On “a pensive lustre”

Posted on Jun 25, 2024

One, or perhaps the main, reason for moving further east and south was the lure/dream of better weather. Of summers with actual sunshine for more than a paltry few days. Of long evenings enjoying vin rosé; of breathing in the scents of...

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On something in the air

Posted on May 28, 2024

I think the Universe is trying to tell me something. For in this latest issue of Maria Brito’s The Groove newsletter...

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On distraction

Posted on Apr 30, 2024

Having just arrived back from holiday, I am finding it a challenge to get back into the groove of creating. Formally...

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On connection

Posted on Mar 27, 2024

Bonjour/Hello, having sworn to myself, and to Himself, we would not still be surrounded by boxes a year after moving to...

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On universal laws

Posted on Feb 27, 2024

Hello/Bonjour, you find me contemplating Hofstadter’s law, which states that… It always takes longer than you...

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On holiday weather

Posted on Jan 23, 2024

Bonne année/happy new year! You will, no doubt, recall that I have been working on a design with a talented young...

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On delight

Posted on Dec 19, 2023

Hello/Bonjour, you will, I am sure, be trembling with anticipation to learn that my samples have finally, thrillingly,...

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On natural decorating

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

Bonjour/Hello, you will, no doubt, be delighted to learn that the painting of the dining room is progressing as it...

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On the pink

Posted on Oct 24, 2023

Hello/Bonjour, you find me pondering one of life’s great imponderables… is the pink the perfect colour for the...

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On contrariness

Posted on Sep 19, 2023

Bonjour/Hello, it never ceases to amaze me how sly and tricksy my brain is. Not content with hiding things from me, it...

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On remembering

Posted on Jul 18, 2023

Hello/Bonjour, it’s been quite some time since I’ve sat down with my sketchbook to draw. Or at my computer to create...

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