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SWB on the power of poetry

Why I can’t stop reading poetry – By Helen McClements

July 24, 2017 by sourweebastard

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@cantina_zf4 - go for the wine, 🍷stay for the cats 😽

Minutes after up-loading previous post, we meet Iv

Minutes after up-loading previous post, we meet Ivo the corgi, thus a continuation of the Royal theme. 👑👑👑👑👑👑

Small Child- ‘You look nice!’⁣ ⁣ Me- (feel

Small Child- ‘You look nice!’⁣
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Me- (feeling smug with my Zara dress bought for £4 in Red Cross Shop in Holywood.) ‘Thanks!!’⁣
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Small Child- ‘It looks like something the Queen would wear.’⁣
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Me-‘What? The Queen? As in… Camilla?’ (Smugness evaporates)⁣
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Small Child- ‘No! Elizabeth!!’⁣
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Me- ‘As in the late Queen? The one who died, …in her nineties ?’⁣
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Small Child- ‘Yes! Looks like something she’d have worn.’ ⁣
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Me- ‘I’ll be getting changed then…’

🌅Sunrise Pilates with these gorgeous girls, led

🌅Sunrise Pilates with these gorgeous girls, led by Mary from @pilatesforhealthbelfast this morning. 🌅 Perfect way to set myself up for my holidays tomorrow 🧳

Should you have a moment, take yourself up to @mal

Should you have a moment, take yourself up to @malone_house_belfast to see this beautiful exhibition by the artist Jason Gonzales, @_ambitionplanet. 21 pieces of stunning work to feast the eye upon.

Celebrating 300 parkruns @ormeau_parkrun today! De

Celebrating 300 parkruns @ormeau_parkrun today! Delighted- that’s 1500km, and mostly around Ormeau, although have ticked some others off in Galway, Dublin, & Edinburgh. 🤩 I remember trying to find one in Copenhagen and cycling aimlessly around a park, utterly drenched ☔️. It wasn’t to be but at least I had some form of exercise on my fruitless search! I am not a ‘sticker-at-er’- I have zero powers of tenacity & usually start things with tremendous exuberance (see employment history, sports, interests…) but I started parkrun when the girls were teeny tiny & it just worked. I think the coffee after was a huge draw, but there is much to be said for our wonderful community at Ormeau. 🥰 Off to start sorting 645 tokens with the long/suffering @steveygarland now.

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I'll be chatting to @frankmitchellu105radio on @u105radio tomorrow (Friday) about how my issues with excessive noiuse are making me more riled than usual! You can have a read at the link above for a previous rants on the topic 😡

I am NOT a sewer, but that hasn’t stopped me vis

I am NOT a sewer, but that hasn’t stopped me visiting @ireneboyle who lets me loose on her machine with gentle instruction & lots of encouragement. Good craic, coffee & canine company all adds to the fun 🤩.

Great community event yesterday at #eastsideartsfe

Great community event yesterday at #eastsideartsfestival in #Belfast. @steveygarland, @georgina_garland2011 & Tasha all competed & delighted to see Georgina take third place over all. What a champ! Tasha, not to be outdone, ensured she came in well ahead of her auld da. @officialcoolfm provided the soundtrack & a carnivalesque atmosphere prevailed 🎉🥳👏

Delighted with this win from the #lionesses tonigh

Delighted with this win from the #lionesses tonight, & hoping to see many more girls & women young & old enjoying sport ⚽️

I was so appalled to hear this news on the @bbcwor

I was so appalled to hear this news on the @bbcworldservice earlier & then to read this article. I know there are so many ghastly things in the news right now, & everything feels like a call to action. However, Trump cannot be allowed to further diminish women’s rights. I’ve emailed my MP to ask if he can apply pressure to ensure that women’s reproductive rights are protected. I urge you to do the same- you can find details on Theyworkforyou.com.

All full of frolics & fiddle-dee-dees in #ebredelt

All full of frolics & fiddle-dee-dees in #ebredelta, #catalunya 🍾☀️🥰

#vermouth hour starts at 11am in #catalunya , & lu

#vermouth hour starts at 11am in #catalunya , & lucky for me I was in a #vinoteca bad n #deltebre just in time. It’s a habit I could get into. 🍸

Wildflowers & waterfalls in @_monteperdido Aragon

Wildflowers & waterfalls in @_monteperdido Aragon 🌸

🦜such a pleasure to present my handiwork to @bo

🦜such a pleasure to present my handiwork to @boylemo1961 & my friend Donna today. If you’re a resident of the #ormeauroad you may well recognise this material – it came from the windcheaters from outside Grafitti cafe, & I bought them when they closed up this year and we’re selling off some of their treasured items. Many thanks go to at @ireneboyle who let me at her sewing machine & gave me instruction. Without her help this idea would never have come to fruition! It’s always a pleasure to visit her gorgeous studio down in the #ardspeninsula. #sewing #handmade #handmadegiftsarethebest #belfast #northernireland

🏃‍♀️LOVED the #greatrossarun run in #Ardb

🏃‍♀️LOVED the #greatrossarun run in #Ardboe today, & grateful to @ormeaurunners for letting me tag along, So many kind volunteers along the picturesque 10k route, keeping us refreshed & buoyant with plenty of encouragement. 👏👏🍔🍰🧁The spread afterwards was immense as always. They are BIG fans of the #jammiejoey down this direction. 😋 Also delighted to give my new top from the #larks.runners its first spin out.

Yep. The pre-holiday diet is going EXTREMELY well.

Yep. The pre-holiday diet is going EXTREMELY well. 🙄 #bakewellslice #whippyicecream #belfast #northernireland

🍓I’ve had a bumper crop of berries this summe

🍓I’ve had a bumper crop of berries this summer & have been experimenting with making syrup from the tops which would normally be put straight in the compost. 🍃🍓It’s definitely worth leaving a little bit more strawberry on the tops for extra flavour. I used 100g sugar, 150 ml water and about 150 g of strawberry tops. It was perfect added to sparkling water for a homemade cordial. 🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹

📚Is it even the holidays if you don’t go to a

📚Is it even the holidays if you don’t go to a second-hand bookshop & raid the shelves? Can’t wait to start into this pile. It’s always muse a point of having a book (or three) on the go, but absolutely longing for the beach now for some bookish escapism. 🌊👙🏖️🐚

☀️Glorious summer read alert!! ⁣ ⁣ 🙏 Th

☀️Glorious summer read alert!! ⁣
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🙏 Thanks to @lucy.mangan in @guardian for the recommendation. ⁣
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📚 If you love a feisty heroine, a dah of poetry & a big dollop of bookshop shenanigans, then this is for you.⁣
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💞 It’s wry & poignant & @stephaniebutland isn’t scared to touch on the dark stuff too. Gotta keep it real…⁣
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⭐️ A cracker read ⭐️

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