Autumn Beauty - Pea-souper - Take A Seat - Good Morning, Grey Street - Settle Down Cafe - Poppy - Brrrrrr
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Lovely evening at The Lit & Phil, with some of the Reading Group, in conversation with Zdenka Fantlová as part of Newcastle Winter Book Festival.
( Incredible... )

It's Spirit Day. In the wake of yet another tragic suicide due to anti-LGBT bullying, I joined millions of others across the globe, and wore purple to show my support for LGBT youth, and equality.
( NOH8... )

Idiots of London,
Get your shit together, knob heads! When is violence, mindless or otherwise ever the answer? Decent law abiding folk are getting hurt unnecessarily, and it needs to stop. Where is the respect?
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It is not realistic to blame this solely on the "youths" like the press like to do, but if this is indeed all "youths", and we ( Read more... )

I spent the afternoon in the Tyne Theatre, listening to "Untold Stories" at a Commemorative event for Holocaust Memorial Day 2011.  There were musical and theatrical performances, speakers, readings, reflection, and testimonies from genocide survivors.  Not only a memorial for past (and current) atrocities, the HMD events seek to acknowledge the ( Read more... )

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Light the candle and be part of the Legacy of Hope. www.hmd.org.uk This year, HMD is themed "Untold Stories". ( www.hmd.org.uk )

( They gave their tomorrows, for all our todays. )

Tonight, I am pretty certain that my dreams will evolve around this marvellous creature:  
( *cough* )

Dude was a legend, and oh so handsome in his day.

Some Like It Hot will forever be one of my favourite movies.
If I was at home right now, I would be watching it again.

In a perfect world, we would not require a specified day for 'Peace'. The world being as it is, conflict is inevitably going to be an infinite fact of life. While we are forever hopeful of a long list of ideals, we should embrace the little things that make us smile...

This morning I purchased an Innocent Smoothie, Peaches & Raspberries flavour ( Read more... )