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• Cheeseboarding

  

  Cheese. I love it. Time for some fun, it's a 'feel good' foodstuff. Let's go cheeseboarding. Everyone has heard of Laughing Cow cheese (la vache qui rit) but... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cheese... and Wine of Course.

  

  I have always loved cheese. I prefer savoury to sweet. When the desert trolley is wheeled out on family birthdays of celebrations, I watch others burst into... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Everyone Say Cheese

  

  Say ‘cheese’. No, it’s not a continuation of my Selfie blog from last week, though this started at around the same time. It was the typical chat between me and ... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Selfies

  

  Strange as it may seem to anyone under the age of about thirty but it's only in the last few years that the word, 'selfie,' has come into being. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Self-effacing

  

  Selfies! Oh heck. I'm going to keep it snappy this week as I don't have a great deal to say on the topic. I do possess an iPhone and I use it all the time for... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Selfie Or Not to Selfie......?

  

  I must admit that I've taken to selfies. However I take them when I'm hillwalking...so no posing and preening there. Normally I look bedraggled and windswept ,... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Selfies - Body Image.

  

  I understand self-image. I was a dancer. The art of looking great was instilled in me from an early age. My fathers was a 'dresser'. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Facade

  

  The tilted chin. The flattering light. The hours spent contouring your face to perfectly refract the light disguising the imperfections. The moles, the scars,... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Selfie - Get the Picture?

  

  I’m still trying to navigate my way round my new mobile phone. When I’d successfully installed Tetris, I stopped messing with it, because I was busy playing, an... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• On The Game

  

  It might be an unwise move on my part, but I've decided to blog about what is supposedly the world's 'oldest profession': prostitution. I realise I could be... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Play the Game - Chess and War Games.

  

  I like chess although I have to laugh when I say that. I have a wooden chess table at home and I have all the pieces. I know how each of the pieces move, how... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Play the Game - Board Games

  

  If you noticed me grinning a bit more than usual the other day, it’s because something went right. I managed to download ‘Tetris’ on to my new mobile phone all... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Wild Side

  

  Man, oh man! Was it ever a wild and windy week in the jewel of the north! As we crouched in the path of Thursday's storm I thought of those people who live on... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Wild Side - Try It but Come Home Safely.

  

  I am listening to Lou Reed's lyrics with born again hearing. I can honestly say that I never realised that it was all about drugs and prostitution. And they... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Wild Side - Red Kites

  

  One of the things I like so much when staying in the lodge at Dumfries and Galloway is the abundance of woodland animals. It’s so relaxing to watch the rabbits... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Masonry - Best Left to the Experts

  

  There's only one topic I can possibly write about under the heading of Masonry, and that's the husband and his DIY skills. I use the word 'skills' very, very,... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Masonry: Everything Is Illuminated (Sort Of)

  

  We're into the weird and wonderful world of masonry this week. I was going to attempt a potted explanation of all things masonic - origins, intentions, even... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Masonry - Towering Inspiration

  

  I love masonry. To me large, stone buildings are a constant source of pleasure. I never tire of looking at them, marvelling at the inspiration of people who too... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Masonry - Let's Go to Lancaster

  

  There’s something special about Lancaster. When I think back to my early childhood, that’s where I am, in Williamson Park running down the hill by Ashton... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• If Only I'd Known

  

  'If only I'd known.....' It sounds so poignant, so full of longing and regrets. And yet I think life should be lived with as few regrets as possible. After... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION