The Inkwell

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Born and Bred in Salford, England – I live a short distance from Old Trafford – Home to Manchester United Football Club. I volunteer at Sale Harriers athletic club and at Imperial War Museum North – where i help as a guide to visitors in the galleries. A blogger, photographer, volunteer and occasional writer.
  • Sneaking in the Veggies

    Sneaking in the Veggies

    #fussyeaters #pie #vegetables #meat #hidden #napowrimo

    You could call him a fussy eater

    he doesn’t like his greens

    tell him we’re having salad for lunch

    he’ll say he’s not overly keen

    but what’s this that pop’s cooked for dinner?

    a really tasty northern treat

    comprised of potato, lamb and carrot

    and other stuff that the fusspot won’t eat

    he likes the smell of the gravy

    and came into the kitchen for a sniff

    sitting patient for serving to the table

    inspired by the whiff

    and breaking into the potato top

    he gave this new dish a taste

    wolfing down every morsel

    enjoying it without haste

  • Alley Cat Chorus

    Alley Cat Chorus

    #Napowrimo #cat #chorus #garden

    Out in the Garden,

    there is quite a cacophony

    as the felines meet

    on a sunny green grass spot

    Musical? Perhaps

    but its a call for breakfast

    even if those calling

    don’t live in the house

  • Early Morning Chatter

    Early Morning Chatter

    #Napowrimo #conversation #birds #food #wildlife

    While some humans down tools

    from the late night shift

    and others awake with the morning sun

    beyond the bedroom windows

    and factory doors

    there’s a crowd amassing

    News on the telephone line

    travels fast round these parts

    brought from across the blue

    by our friends from the coast

    there’s a new spot in town

    with a generous host

    What’s your fancy ?

    Seed, Nut, Fruit or Fish

    for the ones up early

    It’s what’s scattered early by the hoomans

    fulfills their wish

  • looks like his mum

    looks like his mum

    #napowrimo #simply6minutes

    Look at those blue eyes

    and those rosy little cheeks

    there is no mistaking

    he’s that ladies little boy

    and if there seems any doubt

    you will find his flower

    on her shoulder

  • Out of Something

    Out of Something

    #napowrimo #creative #craft #clay #pottery

    Being Arty, to me, was always something

    understood as paper, pencil, brush and ink

    it was a revelation, making something from clay

    lamination – bringing three types of clay in a mould

    designed for the house, kitchen or lounge

    in a workshop with a variety of tools and

    next, brought to life with various

    glazes or slips, heated up in the fire of the kiln

    brown coloured clay

    leaping into blues , reds and greens

    on the event of the kiln being turned on

    creating something quite creative – as the

    kiln door opens revealing summat

    spectacular

  • Improv

    Improv

    #Napowrimo #kitchen #pots #pans #children #music

    i always thought

    there was more to the common kitchen saucepan

    than meets the eye

    instead of the sound of vegetables

    bubbling away in a pan

    imagine my surprise to the sights and sounds

    of my young relations

    performing a sort of a tune

    with the pans and wooden spoons

    under the dining table

  • the expedition

    the expedition

    Daily writing prompt
    Have you ever been camping?
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    camping

    going on a great expedition

    to some vast unknown land

    off to the wilds of the Pennines,

    the beauty of the Lake District

    or perhaps, just up the road

    learning about putting up tents

    and cooking your breakfast over

    an outdoor fire

    making things from fallen branches

    and even fallen leaves

    while enjoying the views of your surroundings

    from the top of a hill , or even a rope bridge

    enjoying a brew, or campfire stew

    served up from a billy can

    under the light of the moon

    while singing under the stars

  • crackin’

    crackin’

    #easter #egg #chicken #rabbit #sunday

    his mission is done

    guarding the sweet stuff till

    Sunday morning

    he knows where each egg

    is carefully hidden in

    each house…so eyes peeled

    Key Thing is silence

    till the little uns find an egg

    and yell “I found one!”

  • Footprints

    Footprints

    Daily writing prompt
    Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.
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    #Family #Footprints #Sand

    Making your mark on

    the soft golden sand below

    saying hi to crabs

    and seagulls alike, brief though

    as the tide clears up

  • Angry Moon

    Angry Moon

    #WDYS #Character #Moon #napowrimo

    Image : Joseph Corl

    A sign of trouble

    In the skies above – Alert

    sign sent from above

    Earth Satellite turns

    the colour of glowing coals

    up in the night sky

    treetop residents

    hide away from the first sight of

    angry satellite moon