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WELL, I DID! From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 hour old)

As many of you will know, I was born in 1933. In that same year the movie "Sitting Pretty", starring Ginger Rogers, came out of Hollywood. Of course I was too young to see the film at that tim… more

UPGRADE From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 hour old)

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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? . . . From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 hour old)

AND DO YOU CARE WHO KNOWS? EVERY PHONE CALL, TEXT MESSAGE, EMAIL AND WEBSITE VISITED WILL BE STORED FOR A YEAR FOR MONITORING BY THE STATE. All telecoms companies and internet service providers wi… more

ESTHER From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 hour old)

I am back to Waterhouse's portraits and this is of his wife, Esther, who was a talented artist in her own right. Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse Date: circa 1885 Medium: Oil on canvas Ou… more

PUT IN THE SICKLES AND REAP From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 hour old)

This is one of Swinburne's longer poems. It is about gathering in the corn at harvest time. Or is it? I suggest that is a metaphor for war and the fight for survival. Tell me what you th… more

update on last post From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (8 hours old)

Hi to everybody...stranger and stranger...:) I made sure every thing to do with my Blobs game was deleted off my comp and restarted it...and tried downloading a new copy from a site that said all its … more

Touched by History From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (8 hours old)

A designer popped in to see me today. He's working on a project about Morcambe and Wise and had one of Eric Morcambe's BBC diaries. He let me handle it, what a thrill and an honour. … more

rather annoyed From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (8 hours old)

Hi to everybody...I found a really enjoyable little game called Blobs Peg Solitaire about six or so weeks ago now and have been playing it on and off ever since, and, this afternoon, when I opened it … more

Shipscook is a Prize Winner From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (9 hours old)

Howzabout that then - my travel guide to the Paris of Ernest Hemingway has been selected as one of the top Simonseeks travel guides for October and netted me a cool £200 in cash. Read it here if yo… more

Horizon - Why do we talk? From jenray ^Pro in Armchair Revolutionaries (9 hours old)

Hi to everybody...this is a very interesting Horizon for anybody here who didn't see it and has a spare hour...:) It tries to answer the question..Why do we talk? http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episo… more

Recent Tweets From antlady69 ^Pro in I'm such a Saint (10 hours old)

22:48 Ah! Interesting new Retweet button by Twitter! Omits "RT" but has "handy icon" (as they advertise it). I like it so far :) 07:30 WHAT?? Op for the "perfect" vagina?? Some women ARE completely br… more

An early carreer choice. From Old-Nick ^Pro in Area 136 (12 hours old)

I was young, bored and without work. I wanted some adventure, excitement and glamour in my life. So I decided to apply to the Secret Services. I wanted to become a spy. But, as with so mu… more

Positive thoughts From Sienna ^Pro in Sienna's Lovers (15 hours old)

I love being with Jake because 1) He doesn't consume me. I am still myself, and he is himself. I don't expect to change him, and I feel good enough in who I am when I am with him. I make my plans,… more

45.5 million smackeroonies! From frankofyle in FROG BLOG (16 hours old)

Georgie asked me last week-end if I was one of the two lucky lottery winners who won 45.5 million each. 45.5 million squid! Hah! If only! Told her I hadn't been doing the lottery recently as part of m… more

"My snake has excellent GPS in the jungle" From Sienna ^Pro in Sienna's Lovers (16 hours old)

he reassures me when I warn him that I am letting all grow out to visit this wax lady in around a week. This is the least I can do to show my solidarity with his pain as he is about to undergo his … more

Cloudy but not cold From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (18 hours old)

Hi to everybody...had an excellent night's sleep and woke to clouds but touches of blue sky and two fat pigeons noshing away on the bird table...LOL...we're not chasing them away in the hope the small… more

In memory of... From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (18 hours old)

Not just for all those who gave their lives for their country so selflessly, but also for my Dad who died this day 1989; I will never forget you. Died While On Active Service … more

Wednesday morning From Usksider ^Pro in Usksider's Photo Blog (1 day old)

I came I saw I read I have nothing to say... Have a little autumnal colour :) … more

DEAR ANDY From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (1 day old)

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TWO-FINGERED SALUTE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (1 day old)

Baby boy gives two-finger salute to the world... from inside the WOMB If Owen Skeffington grows up to show a lack of respect for authority, his parents can hardly complain that he didn't warn t… more

AESCULAPIUS From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (1 day old)

"A Sick Child brought into the Temple of Aesculapius" (1877) by John William Waterhouse Aesculapius In Greek mythology, Aesculapius, son of Apollo, (often referred to as the god of medicine or… more

B & W From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (1 day old)

Here is another poem from "The Poet Laureate of Harlem". Read a biography at: http://www.kansasheritage.org/crossingboundaries/page6e1.html I DREAM A WORLD I dream a world where man … more

CLEO From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (1 day old)

A long poem by Swinburne. I could have said it all in just five words "By God - She is beautiful". CLEOPATRA Her mouth is fragrant as a vine, A vine with birds in all its boughs; … more

Travelodges From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (1 day old)

I know they are cheapish but do they really have to be so scuddy. In the one I stayed in last week the fixtures and fittings were all so wonky that when I woke up I thought I was in a German Expressio… more

Leonard Cohen From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (1 day old)

£90 quid for a ticket plus £4.50 booking fee. Sod that if I want to listen to something depressing I can go to work and be paid to do it. … more

Train Announcements From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (1 day old)

These are genuine announcements made over the train tannoy on our very long journey up to Edinburgh the other week "There will be some sort of service provided" "There is only one piece of bacon… more

Music for bedtime From jenray ^Pro in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE (1 day old)

Hi to everybody...something soothing to see you off to bed...Vangelis...Memories of Blue.. 08 MEMORIES OF BLUE Hope you have a restful night, sweet dreams and send great big hugs to one and all...… more

Edinburgh Fire Magic and Vodka From Shipscook in Ceridwenscauldron (1 day old)

Well as regular readers know we have been up and down to Edinburgh for the last few weekends only I have been too lazy to post anything thanks to that bloody virus I had the other week. So trip one… more

Bloody MEN! From flojo666 ^Pro in A NEW BEGINNING (1 day old)

Alright, so it's not all of them, just the one - SIMON. Life has been plodding along quite nicely for me lately. Apart from being full of a cold and completely stressing out at work 'cos I feel lik… more

Recent Tweets From antlady69 ^Pro in I'm such a Saint (1 day old)

08:15 Just heard "Need somebody" by Kings of Leon on @OCBreakfastShow and was reminded of last year's winter photos bit.ly/2n86xJ - WHY? 09:23 ARGH! I'm trying to re-learn Rubik's cube and I can do th… more