Along with a fab Warhol exhibition and some High St shops I found my favourite coffee stop near our central bus station was closing this week. They shared a favourite shortcake recipe – You need… 125g butter 55g caster sugar 180g plain flour Making super easy shortbread – Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Beat […]
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It was a blissful and rare sunny day after one long grey Winter as I walked past Oxford Castle and the brick work popped. The old castle was built by the Saxons with a simple mound and tower to protect boundaries of a new settlement called “Oxenaford” 1000 years ago. We are now a booming student city but just […]
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Walking past Christ Church with the sun bouncing off the stone made me become an instant tourist and find out more about the stories inside the building. The architecture maybe familiar from the Harry Potter films and TV show ‘Morse’. The college is where many medieval stories are staged and a review of ‘Murder in […]
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Winter Solstice in the UK today has arrived along with lots of blue sky. The Christmas Markets nearby are more fun with the milder weather so it is great to spend time gazing at the craft stalls and carousels. I spent the night in a medieval Estate house, now a hotel, and got […]
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When the Danes invaded England around 800 AD the Saxon King Edmund fought to maintain the fort at Bury (in the East of England) and alas he ended up slashed by a Viking sword. His head was said to be found in a nearby woodland and was fiercely guarded by a wolf. Saxon soldiers battled the […]
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It was something I had struggled with in the past. Feng Shui was what I badly needed in my life. Order, symmetry, and clear surfaces promise so much yet the simple journey to get to this destination I did not have time for. As a fellow Blogger, Writer or Artist you may agree that there […]
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My perfect day is performing solo at the Edinburgh Fringe. It is terrifying before the show starts and this audio tape nails a moment of how it feels for me before any kind of performance, all wobbly and expanding! The buzz of being in Edinburgh when the sun shines is a blast and these photographs may help […]
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fSmall audio tape and film follows the feelings of a couple parting over coffee in Naples. Their emotions reflected the distorted beauty around the cafe. With the blue moon appearing later in the month the moment felt strangely timely to write about people embracing a new opportunity, even if they felt they had no choice […]
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Due to a delayed flight I spent an unexpected overnight stop in pitch darkness at Palermo. I was not alone, the route to the city was jammed. There was plenty of time to take photos. Looking at them now it feels like I visited two different places though my heart sees one. […]
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I visited a number of gardens this year that touched my soul and I wanted to collect the stories in a small book people could download. Hey Presto – having put together a draft that looked good I searched for the big button that would instantly upload it to the web. That was 2 […]
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