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Monet’s paintings
(This post is No.2 on my 52@52 list.) I am short-sighted. When I take my glasses off, I see the world like a Monet painting. The blur, the sweep of colour, the way a swathe of light is offset by...
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this John Frusciante song
(This post is No.5 on my 52@52 list.) Not so long ago, I went through a bleak time. I felt like I didn’t know who I was or what I was doing any more. My job changed, and I didn’t agree with the...
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photography by Ansel Adams
(This post is No.13 on my 52@52 list) In the words of Ansel Adams: When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. It is...
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my memory of watching Nureyev dance
(This post is No.14 on my 52@52 list) When I was a child, my parents took me to London to see Rudolph Nureyev dance. I was quite young. I don’t remember which ballet it was. We sat in the cheap...
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Frida, our Frida
Hi everyone, I thought I’d start a new series on people who inspire me. This month: Frida Kahlo You may or may not like her paintings but you have no doubt heard her name and you probably know what...
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my gratitude project: 1 – women who inspire me
(This post is no.1 of 52 in my gratitude project. No.2 comes next week.) I am grateful to all the women, past and present, who have enhanced my life by their endeavour – and I created this picture to...
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Grace by Alice Walker
Grace Gives me a day Too beautiful I had thought To stay indoors & yet Washing my dishes Straightening My shelves Finally Throwing out The wilted Onions Shrunken garlic Cloves I discover I am...
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my gratitude project: Snoopy cartoons
(This post is No.29 in my gratitude project) I am so thankful for Snoopy cartoons – they have made me smile for over thirty years!
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My gratitude project: Wild Geese, a poem by Mary Oliver
(This post is No 32 in my gratitude project) You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal...
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