedish great grandfather who emigrated to the United States in the 1860s/70s. Read more

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

• Keyboard

  

  I promise you that I do not do this sort of thing usually. Ever. I have just counted the number of keys on this keyboard. There are 106 and that’s without the... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Writing Game

  

  Leonard Cohen once asked Bob Dylan “How long does it take to write a song, Bobby?” To which Dylan replied “You tell me first.” “It takes three years”, said... Read more

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

• That Despicable Feeling

  

  I've noticed a tendency over the years for writers to talk about writing as if their way of approaching the craft is the only way. Read more

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

• This Writing Game

  

  What with Birmingham City looking like we’re going to be relegated and be playing Blackpool next season I was a bit reluctant to be thinking about football for... Read more

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

• This Writing Game - Where Does It Start?

  

  I’ve always had ‘this writing thing’, ever since I could hold a pencil and form letters, which was long before I started school. Read more

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

• And So To Bed

  

  I love my bed. Who doesn't? I had to leap out of it at 5.30 this morning in order to travel from Blackpool to Reading for the Seasiders' final league fixture... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2024 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Emperor and Boris Johnson

  

  Isn't it frustrating, the way you tend to forget your dreams the moment you wake up? (If you're one of the lucky few who don't, rest assured most of us do). Read more

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