Monthly Archives: June 2012

Ode to a Peacock

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Shirley Cook

We saw this beautiful peacock at Tilgate. I wrote this poem.  Ode to a peacock. I love the way you strut your stuff, but looks alone are not enough. ‘Hera’ gave you a thousand eyes, they alone can’t make you … Continue reading →

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Winchester Writers’ Conference 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Shirley Cook

Yesterday I went to the writers’ conference in Winchester University. This is the third time I have been. Alan Titchmarsh did the opening talk and a very entertaining one it was too! He signed his books afterwards. He is shorter than … Continue reading →

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Curly hair

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Shirley Cook

  I have naturally curly hair and it was really annoying when I was growing up. I used to get teased at school, mostly by boys, who used to call me ‘Curly Shirley.’ I so wanted long sraight hair. There … Continue reading →

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Tilgate Park Crawley

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Shirley Cook

(A beautiful black swan and a black necked swan on Tilgate lake.) We went to Tilgate Park today, which is not far from us. Since we last went there the price of parking has gone up from £2 to £3 … Continue reading →

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Weather poems.

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Shirley Cook

    The Months January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow. February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again. March brings breezes loud and shrill, stirs the dancing daffodil. April brings the primrose sweet, Scatters daises … Continue reading →

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Messing about on the canal – Jubilee Day

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Shirley Cook

Yesterday we hired a barge for the day, with my daughter and her partner. We took the barge from Denham Deep Lock and travelled to Rickmansworth along the Southern Grand Union Canal. Our boat was called ‘Lovely Job,’ a 28 feet … Continue reading →

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A jubilee cake fit for a queen!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Shirley Cook

Well everyone is now getting in the mood for the jubilee. Hurrah! I hope you all have fun at the street parties. My sister has made this super cake! Some skill eh! Clever sister!

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