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Most of us would be upset if we were accused of being 'silly.' But the word 'silly' comes from the old English word 'selig,' and its literal definition is 'to be blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous.' -Zig Ziglar

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And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent. -Bruce Springsteen

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Just a casual reminder that no body deserves war. Nobody deserves bombs. There is always another way. It takes time to slow down and be in peace, in the heart. Letting go of all resistance to conflict. If all our politicians could meditate, three times a day this week? If we allow them to.

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Working on a sonnet about an old hold receipt found in the copy of Charles Wright's Oblivion Banjo (2019) I borrowed from the library at UNB Saint John. Here's the poem it was covering.

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11th June is St. Barnabas Day, once celebrated with garlands of roses, woodruff and lavender twined around statues and candles in medieval churches. This year it falls on June’s #FullMoon, known in Europe as the Rose Moon, when roses are their most fragrant & fair. #RoseWednesday

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Maxine Kumin, born 100 years ago today

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This afternoon, I hosted a birdsong workshop in Wild Maple Field. Singing like the birds, a bit of ID, and creating fun music. It was really fun, and we may run one again soon.

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An English idiom about facing the consequences of one’s actions is “you made your bed, now lie in it.” In Italian, an equivalent phrase is hai voluto la bicicletta? Adesso pedala! It means “you wanted the bicycle? Now pedal it!”

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40 years ago today, I wrote this piece. It was one of my first published compositions. This afternoon, for old time's sake, I listened, played and recorded it again. Hopefully, It'll be a gentle introduction to your weekend. Have a listen, and a nice weekend. :) stevecarter.com/latest/2025G...

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And the prize for the most inappropriately named village goes to... 'Badcall'. (Photo taken last month).

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A lovely day at Bempton Cliffs and tea in Scarborough

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This #poem bears reading aloud: “I don’t want your rent, I want a radiance of attention….” (I also love the line: “the books are still free agents”)

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Beautiful welldressings for Wirksworth's carnival and Maytime celebrations.

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"'Tis like the birthday of the world, When earth was born in bloom; The light is made of many dyes, The air is all perfume: There's crimson buds, and white and blue, The very rainbow showers Have turned to blossoms where they fell, And sown the earth with flowers." - Thomas Hood

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Disco cats in the light of the stained glass ❤️

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Looking lovely and very stately in Matlock, even if the new resin paths do make the whole town smell of disinfectant.

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#MosaicMonday Colourful mosaic lararium (shrine for household gods) w seashell outlines in Herculaneum's House of the Skeleton. In small internal courtyard/light well w garden frescoes - survived when Bourbons stripped most of material in house in 18th C excavations. 🏺

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This colourised picture of the Statue of Liberty in 1886 (in Paris before being transported to the US) shows the copper in its original unoxidised state. The chart shows how long it took to turn green.

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An interesting angle of my embroidery, The Stonebridge for you today, full of lovely colourful shiny threads. I hope it brightens your timeline… 😊🪡🌿🌺 *completely freehand stitched in December 2024. #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird

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Singing Lessons in Derbyshire with Natalie Windsor BAHons PgCert Tel: 07494 179438 Email: [email protected]

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Other work by the Ladybird artists. ‘May in South Devon’ Whitbread calendar 1971 Artist: SR Badmin

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Ben of Ben & Jerry’s arrested after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress: "They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"

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and the doubts of May Bei Dao, trs. Weinberger & Man-Cheong

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They say never be afraid to try something different. Well, today I'm parked in front of the rock face at Matlock Sainsbury's! #edgy

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Here with Nick and warming up for tonight's concert 🙂 Ayres and Graces - Belper Unitarian Chapel

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Great-crested Grebes building a nest at the base of an opportunistic young Willow tree, thanks to the water levels going down just enough perhaps to make this workable.

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Carsington Water's resident ducks hoping to exercise their rights as RSPB members and get some complimentary seed... ❤️🦆

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In Danish, if you’re about to go take a nap you could say jeg tager lige en morfar. It means “I’m just grabbing a granddad”

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Thank you for all my birthday messages today . Megs , the poods and I have hijacked a canal boat in search for some wildlife ! Now , I wouldn’t be rude enough to ask for a present but Sid & Nancy would love it if you signed this petition for a #fossilfreebirthday at govpetition.uk/700024 — thanks !

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Do join us for our gig in Belper, Friday 9th May, with will raise some funds for the Unitarian Chapel.

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We have finished rehearsals for our concert tomorrow afternoon in Derby, in memoriam and donations in aid of Derbyshire Refugee Solidarity. All are welcome. This is perhaps the third time we have sung Jonathan Dove's "Ring Out Wild Bells", from the Tennyson, and it is incredibly rousing!

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"Cats invented self-esteem." ~ Erma Bombeck

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Best friends.. 🥺

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Night owl

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Thou winged blossom, liberated thing, What secret tie binds thee to other flowers, Still held within the garden's fostering? Will they too soar with the completed hours, Take flight, and be like thee Irrevocably free, Hovering at will o'er their parental bowers? -Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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