Tag Archives: #blogging4life

A Glasgow Banksy

Posted on 24th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Since I’ve been taking a photo each day to upload to Flickr (for each day in 2024 and every one so far in 2025) I’ve been looking at my surroundings more carefully and noticing things that I have not seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Scotland | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Lazy Sunday

Posted on 23rd March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Soup flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Since before we were married I’ve been going over to Niall’s parents for Sunday lunch. When I first went it was very much a family event with both … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Malicious links

Posted on 19th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

20190425_Elephant at the Metal Zoo flickr photo by Damien Walmsley shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license A couple of weeks ago I had a feeling that my emails weren’t working properly. I couldn’t work out what was happening, but … Continue reading →

Posted in University | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Open Education Remixers

Posted on 5th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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 →

Posted in DS106, Learning, Online learning | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

My Dad, the Storyteller

Posted on 1st March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

My dad was a great storyteller. He loved to talk, and he also loved to listen. As a child I remember how he’d respond to a question about history, physics or classical music by pausing, raising a finger on his … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Change the record!

Posted on 28th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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 , , , , | Leave a comment

Twisting the Kaleidoscope

Posted on 27th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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 , , , | 2 Comments

Blogging Questions Challenge

Posted on 20th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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 →

Posted in DS106, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Easy Writing

Posted on 1st February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Nearly there flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license People often tell me that they wished they found it as easy to write as I do – because, they think, it’s obvious that writing comes naturally … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Burns Night

Posted on 25th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Burns night flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Burns Night tonight, so that means haggis, neeps and tatties. N is cooking, and we’ll break with tradition and open a bottle of red wine to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments