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That ahhhhh moment From
prydwen
in Wulfweard the White
(5 hours old)
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Isn't it ironic From
prydwen
in Wulfweard the White
(5 hours old)
This week working in Leicester I popped out at lunch time for a bite to eat. Walking back eating a delicious lamb samosa, I was aproached by a young asian lad eating a sausage roll.… more
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IMPORTANT NOTICE From
kendrive
Pro
in I SAY
(1 day old)
REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more
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IMPORTANT NOTICE From
kendrive
Pro
in Colin Tells You Where To Go!
(1 day old)
REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more
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IMPORTANT NOTICE From
kendrive
Pro
in KENDRIVE
(1 day old)
REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more
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IMPORTANT NOTICE From
kendrive
Pro
in GRUMPY OLD MAN
(1 day old)
REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more
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IMPORTANT NOTICE From
kendrive
Pro
in ART FOR ART'S SAKE
(1 day old)
REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more
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IMPORTANT NOTICE From
kendrive
Pro
in POEMS AND PROSE
(1 day old)
REVISED SCHEDULE I now have SIX blogs on the Internet and I am beginning find them a struggle to manage on a regular daily basis. They are taking too much of my time away from other interest… more
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TREAD SOFTLY From
kendrive
Pro
in I SAY
(2 days old)
Continuing the theme of "Dreams", here is one of W.B. Yeats's most well-known and beautiful poems. CLOTHS OF HEAVEN Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver… more
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DRIVE-THRU From
kendrive
Pro
in KENDRIVE
(2 days old)
On Wednesday Gordon Brown launched a last-ditch political fightback with plans for free care for the neediest old people in one of the shortest Queen's Speeches in recent political history. The… more
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SHARKS OFF THE BRITISH COAST From
kendrive
Pro
in GRUMPY OLD MAN
(2 days old)
No, not like this: But these: These tankers have been parked off our shores for months, refusing to unload their oil until prices have risen even higher. The delay makes millions for s… more
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RESTING From
kendrive
Pro
in ART FOR ART'S SAKE
(2 days old)
Here is another domestic scene from Waterhouse. A laundry girl takes a break to stretch and relax. "Resting" J.W. Waterhouse 1890 (Click on image to enlarge)… more
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THE ROCK From
kendrive
Pro
in POEMS AND PROSE
(2 days old)
Here is another of Swinburne's poems written on his beloved Isle of Wight. I am not sure where his "Sea-Mark" was located, but I have chosen to illustrate the poem an 1890s picture of 'Stag Rock' i… more
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THE SLAVE'S DREAM From
kendrive
Pro
in I SAY
(3 days old)
I do not usually post long poems to my blogs, but I will make an exception in the case of Longfellow, as that is his style. I was quite enjoying reading this poem, until I came to the last verse. … more
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TIME WITH THE KIDS From
kendrive
Pro
in GRUMPY OLD MAN
(3 days old)
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MORE AFRICAN SILLY SIGNS From
kendrive
Pro
in KENDRIVE
(3 days old)
AFTER the sign, that is!… more
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GOOD NEIGHBOURS From
kendrive
Pro
in ART FOR ART'S SAKE
(3 days old)
Here is an interesting domestic scene depicted by Waterhouse. He might have called it "Over the garden wall"! Good Neighbours John William Waterhouse 1885… more
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THE CLIFFSIDE PATH From
kendrive
Pro
in POEMS AND PROSE
(3 days old)
I am continuing Swinburne's "From a A Summer Holiday" with this work which earlier this year was chosen as "Poem of the Week" by the Guardian, where it was described as "a stirring piece of poetic imp… more
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I DREAM MY DREAMS AWAY From
kendrive
Pro
in I SAY
(4 days old)
I am old enough to remember the musical hall act Flanagan and Allen. I didn't see them on stage, but I remember well their performances on BBC Radio during World War II. There was no television in… more
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THE SCENT OF LOVE From
kendrive
Pro
in GRUMPY OLD MAN
(4 days old)
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SIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA From
kendrive
Pro
in KENDRIVE
(4 days old)
"I told them I was ill" (Spike Milligan's epitaph)… more
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A STUDY From
kendrive
Pro
in ART FOR ART'S SAKE
(4 days old)
The Flower Picker J.W. Waterhouse 1900… more
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THE SEABOARD From
kendrive
Pro
in POEMS AND PROSE
(4 days old)
Swinburne wrote a series of poems under the title "A Midsummer Holiday" and here is the first. The poet is walking along the seashore and, I think, reflecting on our aims and ambitions in life - ou… more
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DREAMERS From
kendrive
Pro
in I SAY
(5 days old)
Weaver of Dreams - Kirk Reinhert ODE We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea breakers, And sitting by desolate streams. World-losers and world… more
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FIRST EMAIL From
kendrive
Pro
in GRUMPY OLD MAN
(5 days old)
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THE STARS AT NIGHT ARE BIG AND BRIGHT . . . From
kendrive
Pro
in KENDRIVE
(5 days old)
DEEP IN THE HEART OF . . . SCOTLAND When did you last see the stars at night? Nowadays it is difficult anywhere in the United Kingdom to get away from the glare of city lights. However, Gallowa… more
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IN THE SPRING TIME, THE ONLY PRETTY RING TIME From
kendrive
Pro
in ART FOR ART'S SAKE
(5 days old)
There is no story, myth or legend to accompany this pastoral scene by Waterhouse. Perhaps it is just from his imagination. A Song of Springtime John William Waterhouse 1913… more
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THE PLAY'S THE THING From
kendrive
Pro
in POEMS AND PROSE
(5 days old)
STAGE LOVE When the game began between them for a jest, He played king and she played queen to match the best; Laughter soft as tears, and tears that turned to laughter, These were thin… more
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First thing that popped into my mind when I left the tepee From
prydwen
in Wulfweard the White
(6 days old)
Some of the best funny personal names can be found in the US Indian Census of 1880. The anglophile versions of Native Indian names can be hilarious simply due to loose translations. Native America… more
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The book to buy all your male friends for Chistmas From
prydwen
in
(6 days old)
'Busty, Slag and Nob End' by Russell Ash. This adults only book of 'Remarkably rude but real names of people, places and products from all over the world' will have any male laughing his head off wit… more
