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• Teddy - The Love for a Bear

  

  There’s something appealing about teddy bears. Over the years I’ve accumulated many. They are not all mine, though they are very welcome to stay. Read more

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

• I Am the Queen of Excess

  

  Where would you like me to start? With the wardrobes full of clothes in every size, every colour, every style? With all the food I've eaten over the festive... Read more

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

• Ex-cess.

  

  Excess! Woo hoo, what a topic. This could be an opportunity for your Saturday Blogger to throw caution to the wind and go completely (metaphorically)... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Excess

  

  This week's theme is a typical response to the Festive Season..one referred to as a time of excess. Diets are forgotten, lots of alcohol is consumed, many... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Excess - It's Just a Little White Powder.

  

  I did quite a lot of research this week. There is a lot that I want to pass on. Knowing some of it may save someone you love. At the very least the information... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Excess - Another Walnut and One More Chocolate

  

  I’m doing it again and I really must stop, but the contents of that tub of Heroes beckons me continuously. I’ve unwrapped a mouthful sized Twirl and I’m... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• That Was The Year That Was

  

  It’s a slightly unreal time, that limbo between Christmas and New Year, where you’re so bloated and full of festive food and drink that you haven’t got a clue... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• That Was The Year, That Was

  

  Good-bye 2016. I know it wasn't really your fault, but you will be remembered as something of an Annus Ridiculus! In the first part of an unfortunate year,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2016..The Year Past....

  

  Hello all and Season's Greetings. This week's theme is " That was the year that was ". 2016 didn't seem a very exciting year for me. I had no trip abroad and... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2016 is Almost Over: Getting Ready to Exhale.

  

  Almost everyone died this year. Many of the people who slipped away were talented musicians, actors and comedians. Many were still young. However, in Blackpool... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION

• Curtains and Other Problems

  

  When my eldest son was about fourteen there was a fashion for boys’ hair that was commonly known as ‘curtains.' I admit it was a fashion I wasn’t particularly... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION

• Years May Come, Years May Go

  

  and 2016, not over yet, hasn’t had a dull moment. World politics, celebrity deaths, and the Great British Bake Off have made headlines and filled social media,... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Curtains (for Curtains)

  

  Curtains. Yes, I don't like them. Always hanging around. They might keep in the heat and keep out the sound but I've gradually banished them from nearly every... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Curtains - I 've Looked at Them from Both Sides Now,

  

  As many of you know, I was a ballroom dancer. Not much use for curtains in my chosen art. You need a spacious wooden, or even flagged floor (ie Matlock Bath) bu... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Curtains - Hang Them Straight

  

  The Christmas tree is up. This year I’ve chosen our ‘pre-lit’ one, out of the three we have. I quickly realised how dimly lit it is and ended up patiently... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Advertisements

  

  So that was norovirus, was it? A most unpleasant 36 hours to be sure, and it threw your Saturday Blogger right off schedule. I'll spare you the details. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Cynical Look at Adverts

  

  Many years ago, when I was fresh out of Art College, the proud owner of a BA in Graphic Design and full of youthful enthusiasm I was offered a job in a well... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adverts

  

  Well a bit of fun and nostalgia today in the form of a piece I wrote in School for Higher English and dated 2nd. October 1967. Those older persons among you... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adverts - Fizzy Toothpaste

  

  These dark, December days, when evening replaces late afternoon, seem to create a short time before bed when it’s nice to rest and relax in front of the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creatures of the Deep (and Apologies for Going a Little off Topic)

  

  When I was a child there was a programme on TV called The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Initially, I remember watching it, as much for Cousteau's sexy... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION