Miscriant

LATEST ARTICLES ( 232 )

• The Reading Nook: Purple Hibiscus

  

  I've read Half of A Yellow Sun. I loved Half of A Yellow Sun. I think I love Purple Hibiscus even more! The debut novel and baby sister of the aforementioned... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Quex Park Cafe, Canterbury

  

  A while ago I met up with John and Ellie for a brunch in town. There are a number of wonderful little places to go to, but I needed somewhere with parking... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Confessions of a Cheater

  

  I've got a bit of a confession to make. I've been cheating. I've been having a dirty, sordid affair. You want all the juicy details now don't you?I've been... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

  

  Warning: There be spoilers ahead. If you don't know the story, and don't want to know the story, don't read.©Helen MaybanksI was sat at my desk on fairly... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Yorkshire Pudding Roast Beef Sandwich

  

  A few weeks ago I was perusing Angela's blog and came across something that stopped me in my tracks. It was a twist on a classic roast dinner, a roast dinner... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Led Bib: Sounds New Festival

  

  If there is something I don't usually associate with Canterbury it is Jazz. Jazz music played in dimly lit rooms filled with soulful sounds and chilled grooves... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Icebreaker and BJ Cole 'Apollo For All Mankind'

  

  On Saturday Night my foray into the Sounds New Festival continued in the Colyer-Fergusson music hall at the University of Kent.Icebreaker and BJ Cole were... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sounds New Festival 2014

  

  It's festival season at the moment. No sooner had Wise Words finished than Sounds New starts! Sounds New is a Contemporary Music Festival that takes place from... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dirty Linen

  

  No I haven't just ignored the laundry for a while. Actually yes I have but I'm not about to post pictures of it in a blog post.Do you remember me talking about... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reading Nook: Some Kind Of Fairy Tale

  

  I know, I know, I'm cutting it a bit fine with this month's Reading Nook but at least I'm getting it out before the month is officially over! Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The George and the Dragon

  

  is a large old pub in the centre of the smallest town in Britain.I'm not sure how Fordwich is still classified as a town when in reality it is smaller than a lo... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Willows Secret Kitchen

  

  One beautiful, sun dappled day in Canterbury, I was meandering down the cobbled streets, in search of nothing in particular, just enjoying the fresh air and... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sticky Orange Cake

  

  Forget chocolate this Easter Sunday. I know, I know it is traditional but hear me out. Everyone will be eating it, everyone will (more than likely) be regrettin... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Lost Boys Poetry and Music, Franciscan Chapel

  

  This is it, the end of the road and what a road it has been. Every traveller who has ventured along it has their own tale to tell, tales filled with magic and... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brown's Coffee House and Julian Baggini; The Virtues of the Table

  

  Sunday at the Wise Words Festival was a very different experience for me. It was thoughtful, introspective and more suited to internal musings. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wise Words Spoke N' Word

  

  This is the third in my series of blog posts about the Wise Words Festival. I was debating rolling this into the Dizraeli Poetry Slam post as it featured some o... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wise Words: Stories from the Stour

  

  For anyone with an interest in storytelling, fable, myth and fairytale (i.e, me) , the idea of 5 spirits, 4 tales, 3 saucepans, 2 wizards and 1 performance was... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wise Words Dizraeli Poetry Slam

  

  I have had a brilliant weekend.I was lucky enough to be invited to be one of the official bloggers for the Wise Words Festival. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hobson's Choice

  

  It's story book time! Well - play storybook anyway.After the week of get in mayhem and madness we were somehow, finally ready to go on stage with Hobson's... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hobson's Choice - Get In

  

  Transporting a set to a theatre isn't exactly an easy job. It takes lots of hands, lots of patience and lots of head scratching to try and work out how all of... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION