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Turner and the Dragon
Today is St George’s Day, and today’s Daily Create celebrates that and asks us to “make some art to celebrate this auspicious day”. April 23rd is also Turner’s birthday, and I wanted to make something to mix these two days … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, Doodles, DS106
Tagged #blogging4life, #DS106, Daily Create, dragon, St George's Day, Turner
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My blogging journey
I started my blog on 17th July 2012, originally as a WordPress.com hosted site. I blogged sporadically about conferences I’d attended, bits of philosophy that interested me (at the time I was a tutor in Philosophy as well as a … Continue reading
Posted in #CLMOOC, #rhizo14, #rhizo15, D&G, DailyCreate, DS106, Peer interaction, PhD, Writing
Tagged #blogging4life, #clmooc, #DS106, blogging, community, reflection
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Starry Night
Today is Vincent van Gogh’s birthday, and the Daily Create asks us to create art appropriate for a birthday card. I began with a sunflower I’d drawn sunflower flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license And … Continue reading
Boundaries
Yesterday’s Daily Create was about boundaries, and I was thinking about what my response would be as I was walking up to a Uni meeting yesterday morning. First, as I got off the bus and started walking up the path, … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Photos, Scotland, University
Tagged #blogging4life, Boundaries, Glasgow University, Kelvingrove
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I love …
Inspired by today’s Daily Create based on Kim Douillard’s blog post. I love. I love to sit and knit on a winter evenings, sitting on the sofa in front of the TV, with my legs wrapped up in a Shetland … Continue reading
Eliza
Eliza flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license I first came across Eliza in 1980, when an uncle gave my dad Gödel, Escher, Bach for Christmas. Dad loved it, and so did I when I read … Continue reading
Open Education Remixers
This week, as part of Open Education Week 2025, I’m joining in with all of the remixes thanks to the wonderful Bryan Mathers and his remix machine and OEGlobal. First a ‘hello‘ activity, to make a badge. I made two … Continue reading
Change the record!
Sometimes I don’t know how I am feeling until something happens to shift my mood. Like this morning. I had Radio Four on in the background, as I often do, when I muted it to listen to the song linked … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Music
Tagged #blogging4life, #DS106, carpenters, judy collins, music
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Twisting the Kaleidoscope
Today’s Daily Create asks us to Imagine you find a kaleidoscope. You put it up to your eye, and point it to the sky. You twist it into the light. What do you see? Use either story or poem or … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Flowers, Photos
Tagged #blogging4life, #DS106, Daily Create, flowers
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Blogging Questions Challenge
Nobody’s asked me, but that’s never stopped me from having an opinion, so here goes. Why did you start blogging in the first place? I feel that I should say something deep or profound, but actually I can’t remember. I … Continue reading