Thursday is the Sandman’s Writing Challenge Day for the period in which the UK is in lockdown. Each Thursday I will set a prompt for you to work on. There are no style restrictions but if you are going for length I do suggest that you split it over a number of posts for ease … Continue reading Sandman’s Thursday Writing Challenge #3
Author: sandmanjazz
A January Walk or Two
As is my usual pattern, I took my permitted exercise around 9pm last night and took little Missy Dog for her evening constitutional. I'd heard the rain on the window coming down heavy so I had wrapped up warm, but upon opening the door I learnt it was not rain falling. It wasn't overly dramatic … Continue reading A January Walk or Two
Souper Man
Dr Tanya presents a seasonal culinary theme for this week's 5 Things. 5 Favourite Winter Soups What better winter warmer than a steaming hot bowl of soup? It fills you up and warms the cockles of your heart. This is indeed a fortunate prompt as Soup is one of my favourite foods, and had multiple … Continue reading Souper Man
Truthful Tuesday 19th January 2021
It's time for PCGuyIV's Truthful Tuesday once again. When you come across dead links, either in your existing posts or in comments on your blog, do you try to fix or delete them, or do you just let them be, and why? If I can fix them I do try to where possible, but to … Continue reading Truthful Tuesday 19th January 2021
Sandman’s Horticultural Q and A
Just a small Q and A with a different theme. If you want to take part you can either answer in the comments, or create your own post and link back to this one with a pingback. The Questions Do you have any house plants? Are they located throughout the house or mostly in one … Continue reading Sandman’s Horticultural Q and A
Share Your World 18th Jan 2021
Why do we dream? Are we talking philosophically or in a more biological sense here? In a strictly biological sense I believe a popular theory is it our brains processing information and metaphorically uploading the results into our sub-conscious. Philosophically speaking I believe it is a motivational technique to have us push ourselves onward. https://youtu.be/mIkGIVmogpEDo … Continue reading Share Your World 18th Jan 2021
Static
Hello faithful reader, I do hope you are well and have been busy- or at least as busy as the current circumstances allow anyway. It has all been a bit static and samey for me what with lockdown in full swing, but I guess it is the same for many more. I did toy with … Continue reading Static
Sunday Silliness
Kudos to whoever did this Lockdown reimagining of a favourite board (should that be bored) game
Saturday Music
Here is a live cover of Fats Waller's "Handful of Keys" https://youtu.be/M5i_VkfCFnA
The Friday Four
Joining Rory aka A Man Called Bloke for the first time this year. Do you ever simply stop and wonder ‘Where has time gone to?’ or is it something that never bothers you? Not really, the opposite is true for me, but I have gone 'bloody hell is that the time'. https://youtu.be/i_ERPpbvAW8 If you had … Continue reading The Friday Four