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Aerial Ballet
I watched a lovely clip this week on breakfast TV. It is a phenomenon of nature involving hundreds, even thousands of birds in an aerial display, in this case starring Starlings in Cumbria.…
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Whistlejacket-Stubbs at the National Gallery
On a warm spring day last year, me and my friend were walking around the National Gallery. On the rare occasions when this happens, I find it to be very relaxing and gratifying…
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Learning the Lingo
As I’ve mentioned in recent posts, I’ve been learning to speak French at an adult learning centre since September. The course is interesting and I’ve learnt a great deal. I’ve also been using…
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Why having big bazookas is not what its cracked up to be!
I was shopping in town the other day and looking at the lacy offerings in the underwear departments of well-known stores. There are some really pretty bras and bralettes out at the moment,…
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Starting to Paint
When I had the idea in my head to start painting again, I didn’t really know where to begin when it came to buying the right materials. Whether it’s oils, acrylics or watercolours;…
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10 Signs You’re Being Used in a Relationship
I think we have all been there at one time or another. Somebody comes along, makes you feel good about yourself, pays you lots of attention with texts and calls, tells you how…
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The 10 Commandments of Blogging
You must not under any circumstances give up on blogging. You will hit times of complete blankness, madness; you may develop a headache, bite your nails until there’s nothing left, and stare…
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Longing for Summer
I took myself for a walk this morning to a part of the countryside I had not visited for quite a while. It was enjoyable to see some familiar places, which brought…
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Language Learning/Digital Dialects
I was attending my french language class today and we were counting numbers up to 20. Our tutor emphasised the fact that when you begin the 11 for onze, 12 for douze, 13 for…
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The Rosetta Stone and my trip to the British Museum
It was a cold September morning as my friend and I boarded the train and headed for London’s St Pancras Station. We were going to the city for the day and I was…
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Self help when feeling lonely
The ways I eased my loneliness As I mentioned at the outset of the Introduction to my blog, I recently went through a separation and divorce, which I will discuss in future posts,…
