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Continue reading →: Pampering
Some might think we’ve lost it, and they could be right, we are booking into a hotel for one night less than 3 miles from our house. 4 star luxury, spa treatments and a swimming pool. Just what we both need. The evening meal in the River Bar was tasty.…
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Continue reading →: Carol Ann Duffy – Maestro
I am dithering over whether to sign up for Carol Ann Duffy’s poetry master class. To convince ditherers like me there is a free sample that I haven’t watched yet. One of her poems that I came across in Clive James’ anthology “The Fire of Joy” is called Mrs Midas.…
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Continue reading →: Nice
I asked some people in the Bulhouse East bar what they thought of my poems. There was one “Wow!” and some lovely and nice comments.. Now call me churlish but I was hoping for something more …artsy? My distaste for nice and lovely started when a tutor on a Residential…
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Continue reading →: Mahomes magic
Superbowl 58 was a nail biter. Would Taylor Swift get more air time than Travis Kelce? A blocked field goal attempt by the 49ers led to the sides being level at the end of full time. Purdy drove his team down the field and they kicked for 3 points in…
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Continue reading →: Purely poetry
Well, I read three of my poems to a group of about 35 similarly inspired poets. There was applause and someone stopped me on my way out and said they liked my Ode to a Lettuce. There was a great selection of poetry from the 21 readers who had their…
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Continue reading →: Audio
I am looking a bit disheveled as I recorded this ode prior to this evening’s open mic event
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Continue reading →: Open mic poetry
Tonight I will be hoping to stand in front of a bunch of strangers and read a couple of my poems. This is a monthly open mic event for poets to perform their work at the Crescent Arts Centre. The last time I put my name in the hat for…
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Continue reading →: Double coffee
As a caffeine addict I was somewhat discombobulated when my favourite café/bistro altered their opening times. OK fair enough they’re open all weekend so being closed on Mondays makes sense. But not opening until 11:30 has disrupted my routine. I now go to the Crafty Vintner about 9:30 for a…
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Continue reading →: Western bias
I often wonder who is reading my blog and have a look at the statistics by country. It would seem that my readership is almost exclusively from Western countries I appreciate feedback and shamelessly handed over my phone to a new acquaintance with the odespinner page displayed. She liked the…
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Continue reading →: Respite
The life of a Primary School teacher is pretty full on. I should know, I:m married to one. So with half term not far away I have booked us into a fancy hotel for a bit of pampering. After a dip in the pool I will be ready for some…
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