So Far, So Good

…in spite of having been on a two week holiday, I think I’ve written more in the last five weeks than (certainly) the five weeks at the end of 2025.
This is excellent news for me as I had resolved to raise my writing game this year and increase my output.  So far, so good. … More So Far, So Good

Conveying Light into a Dark World

‘…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

On The Move Again

‘The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.’ – Eleanor Roosevelt After being in the same place for almost eight weeks, it’s time to move again.  A season back in beautiful Bath was blighted only by the … More On The Move Again

Some Perspective

Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight.’ – Daniel Boone (American pioneer and explorer) Having reached my milestone birthday this month (which was neither so overwhelming nor so intimidating as the one that popped along twenty years ago), I’ve been doing some reflecting about people, places and experiences.   Over … More Some Perspective

Spectacular 60

‘a reckoning with the truth of mortality.’ Unknown So a significant birthday comes around later this month and a new decade begins.  While I discover that I have to wait another six years to obtain a much coveted bus pass, I will soon be able to procure a ‘senior’ railcard. Consolation or inevitability?  At this … More Spectacular 60

2024 Summer Review

 While showers are still possible at any time of the year, they are more likely and more widespread during the summer due to the local effects of the hills and valleys, land and sea and subtle variations in heat and moisture. – The UK Met office It’s safe to say that the English summer has … More 2024 Summer Review

CENTENARY CELEBRATION

‘Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.’ – JK Rowling Happy Birthday, to my blog! This is my 100th posting, so it seems the perfect time to celebrate the wonder and power of words which are, after all, the life and soul … More CENTENARY CELEBRATION