Monthly Archives: April 2016

Frogitat

One day we’ll have a pond in the garden. We’ve got all the bits to do it, it’s just (!) a matter of Niall finding the time (and the right weather) to do it. My ambition, of course, is to … Continue reading

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#TDC1571

Today’s Daily Create: Write a fictional backstory for a death reported by @DeathMedieval Geoff the Mason, a mason, died 1298 for stealing vestments, surplices, books & other ornaments from the church of St Leonard of Leicester — Medieval Death Bot … Continue reading

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Schwarmdummheit

I expect that, like me, you’re familiar with the wisdom of the crowd – but have you heard of it’s opposite? Until recently I hadn’t. Glancing through tweets the other day I came across this tweet from Ron: @sensor63 @jennymackness Ever heard … Continue reading

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Daily Shakespeare

This week’s Daily Create has been all about Shakespeare as it’s the 400th anniversary of his death today. One Monday it was about Yorick, and I did a quick gif. Tuesday I riffed on “Oh, she doth teach the torches to … Continue reading

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You’ve got a friend

I couldn’t listen to Carole King for a long, long time. It was Nick’s (my brother’s) music, and hearing it took me back to a hard time of hurt, and pain, and misunderstanding. But two events recently made me realise … Continue reading

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Poor Yorick

Back from a day away, so rushed for time, but wanting to do something with this from today’s Daily Create: “Alas, poor Yorick, for I knew him well…” Creatively interpret this famous line with something involving a skull. Never read/seen … Continue reading

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VanGo yourself

Today’s Daily Create is to re-enact a famous painting. As soon as I saw a lute I knew what I wanted to do. This is my great grandma’s mandolin and I love that it hangs on my walls next to my … Continue reading

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Grids and Gestures 3

Feeling better today, so was out in the garden for a while and not needing to lie down so much (though I did not enjoy Cagney and Lacey’s attempts to wake me up from 6am this morning). I experimented with … Continue reading

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Grids and Gestures 2

More on the Grids and Gestures activity by Nick Sousanis – behind on this coz I was at a conference on Tuesday then in bed all day yesterday with a temperature and stuff.  

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Grids and Gestures

Today Nick Sousanis has teamed up with the Daily Create folk to introduce his Grids and Gestures activity. In this, he asks us to: … take a single sheet of paper (any size, shape will do) and drawing with a pencil … Continue reading

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