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An Interview with Banana The Poet From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (2 hours old)

Some of you reading this will be familiar with Banana the Poet, sometimes also known as Michele. She has a series of poetry books being released, and has organised a “blog tour” to help publicise th… more

Tis Tuesday From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (2 hours old)

It is a sad thing when someone achieves their dream only to have to give it up because of the things that life has thrown at them in the past twelve months, my friend is having to do this and I am hel… more

Witchfest International 2009 - The blessing ceremony From tylluanpenry in The Magical World of Tylluan Penry (3 hours old)

Well, I am back from the Witchfest but still buzzing with the fun of it all. And it WAS fun - fun to meet new people and old friends, fun to see the wonderful stalls and listen to others' talks. My … more

Happy 50th birthday Youssou N'Dour From loiswakeman in Meeja! (18 hours old)

A treat for world music fans that I caught in the wee small hours on the BBC World Service: an interview with the immensely charming and (I think) talented Youssou N'Dour. Sometimes, you hear someone … more

Too cute From thehomelyyear ^Pro in The Homely Year (1 day old)

We spotted these in Llandudno and they were friendly, obviously used to much passing attention. Aren't they cute, though...think they know it! … more

Good Monday morning From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (1 day old)

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Misty Morning From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (1 day old)

(Click on the picture to enlarge it) It's a glorious but very cold morning. I can't hang about as I need to get out and about before the mist disappears. I took the above picture from my bedroo… more

I wonder how many people have this sort of job From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (1 day old)

There are very many "blogs" here at BCUK selling things. This one for example: http://bestsellerlcdtv.blog.co.uk/2009/11/08/samsung-ln19b360-19-inch-720p-lcd-hdtv-review-7331249/ So I thought I'… more

Snow on the Hills? From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (2 days old)

My apologies for the poor quality of the picture, but is that snow on those distant hills? Brrr! Very cold morning. I was privileged to see a rather nice moon last night. Here it is (it gets sl… more

Monsters From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (3 days old)

The waves are monsters today. No surfers though. I wonder why that is? I hope everyone is well and having a good weekend. Cheers, Tom.… more

Snippets, overheard? From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (3 days old)

There is something quite comical about the snippets one overhears while out and about, the half sentences, utterings of people passing by as they converse with their friends, partners, family. I alway… more

Old Red-Eye is Back From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (4 days old)

(click on the picture to enlarge it)Last night was Guy Fawkes Night when we commemorate burning an effigy of a Roman Catholic who tried to blow up parliament, and let off lots of fireworks. I was ho… more

The monkey on my shoulder From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (4 days old)

You may (or may not) have noticed a distinct lack of morning posts over the last four days or so. I made a decision last week and on Monday I lay down the gauntlet so to speak and have been attempting… more

More tag woes (bug?, not complaint) From loiswakeman in Help (4 days old)

If I search on a tag in my blog, it says there are no posts matching, but if I click on "more posts tagged with this" at the bottom, the posts are found. EG: Posts tagged with: names of things … more

The names fireworks call themselves From loiswakeman in eye for information (4 days old)

Number 4 in an occasional series: 1 was staplers, 2 was caravans, and 3 was chairs. Some while ago, I got an Epic Fireworks catalogue through the post - why they think a 2-man company would mount a… more

Bonfire Night 2008 From loiswakeman in Devon Life (4 days old)

A poem I wrote this time last year and never got round to posting... Last night, I burnt a thousand peacock feathers, cast-offs from the feather factory, ten tidy bundles of a hundred each. Bro… more

Mokono Company Aims From SeasideMan ^Pro in Armchair Revolutionaries (4 days old)

Mokono are the company who run blog.co.uk. http://www.crunchbase.com/company/mokono mokono specialises in blog advertising solutions and brings marketers, agencies and bloggers together. It operates… more

Contact details for BCUK Management (edit: resolved) From SeasideMan ^Pro in Ask or Answer. (4 days old)

Do any of you have them? I'm particularly keen to be able to get in touch with the BCUK Customer Services Manager to discuss the tagging fiasco. Does anyone know if such a person exists or how to c… more

Tag limit of 15 From SeasideMan ^Pro in Bugs (5 days old)

http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=4078420 The above shows a bug in the tag limit being 15. The announcement said the tag limit was 150. Tom.… more

The Illusion of Democracy From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (5 days old)

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8342888.stm The article is about banning smoking in hospital car parks and grounds, but it was this that caught my eye: “Last month MPs supported a backbe… more

Are you happy with the new tag system? From SeasideMan ^Pro in Ask or Answer. (5 days old)

Functionality has been reduced and we weren't consulted or warned. Furthermore, content that we created has been deleted. I think this is not acceptable. What do you think? If you are not happy with … more

So, it seems BCUK have deleted lots of tags From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (5 days old)

Hello SeasideMan, in order to use your tags to improve the searchability of your blog posts, it has been necessary to make a few changes to the tag system. The changes are as follows: - tags … more

The book is out! At last! From tylluanpenry in The Magical World of Tylluan Penry (5 days old)

Well, I've not been blogging as much as I would have liked recently, but this is partly because I'm getting ready for Witchfest International on Saturday. I'm going to be a busy girl - doing a talk (… more

A Glimpse of the Sea... From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (6 days old)

...for anyone who wants to see it. I'd say more but I'm in a hurry! Cheers, Tom.… more

A new addition From thehomelyyear ^Pro in The Homely Year (6 days old)

Didn't expect to come back with a Westie from our local antiques/flea market...but you never know what you'll find. Already looks quite at home on our mantelpiece.… more

Fish Out of Water From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (7 days old)

I spent 25 years in a scientific world, getting my degree and then as a computer programmer. The world I inhabited then was a very precise one. To get the computers to do exactly what you want and… more

Does anyone here remember Artemis Toxia? From tylluanpenry in The Magical World of Tylluan Penry (7 days old)

Artemis Toxia used to blog here a few years ago. She used to write about history in the ancient world, the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, and about ancient warfare. I am still honoured to keep he… more

Surfboards From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (8 days old)

Sometimes, a natural photo opportunity just sticks itself under your nose and says "Here I am!". The surfing students were getting a short talk from teacher so I grabbed the moment to snap their b… more

Today is....... From lyndlj in Just Me!! The Butterfly effect (8 days old)

Sunday, a day of rest and relaxation, well mostly anyway. I am making the dinner which we will have at 6-30pm because of son working til 6pm, I also went and bought all makings for sunday dinner in… more

Learning from Lanterns From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (9 days old)

Last night was the Machynlleth lantern parade for Halloween, so Helen and I toddled over there to photograph it. It was quite a difficult shoot. There were people milling around all over the place… more