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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Flipping light A long streak of white moon slides drops of silver on to a hairy earth. When a sly street lamp scatter guns neon candy it bounces off unsuspecting geometric symmetric random roof tops. Neglected horizons fall in line for sunrise. Everything too tall to beat to the bird song Is painted orange. […]
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There is modern art around the roads leading in towards the city that has a humour. Raphael the artist grew up here and the contrasts in the way the land is segmented into wedges of valleys above lush thriving lines of vegetation betray the structures in his composition. There is form in the […]
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First, a warning: A lot of what you read here may surprise you. On the surface, it sounds unbelievable. How could something so traditional as a historic church surprise anyone? It is easy to walk by, you know the scenario. A show with heavy marketing, laden down with posters, guided me South. Especially during […]
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This is part of a novel I am slowly working on that reflects the theme of ‘honey and vinegar’, and looks at the role of kindness from others in building a life. Her parents had such a lust for life no one was around to pick her up from dance lessons or […]
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Reviving gardens that grow plants for healing properties is a lost art. Financial and political obstacles have historically been an issue. Dunstable Priory had a taxing time in the middle ages. Henry VIII imposed a new 10% income tax on all church lands in 1534. Dunstable’s Dominican Friary surrendered in 1536 and the Priory later […]
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The whistle sounds and the race is on to get to the soap box first. The public speaking tent is all set up in the city for one day only. A piece of free speech is on the table. With no holds barred, five minutes is all the audience will stand for. Rain is blowing […]
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A touring production of a new play ‘This May Hurt A Bit’ comes to Oxford with high expectations as it is performed at a time when a few hospitals face closure. The timeless feeling of ill health is reinforced by the surreal entrances of politicians from the year the NHS was founded stepping […]
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Sarah: Where’s the apology? Fred: God make it stop. Geoff: It’s a virus. Andy: Anyone fancy a banana sandwich? Sarah: Can’t delete these fast enough. Geoff: It’s one monumental cock up. Fred: Time to switch accounts. Sarah: 300 emails and counting. Fred: Take this extremely seriously. Andy: OK anyone want salad cream and plain crisp […]
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Marie: Costume’s cut. Costumier: It’s being boned. Put this corset on. Marie: You want to strangle me now? Costumier: South London chokes me too. We’re moving out after the show. You’ll visit? Marie: Not in this bodice. Costumier: It’s period! Marie: Director’s changed it. He’s doing ‘Marie Antoinette’ post-modern. Costumier: Quick. Take it off or it’s […]
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