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• Great Masters? Painting in Motion.

  

  I was a little reluctant to write on this week's theme. I have not studied art to a great extent. Oh I have been to Tate Liverpool to see a Jackson Pollock... Read more

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

• The Great Masters

  

  - Art or Music? I chose music. As a child I hated going to piano lessons. It was my dread for years between the ages of ten to fourteen, when I convinced my... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Death And Taxes

  

  "Tis impossible to be sure of anything except Death and Taxes". So wrote Christopher Bullock in his play The Cobler of Preston (sic) first published/performed i... Read more

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

• Oh Death, Where is Thy Sting?

  

  “Oh death, where is thy sting?” I’m sure when this line first appeared in the bible (Corinthians 15.55, if anyone wants to check) it didn’t expect to raise... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Long Time Dead

  

  Well, I must tell you that I've battled this week with a story that I want to tell, but in the telling it upsets me beyond measure. Once before I tried to... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Death: It's Behind You.

  

  You will have to forgive the glib header today. I realise that the pantomime season is coming to a close but I just couldn't resist. You see I am a product of m... Read more

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

• Death - Dreaming of Loved Ones

  

  I was only four years old when I encountered death for the first time. My lovely great-grandmother had passed away during the night. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Teddies and Other Animals

  

  Mojo mark 1 When I was teaching I bought myself a cheap, soft toy monkey who was destined to be a dunce for the rest of his life. Read more

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

• Teddy Burns

  

  Your Saturday Blogger's teddy#1 was still quite young and furry when it met with a catastrophic end. I was four at the time but I remember the events of that... Read more

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

• Teddy

  

  Of course we all think of Teddy Bears.- From the original " Theodore ", to vintage teddies, Steiff Teddies. An age less toy, a lifelong companion..providing... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Teddy - a Lifetime Companion?

  

  More than half of Britons still have a teddy bear from childhood and the average teddy bear is 27 years old, the poll found. Travelodge, the hotel chain,... Read more

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

• 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