Category Archives: DailyCreate

My blogging journey

Posted on 16th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

I started my blog on 17th July 2012, originally as a WordPress.com hosted site. I blogged sporadically about conferences I’d attended, bits of philosophy that interested me (at the time I was a tutor in Philosophy as well as a … Continue reading →

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Starry Night

Posted on 30th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today is Vincent van Gogh’s birthday, and the Daily Create asks us to create art appropriate for a birthday card. I began with a sunflower I’d drawn sunflower flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license And … Continue reading →

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Boundaries

Posted on 29th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday’s Daily Create was about boundaries, and I was thinking about what my response would be as I was walking up to a Uni meeting yesterday morning. First, as I got off the bus and started walking up the path, … Continue reading →

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I love …

Posted on 27th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Inspired by today’s Daily Create based on Kim Douillard’s blog post. I love. I love to sit and knit on a winter evenings, sitting on the sofa in front of the TV, with my legs wrapped up in a Shetland … Continue reading →

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Eliza

Posted on 8th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Eliza flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license I first came across Eliza in 1980, when an uncle gave my dad Gödel, Escher, Bach for Christmas. Dad loved it, and so did I when I read … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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My Safe Haven

Posted on 19th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to make a collage of my safe havens. Most of mine are in the West of Scotland, either on or within spitting distance of the Isle of Mull. I grabbed a few from my albums … Continue reading →

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Anti Spam Poem

Posted on 7th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to visit Kevin’s blog and make a poem out of the anti-spam words that you need to enter in order to post a comment. Amusingly, Kevin has moved his blog to a new home over … Continue reading →

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13 years of the Daily Create

Posted on 8th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Daily Create I’ve been participating in this since around 2016, often uploading my responses to a Flickr album. Here they are as a slideshow. Here’s to the next 13 years!  You can participate … Continue reading →

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