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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Introduction This is just a light-hearted playlist that I thought about doing by listening to the first "Help/Warchild" album, below is the introductory text from the website, it was the Blur contribution that stimulated this playlist.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Beat
Lessons From The Poison Garden
Introduction I wrote a story about my plans for this week and today I visited the Alnwick Garden but this is specifically about a went-five minute guided tour around The Poison Garden which may not be exactly what you expect and may disturb you. One of the first poisons that children encounter is nettles and they soon learn that the cure for a nettle sting is to rub it with dock leaves that contain oxalic acid.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Wander
Our Creations Build Our Time Capsule
Introduction Today I am giving three signed copies of my books to Barter Books in the old railway station in Alnwick. This story is inspired by the closed Time Capsule Challenge which you can read about below, but, obviously, I can not enter but I will still include a time capsule haiku at the end of this piece.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Poets
- Top Story - March 2023
The Joy Of LibrariesTop Story - March 2023
Introduction I just started writing this in Google Docs and then Grammarly asked if I wanted to sign up. I thought I had Grammarly everywhere but obviously not on this laptop which will be my computer home for my week in Alnwick. I wasn’t sure if I could write tonight and the lovely place I am staying in has wifi and TV issues, but thanks to DVD, a USB stick and a portable wifi hub provided by the owner I can actually write and post something, although I would have had the option of tethering to my phone.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Education
The Is Jah Wobble
Introduction Apparently, Jah Wobble's stage name came because John Lydon could not pronounce the name John Wardle properly and slurred it into becoming Jah Wobble. I loved his dub-based bass playing with Public Image but then when he left he looks to have tackled every music genre you can think of and a lot that you can't think of.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Beat
Tomorrow I Leave
Introduction This is just a bit of preamble for the week's holiday in Alnwick which is a twenty-five-minute train journey to Alnmouth then a friend's generous offer to take us to the flat overlooking Alnwick Castle where some of the scenes for Harry Potter and Downton Abbey were filmed.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Wander
A Cascade Of Flowers
Introduction I wanted to write a poem about flowers and ideally, the cinquain should be visually centred to give it a visual identity as well as a lyrical one. I thought about creating an image of a flower where each petal was a verse but that is something for the future.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Poets
Music About Musicians By Musicians
Introduction Dexy's Midnight Runners came on the radio covering Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said" and I thought could I put together a playlist of songs or band singing about other singers or bands. We obviously have something to kick off this one and another has just come into my head, bands named after songs, but that can wait awhile.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Beat
The Imposter Syndrome Is Strong In This One
Introduction I write these pieces every so often when I feel that my work is rubbish and not worth sharing. One of the reasons I write them is for others who may feel the same, although when you feel like this you feel that you are the only one, despite assurances from peers and friends. So I will leap on without further ado and try to keep positive.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Confessions
To Catch A Cat
Introduction This is not actually about catching cats, well only in the sense of catching them as pictures or on video. Recently I have not seen many due to the inclement weather around Fenham as well as a trip to Edinburgh, and next week I shall be traipsing up to Alnwick by train and a lift from my friend Julie.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Petlife
- Top Story - March 2023
The Dishwasher DilemmaTop Story - March 2023
Introduction Dishwashers are just a part of any normal household like microwaves, washing machines and televisions, but I am old enough to remember not having some of these and I still don’t possess a microwave. As I write this I am doing a Windows Update on my Laptop Computer prior to my holiday in Alnwick (in a flat overlooking Alnwick Castle where some of the Quidditch scenes were filmed for the Harry Potter films) where I will be visiting The Poisoned Garden and Barter Books, but this point on this is to chat to you about the situation with my Dishwasher.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a year ago in Journal