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Sandcastles
#Holidays #Turkey #Sandcastles Whilst out in Turkey, when I had the opportunity…I built a sandcastle or two…Now you might think I was being infantile – and that would be your free choice, but when all you have is the sand and the sea (and perhaps the odd turtle for company) there’s v. little you can […]
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The Great British Write Off
Apart from writing this blog, I also maintain a presence on the Poetry Site – Allpoetry.com and contribute work to contests run by Forward Poetry. I’ve appeared in a number of publications printed out of these contests a selection is displayed above…In response to the mass appreciation to the Great British Bake Off on BBC […]
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The Lagoon Beach
THE DUCKS GO FOR A PADDLE There were two beaches within the apartments reach at Oludeniz, My favourite one was the one known as the Lagoon. This was a stretch of Beach around a nearby cove which was owned by the various hoteliers. The Sand was wonderfully soft and the water in the Lagoon so […]
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Peacocks
Perhaps my eyes were Engaged on the tasty dish in front of me At first, but my eyes were Concentrated on all the Overall colours Collected in feathered fans around the fountain Kreativity in Nature’s hands – Certainly!
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Back from Holiday
Hi all. Back in Blighty after two weeks in the Sun of “Suncity” – in Oludeniz in Turkey. Plenty of time spent in the sun, taking in the sun and enjoying the Sea Breeze and the Heritage and the Food of the place. Having not been to Oludeniz before, it was a bit new, as it […]
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The old toy shop
A tale of Lark Hill Place, Salford by inky. As you walk into Lark Hill Place, and head over limestone and cobbled space at the end of the street, something catches young eyes in Radcliffe’s toyshop there on by Stuffed toy animals, puzzles and blocks Snakes and Ladders, and marbles from rocks. Noah’s ark, animals […]
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Monumental Critic
Manchester 25th September 2015 Inky’s thoughts on what the winged residents of Manchester think of the statues great and good….. Victoria sits, on her throne – aghast as the winged horde give their all on statues laid, that her people paid of her best men standing tall. And as Peel and Cobden stand there, opposite […]
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Penny Farthing
A Marvel of Invention – the people look on proud. A noble gent is making his way through the crowd. He’s sat on a seat – made of wood and of brass awaiting peelers whistle – which lets him go past Seeing his neighbours going on by and passing pigeons off tiled roofs they fly. […]
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Formation
Oh Happy and Humble tomato! In your youth you joined the ranks of the horticultural army labouring on your leaves in the summer sun Rewards a plenty as the best recruits are picked for display in a culinary tattoo in a Salad or Pasta dish Numbers in your ranks depleted but new recruits appear ready for […]
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Lark Hill Place
A reaction to a visit to Lark Hill Place, a reconstructed victorian street located in Salford’s museum & art gallery. Created by Inky for the Inkwell. On your way to Peel Park, lies an old cobbled street from that time before Tarmac Lay under your feet .A Modern carriage waits for its wheels to be […]
The Inkwell 