The Trouble with Facebook
This section brings together 'shortcomings' of Facebook. The use of 'shortcomings' here is ironic....... Facebook Friends for Sale - Hardly Used 2. Facebook Seniors Learn to Get Ahead
Ben’s Gumpix
Ben Wilson is known for his brightly-coloured artworks. They are unusual in as much as they are created on chewing gum, which is stuck to the pavement, having been flattened…
Clay Tiles by BBF
Introduction BBF - I started a new hobby, to round out my days. Clay relief tiles. This is the 1st - I started it earlier today. Don’t laugh - it…
Haiku for Beginners
Dr <DD> got me going on this.......he is a bit of a dab hand, as you can read. I am, on the other hand, very much a beginner.....I am not…
CP’s Corner
CP shares some thoughts with his reader 20 November, 2020 As for the biobook........After a little thought - not deep, I don’t do deep - I conclude that it must…
It’s All in the Bible by CP
We all use familiar phrases and sayings in our everyday conversation, but have you ever wondered about their origins? Many are to be found in the Bible, a large number…
Trouble Shooting a Garden
BC has a very large second-home garden - 500M2, in France. It was unwanted; but went with the house, which was going for a song. Irresistible or what? However, with…
J and BBF’s Auzon Phrasebook for First and Second Homers
Like all good ideas on this blogsite, the present escapade originated from two different people and started out as two different ideas. BBF's idea was for J to help her improve…
What My Family Means To Me
The small cluster of surviving SPs are of course scattered and inaccessible at the moment. N has maintained a strict social isolation policy because she feels that she is in…
Pangrams Anyone?
PANGRAM 1 CP writes Pangram for my goddaughter O with alternative endings (now slightly out of date due to changing lockdown rules) HAPPY BIRTHDAY A birthday card delivering extremely fond…
Flying Turtles by Dr DD
MH I really enjoyed and like this. There is an unreal air about it all; but it's also very much to the point. It's at the same time a bit…
CP BioBook
This is a post (!) modern (that is, non-linear) memoir (or autobiography) of CP. The life categories of CP are nevertheless ordered by decade. They can be accessed independently of…
CP Spills the Beans……
Without a real grasp of what modern is in terms of writing I have no idea what post-modern might mean. But the idea of juxtaposed autobiographies is intriguing, and I…
Covid-19 – Witness to Your Own Experience
More than enough has been written about the dreaded virus. It would be impertinent to try to add thereto and certainly not in similar vein. Personal witnessing to the truth,…
Jacques’ Finders/Keepers Collection
Jacques - the Best Item in the Collection. That's what I call a man! Boiled Eggs Anyone? Jacques' Tree A World Traveller Formal Display Drinks Anyone?
Jacques’ Collector’s Art Collection
Jacques was a good friend. But also a very interesting and unusual one. He was interesting, because he had views about the world, derived from his travels, his work, his…
Personalising Petitions – How, Why and Some Examples
On-line petitions have become quite popular with the spread of digital communications and some would argue quite influential too. Petitioners are encouraged to 'personalise their petitions' by the petition organisers,…
A Political Ping Pong Exchange between Unlikeminded Cousins and Others
INTRODUCTION BREMAIN/BREXIT EXCHANGE https://www.facebook.com/john.long.73550794/posts/2213357368701040https://www.facebook.com/home.php Dear John Long, The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.”. Government responded: You’re receiving this email because…
Street Names Around Where I live – What they Mean – in General and to Me in Particular by Peter Long (Greenwood Resident)
Street Names around Greenwood I have often walked down this street before, but until now I never wondered how Oseney Crescent and the other streets around Greenwood got their names.For…
Artwork by Millie Potton
Mad Hatter MH - Mad Hatter is one of my pseudonyms on this site. It obviously derives from Alice in Wonderland. It was prompted by the Red Queen or RR,…