If you're reading this expecting a story about a random feathered creature and some relative of Mr Spock, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint. The Bluebird in question (for yes, it does unquestionably have a capital letter) is the one which crashed in 1967, killing Donald Campbell during his final attempt to break (his own)... Continue Reading →
After the madness that was A-Z April, I decided I needed to do something to keep track of my writing, otherwise it would just drift in my ever-overwhelming mass of priorities. I signed up to #AccountaClub on Isa-Lee Wolf's website where we gather and report on our progress (or lack of) on writing projects -... Continue Reading →
Whilst knowing that Sigmund Freud was decidedly sex-obsessed, I can't deny that there's often a kernel of truth in many of his concepts. It's his theories on relationships that have led to the stereotype that girls "marry" (or couple up with) their fathers and boys their mother. If we start from the perspective that it... Continue Reading →
A Day to Celebrate those who Love Books eh? Tomorrow is #BookLoversDay ... and I tried to think of a witty quotation or amusingly appropriate meme. Having struggled for an absurd amount of time, I decided on this one ... "Where is human nature so weak as in a bookstore?" - Henry Ward Beecher I'm... Continue Reading →
The bloke and I were chatting about opportunities for taking photos this weekend. It's (still) sunny and very hot, and he had a couple of suggestions for me. The first was a jousting festival - with costumes, colour and activity it has all the obvious photo potential. The second was not so obvious - evening... Continue Reading →
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