Tag Archives: #blogging4life

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 →

Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Music | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Flowers, Photos | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Blogging Questions Challenge

Posted on 20th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Nobody’s asked me, but that’s never stopped me from having an opinion, so here goes. Why did you start blogging in the first place? I feel that I should say something deep or profound, but actually I can’t remember. I … Continue reading →

Posted in DS106, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Easy Writing

Posted on 1st February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Nearly there flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license People often tell me that they wished they found it as easy to write as I do – because, they think, it’s obvious that writing comes naturally … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Burns Night

Posted on 25th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Burns night flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Burns Night tonight, so that means haggis, neeps and tatties. N is cooking, and we’ll break with tradition and open a bottle of red wine to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The KISS approach to blogging

Posted on 24th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Tiny clanger flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Reading Jim’s recent blog post earlier got me thinking. I half typed a comment, but then Teams started lighting up with notifications and before I knew it … Continue reading →

Posted in DS106, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Nomad Blogging Machine

Posted on 22nd January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Well, it’s official – I’ve got the badge. Now I’d better keep on blogging. Inspired by Alan’s plugin I started to think of quotes about writing that I could use to explain why I blog and my thoughts turned, as … Continue reading →

Posted in DS106, Writing | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Tree silhouettes

Posted on 19th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

One of my favourite things about winter are the trees. I love looking at their silhouettes on the skyline – when I draw back the curtains as the sun is rising over the local school “Knightswood sunrise” flickr photo by … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Scotland | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment