POEM – Amanda Gorman – Do Us Good

A response to her watching Wicked. https://youtu.be/BPOVo3_pyos?feature=shared Transcript: Are we born wicked or do we have wickedness thrust upon us? Are we born bad or brave?  There is a world we miss when we misbehave, but we miss just as much when we misconstrue. When we distrust what is different, and detest what is new. … Continue reading POEM – Amanda Gorman – Do Us Good

LBC White Swan – Book 132*- Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg

LBC White Swan Venue: White Swan Leeds Date:  Sunday 14th of July 2019 Time:  6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing:  Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg BLURB Lord Valentine’s Castle He is a man with no past— a wanderer without memory of his origins. He calls himself Valentine. As a member of a motley group of … Continue reading LBC White Swan – Book 132*- Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg

Quick Review – Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood

This morning I headed out for a walk with a mission. Two technically. Firstly - and probably more urgently - I’ve become a rather sedentary little puff ball during these past cold and wet weeks so have to engage on a Get Fit…ter program for the next… 40 years or so. No bother. Secondly, I … Continue reading Quick Review – Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood

LBC 3 Reads – November read

Our bi-monthly zoom book club continues this month and - as is usual for us - we have the theme (however loosely applied) and choices ahead of time. Our 2023 Choices Theme - Delicious Reads This year we will mostly be reading books - fictional and non - that feature or are about food. 21 … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – November read

LBC 3 Reads – October Read – Date Change!

Our bi-monthly zoom book club continues this month and - as is usual for us - we have the theme (however loosely applied) and choices ahead of time. Our 2023 Choices Theme - Delicious Reads This year we will mostly be reading books - fictional and non - that feature or are about food. 21 … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – October Read – Date Change!

LBC 3 Reads – July read

Our bi-monthly zoom book club continues this month and - as is usual for us - we have the theme (however loosely applied) and choices ahead of time. Our 2023 Choices Theme - Delicious Reads This year we will mostly be reading books - fictional and non - that feature or are about food. 21 … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – July read

LBC 3 Reads – May Read

Our bi-monthly zoom book club continues this month and - as is usual for us - we have the theme (however loosely applied) and choices ahead of time. Our 2023 Choices Theme - Delicious Reads This year we will mostly be reading books - fictional and non - that feature or are about food. 21 … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – May Read

LBC 3 Reads – March Read

Our bi-monthly zoom book club continues this month and - as is usual for us - we have the theme (however loosely applied) and choices ahead of time. Our 2023 Choices Theme - Delicious Reads This year we will mostly be reading books - fictional and non - that feature or are about food. 21 … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – March Read

LBC 3 Reads – Our 2023 Reads

Our bi-monthly zoom book club continues this month and - as is usual for us - we have the theme (however loosely applied) and choices ahead of time. Our 2023 Choices Theme - Delicious Reads This year we will mostly be reading books - fictional and non - that feature or are about food. 21 … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – Our 2023 Reads

Migrating from Twitter to mastodon

Well, the bird site has gone a bit bonkers since the reluctant takeover by Elon Musk. While I’ve been determined to reduce my social media time in general, I had hoped to keep my community! So have been scrambling for an alternative. * And - like so many other Twitter users - I’ve landed on … Continue reading Migrating from Twitter to mastodon