Tag Archives: people

There’s something to be said…

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Belongum

.. about the ability to turn your own hands to making something. Anything! Even more so, if that making has meaning. It might not have actual practical use in today’s modern world on some levels – but your involvement in … Continue reading →

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Joyeux Noel…

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Belongum

… a movie based on true accounts of the 1914 Christmas Truce’s which sprang up between enemy troops along various fronts during the First world War. Whilst aspects of this might seem completely unreal to those of us who weren’t … Continue reading →

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My mum dropped a fresh ‘yarn’ into my lap today…

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Belongum

… it was newly formed and still a little ‘squeaky’ in places – but remains poignant none the less – more so because it reminds me about the marvels of the Human race – the bizarre happenings that associate themselves … Continue reading →

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