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Clearing my Dad’s Studio
A studio is a very special place. It’s an intensely personal and practical space, usually private. The focus is on functionality above all else and with that comes a particular...
Clearing my Dad’s Studio
A studio is a very special place. It’s an intensely personal and practical space, usually private. The focus is on functionality above all else and with that comes a particular...

Love Knots and Witch Bottles
There is a palpable atmosphere when you’re sitting inside a building so old. It seems to breathe and groan. You can sense all it has seen and it has a...
Love Knots and Witch Bottles
There is a palpable atmosphere when you’re sitting inside a building so old. It seems to breathe and groan. You can sense all it has seen and it has a...

Dog Blog. Lessons From Love and Loss
I often shared on here pictures of our beautiful dog Rozzy living her best life, so it feels appropriate that I share with you my realisations from losing her so...
Dog Blog. Lessons From Love and Loss
I often shared on here pictures of our beautiful dog Rozzy living her best life, so it feels appropriate that I share with you my realisations from losing her so...

The hunch that saved my skin...
When I was a teenager (many years ago), I once slept over at my older sister’s house. I was supposed to sleep on the sofa. I was lying there, ready...
The hunch that saved my skin...
When I was a teenager (many years ago), I once slept over at my older sister’s house. I was supposed to sleep on the sofa. I was lying there, ready...

Seasonal overwhelm and a lesson from the gods, ...
I wish April and May were twice as long. They are my favourite months. The freshness, the growth, the birdsong, the fragile warmth. But I must confess, as someone who’s...
Seasonal overwhelm and a lesson from the gods, ...
I wish April and May were twice as long. They are my favourite months. The freshness, the growth, the birdsong, the fragile warmth. But I must confess, as someone who’s...

How much is creativity in school worth?
In 2022, The Guardian reported that each year just £9.40 is allocated per student for all music, arts, and cultural programmes. I find that statistic deeply shocking. I don't really know...
How much is creativity in school worth?
In 2022, The Guardian reported that each year just £9.40 is allocated per student for all music, arts, and cultural programmes. I find that statistic deeply shocking. I don't really know...