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Want to know what I'm thinking, how I feel and react to various things? Well this is where you'll find the scary content of my views and opinions on a variety of topics.

Here is a rose, or two, one for me and one for you x

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I’ve always loved roses since I was a little girl and my Nan had a wonderful set of rose bushes outside the front of her house that she was always proud of. Nan’s pride is not surprising as her roses … Continue reading →

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Home – My National Poetry Day Inspiration

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ruth Weal

If you read my previous post then you’ll be aware that it’s National Poetry Day in the UK today and that I didn’t have a poem in my collection that was specifically “Home” inspired, which was the theme for this … Continue reading →

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Celebrating National Poetry Day!

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ruth Weal

It’s National Poetry Day in the UK today and the theme is “Home”. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there with a guilty love of poetry. I often see a book of poetry on people’s bookshelves, even … Continue reading →

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Busy Baking Chruścik

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Chruścik – Polish Pastry Twists – copyright R.Weal 2010 Chruścik are the subject of today’s blog post. ”What are they?” I hear you ask, well quite simply they are a Polish pudding dish, a basic sour dough pastry twist that … Continue reading →

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My name is not Ruthie!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Challenging Perceptions - Copyright R.Weal 2006

Playing on the title of Whitney Houston’s song “My name is not Susan!” for this post. I’ll warn you up front it’s going to be a little bit of a rant. The observant of you will know that I have … Continue reading →

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Blogging on the move

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Hello all This is wealie blogging on the move, well not precisely. Actually I’m in the bath! “How is she writing a blog post I hear you ask?” Don’t worry, I’m not risking electrocution by laptop, I’m trying out the … Continue reading →