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Painting Class

I like my daily painting classWith all my painting friendsDabbling in the coloursSend teacher round the bend Today we are exploring the colour green class…… Oh goody…… When your parents collect you you can show them what you have learnt…… Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Tea for Two

All prepared Tea for twoSounds real goodPasta stew Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Cilla and Francie

Priscilla is FCS resident cat. Friend Francie Cilla/FrancieHang on tightGone and lost it Outa sight Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Thank You Mummy

Here’s a little plum for youImpaled upon a stickSavour in your mouth my deerAfter having lick Mummy?…… Don MatthewsDecember 2022

Stan’s Funeral Parlour Needs Our Help

I run a thriving businessUsing bodies (dead)Do not go getting vaccinatedThink of me instead I’m gonna start a Think of Stan Campaign…… Don MatthewsNovember 2022

Keep Rollie on the Rails Campaign

Rollie taking excited LMS-ers around the Like -Minders Theme Park. Founder and leader Don at the wheel. (Look mum, no hands) Rollie is living in fear he could go off the rails.He needs weight to stay on. Load weight is important to him. He needs more passengers he says We need more passengers to keepContinue reading “Keep Rollie on the Rails Campaign”

LMS visits the LMS Writers Corner (featuring Eloisa and in-house poet DM)

The Like-Minders Society (LMS) is a group of people who think like me. If you are different, unconventional, and enjoy all things whacky you have now become a member. Welcome LMS visits a number of venues in its pursuit of wisdom and mirth. This is one of them…………….. Welcome toThe Like-Minders Society For the advancementofContinue reading “LMS visits the LMS Writers Corner (featuring Eloisa and in-house poet DM)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Play That Funky Music’ (Wild Cherry) Mo’Funk

Lyrics below “Play That Funky Music” Hey, do it now Hey, once I was a boogie singerPlayin’ in a rock-and-roll bandI never had no problemsBurnin’ down the one-night stands And everything around meGot to start to feelin’ so lowAnd I decided quicklyYes, I didTo disco down and check out the show Yeah they were dancin’Continue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Play That Funky Music’ (Wild Cherry) Mo’Funk”

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Dominique Bauby)

After a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. There is never a timeto stop learning new things

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (TV inventor)

The inventor of the television was a 15 year old farm boy who got the idea for scanning an image in rows from the back and forth motion of plowing a field. There is never a timeto stop learning new things