The New Exotic

Still Life of a Pineapple Plant, Grapes and Peaches on a Table. British School, National Trust Did you know that the King of Spain was the first European to eat a pineapple when the fruit was transported back from the New World. (Seems appropriate given the outcome of this year’s World Cup Final). Only one […]
Andromeda’s adventure in the forest…

Andromeda’s adventure in the forest…well a small coppice, in fairness…or a tail in the grass. Andromeda, so named after the mythical beauty from Greek legend, maybe a pretty little thing but she’s much feistier than her namesake. Following the transgressions of her mother, Queen Cassiopeia, the Princess from the story is stripped down to a […]
The Room Where the Novel Begins

Before there is a novel, there is a room. Not necessarily a grand one, nor lined with books from floor to ceiling – although that would be fabulous. Sometimes it is simply a table cleared of yesterday’s clutter. A chair drawn forward with intention. A calendar entry opened to a block of time that reads: […]
A Life in Full Colour

A Life in Full Colour From entrepreneurship to creativity, the journey continues — under one bright roof. There comes a time when the word retirement feels too heavy, too final. It suggests endings, but what I am contemplating is a beginning. A new phase under one roof, where I gather the things that matter most: […]
A Life in Full Colour
A Life in Full Colour From entrepreneurship to creativity, the journey continues — under one bright roof. There comes a time when the word retirement feels too heavy, too final. It suggests endings, but what I am contemplating is a beginning. A new phase under one roof, where I gather the things that matter most: […]
A Life in Full Colour
A Life in Full Colour From entrepreneurship to creativity, the journey continues — under one bright roof. There comes a time when the word retirement feels too heavy, too final. It suggests endings, but what I am contemplating is a beginning. A new phase under one roof, where I gather the things that matter most: […]
A Life in Full Colour
A Life in Full Colour From entrepreneurship to creativity, the journey continues — under one bright roof. There comes a time when the word retirement feels too heavy, too final. It suggests endings, but what I am contemplating is a beginning. A new phase under one roof, where I gather the things that matter most: […]
A Life in Full Colour
A Life in Full Colour From entrepreneurship to creativity, the journey continues — under one bright roof. There comes a time when the word retirement feels too heavy, too final. It suggests endings, but what I am contemplating is a beginning. A new phase under one roof, where I gather the things that matter most: […]