Tag Archives: Blogging
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Our Silence
47Thursday 08 December, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Time has marched on; Many things have changed in our world; Perhaps more so here in Turkey and the Middle …
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Pastures New…
71Saturday 14 May, 2016 by Uncle Spike
I set out three years ago knowing diddly-squat about blogging, or even what a blog to be honest (seriously), and now …
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Half a million !
37Monday 15 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
So that’s it, half a million page views in the bag! I stopped being obsessive over blog stats moons ago. …
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Only through our own humanity…
33Saturday 02 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My prayers are for an end to the conflict in Syria. Enough families have paid the price. A good friend …
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Blogging Year 2015
50Thursday 31 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Like many of you, 2015 has been an extremely busy year for us. The sad knock-on effect is that the …
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Peace and People
19Sunday 06 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Like any conflict on the world stage, everyone of us has very personal views, and the situation in Syria is …
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Bloggers Unite for Peace
179Sunday 22 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke ~ ~ …
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In memory of Rhonda
4Sunday 30 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One year has passed Rhonda may no longer be blogging But not forgotten . .
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Remembering a departed blogger
13Thursday 16 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Today would have been Rhonda Elkins’ birthday Sadly Rhonda is no longer with us But friends who met through her blog …
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Guest post: “Scotland – Why I love it. Part 4” – by Annette
2Saturday 28 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is the fourth and final part in a mini-series on Scotland. During December 2014 and January 2015, I shared some …
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Clues for “Any Ideas?”
10Wednesday 25 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This was the ‘Guess What‘ for yesterday… Any ideas what this image may be of? . ~~~ UPDATE ~~~ Some …
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Any Ideas?
18Tuesday 24 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Not had a ‘Guess What‘ for a while, so here goes… Any ideas what this image may be of? . …
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Guest post: “Scotland – Why I love it. Part 3” – by Annette
3Saturday 21 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is the third in a mini-series on Scotland. After my own Scottish travel posts from my past, this one is …
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Mentioned in [blogging] dispatches…
11Wednesday 18 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
A soldier mentioned in despatches (or dispatches) (MiD) is one whose name appears in an official report written by a …
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Guest post: “Scotland – Why I love it. Part 2” – by Annette
12Saturday 14 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is the second in a mini-series on Scotland. After the popularity of my own Scottish travel images from the …
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Guest post: “Scotland – Why I love it. Part 1” – by Annette
12Saturday 07 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Following my own brief look back at visits to bonnie Scotland in days gone by, I’m delighted to to introduce …
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REBLOG: Welcoming an Exciting 2015 and Saying Thank You to a Lovely 2014
4Wednesday 31 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Adrenaline Romance:
It was a year of discovering new destinations and exploring pristine secrets. It was a year… -
New Year’s Eve… then it’s 2015
32Wednesday 31 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
So today sees the last remnants of the year 2014. Hmm, that flew by mighty quickly I have to say! …
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Ah why not…. here’s my 2014 report
24Tuesday 30 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Seen a bunch of these ‘reports’ today, and I think they’re kinda cool. I know some will heartily disagree with …
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And That Was My 2014 Was It?
27Sunday 28 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Similar to last year, but different… It’s been a very busy but largely uneventful year (that’s a good thing), but …
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Christmas…
7Thursday 25 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It’s a beautiful and gorgeous winters’ morning here today in southwestern Türkiye. It’s cold (5/41) at night, but warm (20/68) …
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SPIKE WRITES: A Scottish Adventure
1Tuesday 23 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Pictures and Perspectives:
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win a ‘Guess What’ competition hosted by… -
Being A Muslim At Christmas
14Sunday 21 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
The vast majority of followers to my wee blog are located in the States, Canada and the UK. Irrespective of personal …
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Blogging Aids Focus
8Friday 19 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It is all far too easy just to accept and passively ignore our surroundings. There is beauty all around, whether …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone But Not Forgotten (III)
15Sunday 07 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This was Rhonda Elkins, a fellow blogger in our WordPress community. Gone, but not forgotten. Rhonda was the blogger behind My …
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Hmm, any idea what this is?
37Thursday 04 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
And here’s something rather different again for this week’s ‘Guess What’. What do you reckon it is then?? . Answers …
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SPIKE WRITES: Spotlight on Duke my Turkey Bird!
2Sunday 30 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Gill McGrath:
Hi people! …. Meet Uncle Spike who writes a lively and informative blog about life on… -
Thankful at Thanksgiving – from Türkiye
21Wednesday 26 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It’s that time of year again when three things happen. One – over half my readers disappear to gorge on …
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REBLOG: To Rhonda.
12Wednesday 19 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I’m sure that many of you will remember our blogging sister, Rhonda Elkins, who we sadly lost on August 29th. …
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SPIKE WRITES: Camels & Cats
2Sunday 16 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Pictures:
Here goes the guest post by Uncle Spike – and it’s about cats! 🙂 Lesia asked… -
Care to guess?
53Wednesday 12 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Following my victory at fooling the lot of ya with the last challenge, I thought I’d check to see who’s …
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Milestone: Quarter Million
34Wednesday 05 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Well, well, well… after just over a year of sticking to daily posting my varied offerings, the jolly old ‘hits’ …
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SPIKE WRITES: Change of Career, Continent, and Citizenship
7Saturday 01 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Sarah Potter Writes:
For many years I was an avid traveller of far-flung places – basically, anywhere warmer and… -
So, just how did I end up here?
27Sunday 26 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Well well, who would’ve thought that young Spike would one day be a naturalised Türk, having emigrated to the pan-Eurasian …
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Memorial page for Rhonda
2Tuesday 23 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I came across a memorial page for Rhonda, just in case any of her fellow bloggers are interested. You can …
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We lost one of our own…
40Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It is with a heavy heart that I write today. I have just found out that one of our Spikey’s, …
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What’s The Story Here? UPDATED
76Wednesday 06 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a ‘Guess What!’ with a difference… Yes, I know it is concrete… ~ ~ ~ ~ But any clue …
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Guest post: “Fuzzy and Boomer” – by Linda
24Sunday 27 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In this post, we get a history lesson… from a couple of farming pooches from the USA, called Fuzzy & …
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Guest post: “Water” – by Liz
27Sunday 13 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In this post, we are taken on a journey to look at one of the essentials of our very existence, …
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Did You Get Close?
16Friday 11 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
For this week’s Guess What!’… Did you get anywhere close this time? ANDREW GOT IT ! It was the spinning …
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Need a Clue or Three?
32Thursday 10 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This was yesterday’s ‘Guess What!’… A number of guesses, but nobody has it yet… . Need a few clues? . …
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C’mon Then, What’s This?
31Wednesday 09 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a new ‘Guess What!’ for ya… Answer + best guesser in 24 hours. Good luck 😀 SPIKE
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New Year: New Stuff
15Tuesday 08 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Following on from the One Year Anniversary series, I have been delighted with the emails and comments/suggestions as to where we go …
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1 Year ~ Looking Forwards
15Saturday 28 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
It’s been a great inaugural year. But just where should I take Uncle Spike’s Adventures next? . What… I …
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1 Year ~ The Spikey’s
17Friday 27 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Followers of Uncle Spike’s Adventures !! What a great surprise this was… I gathered that a few ‘new folk’ would …
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1 Year ~ Guest Bloggers
9Thursday 26 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
In this ‘One Year’ celebratory post for Uncle Spike’s Adventures, I take a look back at one of my favourite …
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1 Year ~ My Personal Favourites
9Wednesday 25 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Following on from the Top Posts of the past year, there are of course my own personal favourites. Now, they might or …
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1 Year ~ Review Of Top Posts
29Tuesday 24 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
With over 760 posts, how the chuff can I choose a few ‘Top Posts’ for this anniversary post? Sometimes I …
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1 Year ~ My Blogging Journey
30Monday 23 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
So where, how and why did all this start…. I get asked that occasionally and never feel able to provide …
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1 Year ~ This & That
20Sunday 22 June, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Uncle Spike’s Adventures in Numbers !! In this last year, the biggest surprise I would say has been the popularity …
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