Bicycles 🚲

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 31 Comments

A tribute to cycling, from Fraggle. Great quotes and photos!

“It would not be at all strange if history came to the conclusion that the perfection of the bicycle was the greatest incident of the nineteenth century.” ~ anonymous

“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realise fishing is stupid and boring.” ~ Desmond Tutu

“The bicycle is the most civilised conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remain pure in heart.” ~ Iris Murdoch

“Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world.” ~ Grant Petersen, American bicycle designer

“The bicycle is a just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can…

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Meeting a Blogger: The Letter, The Book, and the Otter

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 25 Comments

Two marvellous teachers meet online through blogging, and then they actually meet in person! A heartwarming true-life story for all the family.

A Teacher's Reflections

Do you often think how wonderful it would be to meet a favorite blogger – in person – and spend the day with them? I certainly do. And it happened! Well, in order to tell the wonderful story, I must start at the beginning:

It Happened Like This…

Pete Springer is one of my favorite bloggers. Our mutual interest in children and teaching was the start of our connection. It has grown to include the love of children’s books, the great outdoors, how the little things are the big things, and more. It’s a long list, and a good one. When he planned a visit to see his three brothers, he wanted to connect with two bloggers. Yes, he wanted to meet me! Was I excited? You bet!

It was as if we had known each other for years. Well we had, of course, through blogging. ‘In Person’ was the…

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Last Summer’s Affair – from the Poetry archive

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 13 Comments

An evocative poem from that great writer, Frank Scarangello.

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Laying my head on your stomach
while the sun streamed through the blinds
forming stripes caressing your contours
just for a moment I thought of biting the thighs
of your perfect body.

Your sea green eyes animate Summer
terns and gulls off the starboard bow
your smile raising the waves
structuring the water
billowing the sails of boundless passion.

Tonight I will undress you
still covered in sand
tasting of sweat, salt and Coppertone
remains of a day at the shore
where no one knows, for we two give no clue
while hiding in plain pose.

But Autumn comes, the Summer’s gone
“it’s time for us to both move on”
just one last kiss, a last caress
it’s time to dress for fall.

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Lessons Learned from Dad #MondayMusings #Inspiration

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 4 Comments

American writer and blogger Abbie remembers her father. A post we can all relate to.

My Corner

Today, my father would have been in his mid 80s. I’ve revised and am sharing a post that went live two months before he passed in 2013. Enjoy!

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My fondest childhood memories are of Dad and me listening to music together. He loved to play the old standards on those scratchy long-playing records by such artists as Fats Waller and Nat King Cole. These songs taught me lessons that I’m pretty sure he wanted me to learn.

If “The Joint is Jumpin,” you’re going to get in trouble. No man will like you if “Your Feet’s Too Big.” You’d better “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” I also learned to appreciate “”Seafood, Mama” but not until I was an adult.

Dad also tried to teach me the value of money. He thought he’d succeeded until I sold my wheelchair accessible van after…

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DRESS ME

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 4 Comments

Here is a poem from Lorraine. A lovely lady, who has been blinded by illness.

Wheat fields
You undress me
Stripping me of falsehoods
That invaded my wounded soul,
Clothing
Me then
In the pure white of my childhood
When joys were young and blithe
Dancing and free
Flying

Adorn
My soul this day
Throw away all the chains
That kept in place the clothes of black
That seemed
So white
And now keep me safe for ever
Entwined in innocence
Like spotless lamb
Take me

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Why Should the Devil Get All the Good Tunes?

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 10 Comments

Here is a poem that got Liz excited. Let her know what you think about it!

Elizabeth Gauffreau

Do you ever stumble across a poem that makes you want to want to run into a crowd of people, holding it aloft and shouting, “You’ve got to read this poem!”? This is one that did it for me. (I hope I’m not violating any copyright by posting it here, but I received it in an unsolicited advertisement, so I figure it’s fair game.)

I hope you enjoy the poem as much as I do, and I’d love to hear about the poems that have sent you running through the streets!

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New Book: Lara Trace Hentz

May 10, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 9 Comments

Lara is a Native American adoptee with some harrowing stories to tell about the treatment of Native Americans in America and Canada.
You can read her bio on this Blogger link. https://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435

This is her own website. https://blog.tracehentz.com/

And here is a link where you can read her new book. https://cosmicglue.pressbooks.com/

I suggest checking out those links. Like me, you could learn a lot about something we know so little about.

Reblog Blogger

May 10, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 44 Comments

You might have noticed that I have reblogged a couple of posts today. While I seem to be languishing in a ‘blogging downtime’ where my own posts are concerned, I thought I might as well do something useful, and reblog posts from some of the people I follow. Think of me as a ‘Reblog Blogger’ for now.

So with that in mind, if you would like me to reblog something, please add a link below in the comments.

Not too many photos though please, (it counts to my allowance) and you already have to be following this blog.

Best wishes to all, Pete.

A Becalmed Blog

May 4, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 73 Comments

You may have noticed that I have yet to start a new serial, and I have not been posting much recently.

I looked up the word ‘Becalmed’ today.

Becalmed
/bɪˈkɑːmd/
adjective
(of a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind.
“his ship was becalmed for nine days”

Well I am not a sailing ship, but I have a vision of my blog floating peacefully, awaiting the power of a fair trade wind to get it moving again.

A Small But Irritating Change

April 20, 2022 ~ beetleypete ~ 71 Comments

This morning, I noticed a different style in the email notifications I receive for comments on my blog posts.

They now appear as shown below. However, when I click on ‘Reply’, it no longer goes straight to the comment as it did before. Instead it takes me to the top of the post itself, and I have to scroll down to locate the comment. Another small change from WordPress, and a minor irritation in my blogging enjoyment.

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This is the twenty-eighth part of a fiction serial, in 897 words. Helen was ready for me the next morning, reasonably well …

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