‘…the light that darkness cannot handle’ John 1:5 (contemporary interpretation) It’s said that writers paint pictures with their words. So then, it must be true that painters give us poetry and prose with their colours. Oils, watercolours, pastels, chalk, charcoal etc – all the mediums within the reach of artists work themselves out on canvas … More Conveying Light into a Dark World
‘Who,’ you may be asking, ‘gets married in the UK in November?’
That, I have to own, would be us back in 1987. It was cold and it was gloomy but we didn’t care. … More Anniversary celebrations
Created by Charles M Schulz in the 1950s and first appearing as Lil Folks, this famous cartoon cast of children’s characters wrestled with very adult problems while bringing their innocent perspective to the world. Their questions about identity and their never ending angst about the world still resonate with us and are as winsome as ever.
It was at that moment that the sky fell in. Not literally, I was relieved to discover. The gap was not a gap at all but a clear glass door without frosting, etching, label or notice, off which I ricocheted with impressive ‘bounce’. … More A Bang on the Head
‘You are the music While the music lasts.’ TS Eliot from Four Quartets 3; The Dry Salvages As I’ve wrapped my head around the usual glut of admin which always awaits me on return from travel, I’ve also picked up a 2026 diary. ‘A little early,’ I hear you say; but there’s so much information … More Time Ticks On…
“Mind the gap.” – Safety announcement introduced on the London underground in 1968 using the recorded voice of Peter Lodge, (sound engineer). I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time on trains in and around London this past week so I’ve been mentally working out my routes – which line stops at which station and in … More Mind the Gap
In areas of life, where values, beliefs and opinions jostle for position, each affecting our moral and/or ethical outlook and life choices, disagreements are played out on a larger, more impactful and more crucial scale. Conflict is inevitable; how we handle it, is not…
In our chaotic, dysfunctional, noisy world, we seem to be pitted against one another in increasingly distressing ways. Objective realities aside, debate, discussion and reason are becoming harder to find; formerly safe places are no longer the sanctuaries that we thought. … More See You On the Dark Side of the Moon
‘It seems only fair that, having lathered myself into a pitch of excited anticipation for the family wedding on the 16th of this month, I should update you on that significant day.’ … More In Pursuit of Perfection
‘Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.’ – Al Gore
Enjoy my smorgasbord of top tips for air travellers this summer. … More Top 20 Air Travel Tips
I happened to find myself walking through the local park on the first day of the school holidays and challenged myself to think back to that end-of-term feeling of yesteryear… … More School’s Out For Summer!
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