On a name

Posted on Mar 1, 2019

The Boyfriend does not do mornings. He knows they exist of course and has to make some form of accommodation with them, especially on the days when he has to leave his flat. He has a complicated series of escalating alarms in place that...

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On romance

Posted on Feb 15, 2019

It all starts with a beginning. With that first opening line… the perfect one from which the following lines flow...

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On seeing

Posted on Feb 1, 2019

It may not have escaped your notice, if indeed you have read any of my previous Musings, that my Flat and I have a...

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On taste

Posted on Jan 18, 2019

I have finally got my latest artwork framed, a photograph of a vase of flowers in the Vanitas tradition by John...

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On resolution

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

It’s that time of year again. New year. New year’s resolutions….eek. I’ve never really been a fan of the whole...

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On gratitude

Posted on Dec 21, 2018

Some of the best things in life happen when we are not looking for them, like learning to dance Salsa, meeting the...

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On reflection

Posted on Dec 14, 2018

Why is it that nasty biting useless creatures seem always to prefer women? The Cat has returned home with a number, a...

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On transparency

Posted on Nov 30, 2018

Yep, it’s a cliché but that doesn’t mean that it’s not true. Travel really does broaden the mind. I don’t think...

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On perseverance

Posted on Nov 16, 2018

The Boyfriend is a cyclist. He thinks nothing of hopping on a bike and heading off to Paris or Amsterdam of a weekend....

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On the beauty of the overlooked

Posted on Sep 24, 2018

I can work away on a design for days or sometimes even minutes and be very happy with the result. I can look at it and...

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