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• Comedy

  Well we all like a good laugh ! It's strange that we tend to recall and or laugh at visual comedy. That's why silent movies or mimed comedy so delights us. We... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Building Bridges

  

  by Dean Tsang My history skills aren’t quite polished, so when I was given the theme of Building Bridges, my mind immediately jumped to the expression, the... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Mythemagical Bridge

  

  If you've ever visited Cambridge (England, not Massachusetts) it is quite possible you've looked around some of the more picturesque colleges in that fine old... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Building Bridges - A Real Greek Dilema.

  

  So here is the problem. We have a ferry service that is the only physical communication route linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese peninsula to Antirrio o... Read more

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

• Building Bridges

  

  As you already know I admire old constructions....so today I'm going to talk about building bridges...taking the term as I like to think of it. The photo above... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Green Shoots?

  

  "Most reasonable minded people will see the green shoots of recovery are showing"... Bloomfield Road visited by aliens? Thus spake the chairman of our "cash-ric... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• ...due to Unforseen Circumstances.

  

  I watched it from the safety of the living room at my mother's house. A triple suicide bombing in Brussels, the (so called) European capital, on Tuesday morning... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Shoots

  There is something uplifting about spotting new growth after winter's icy grip and barrenness . We expound on the sight of the first snowdrops and speculate the... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Shoots

  Apologies for this not being posted until afternoon here in Blackpool, NW England, but both Kev and I have been battling with the gremlins affecting the router... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Am A Rock, I Am An Island

  

  Island - okay, this feels like deja vu (all over again)! I've posted a Dead Good Blog on the topic before, albeit under a different heading: John Donne said... Read more

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

• Island - Escape to Tenerife

  

  In 1988 I went on holiday for a week to Tenerife. On the Friday, instead of flying home, I ripped up my return ticket and decided to stay. The wonderful... Read more

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

• Island

  Of course we live on an island and yet remain fascinated by islands off our shores. Our weather is dictated by influences of the surrounding seas and much of ou... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Dead Good Blog by Christo Heyworth on Monday 14th. March 2016 on ISLANDS

  Here are some British Isles: The Scots writer, the late Hugh MacDiarmid states: I was better with the sound of the sea than with the voices of men And in... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• What the Vegan! A Guest Blog

  Vegan. Like 'poet' the very word has become synonymous with the eco-warriors, pseudo liberals, activists and protestors of the world. Read more

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

• What's The Beef?

  

  The thing about blogging on theme at the tail-end of the week is that most angles have already been covered in considerable detail and with a passion by my... Read more

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

• The Circle of Life?

  The theme this week is Meat is Murder? I have little to add to the subject except to say that I don't believe it is. It is a matter of survival of the fittest,... Read more

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

• Meat is Murder? Look at It Another Way.

  

  My Mum celebrated her 68th Mother's Day this Sunday. She is 95 years old. Her eyesight is failing, her hearing has almost gone but her 'little grey cells' are... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Meat Or Murder ?

  It's a very stark emotive phrase. Firstly let me say that I am an omnivore. Because of a condition that I have, I thrive -nay, I require a high protein diet.... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Regular Monday Blog Lancs Dead Goods by Christo Heyworth 7th. February 2016: Mea...

  As I shall be spending a good deal of Monday 7th. at Preston Royal Infirmary for tests and discussion about my CKF (Chronic Kidney Failure), I'm posting this... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Night At The Movies

  

  While I enjoy company, I’m not the kind of person who’s ever felt uncomfortable about going places by myself. Whether it’s a gig, a restaurant or another... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION