On recollecting

Posted on Apr 2, 2021

If you know anything about me at all, you’ll know that I owe David Hockney a huge debt of gratitude for inspiring me to embrace a life more colourful. He’s come to the rescue once again. And just in time too. I confess that the...

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On consolation

Posted on Mar 5, 2021

So here we are, officially in the first week of Spring. The birds are in full voice and the sun has decided to come out....

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On inspiration

Posted on Feb 5, 2021

As I type this, it’s bucketing down with rain. Again. Really I shouldn’t be surprised. It is February after all. And...

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On beginning

Posted on Jan 15, 2021

Happy New Year! Boy, am I glad to see the back of 2020, although I think we can all agree that the beginning of 2021...

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On light in the dark

Posted on Dec 18, 2020

Here we are again, at yet another Christmas. I don’t know quite how this happens so quickly. It seems like only...

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On distraction

Posted on Nov 20, 2020

Folks, I confess to being distracted… distracted by a sudden burst of creativity that has taken me somewhat by...

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On imagining

Posted on Oct 16, 2020

Now that I am looking for a new home, all the delights of planning and designing and DIYing are ahead of me. It’s my...

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On moving on

Posted on Sep 25, 2020

Folks, I’ve done it. The Flat and I have finally parted ways. Moved not quite to where I want to be as the perfect...

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On colour confidence

Posted on Aug 21, 2020

Said she, “Ah, you look like a canary.” And perhaps maybe I did, for I was dressed in yellow almost but not quite...

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On leaping

Posted on Jul 24, 2020

I've just written 150 words on being Better at…, a challenge set by David Hieatt of Hiut Denim. They don’t just make...

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