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Jul 22
3 min

The time I went ferrel.

The time I was allowed to become ferrel is now over. I’m not talking about living in a forest eating nuts and berries while running about...

Jun 19
3 min

The Solstice is here! We are half way through the year already!

It’s that solstice time again. The mid year turning point, where we are half way through and have time to reflect. Have we learnt anythin...

May 26
5 min

Too Much Noise!

I had got myself into a flat spin and then I realised there was just too much noise! Right at the beginning of Lockdown I really panicked...

May 4
3 min

I am complete.

I am complete. I don’t have anything missing, I just needed a make-over. And I don’t mean I needed my hair done or new nails. More like a...

Apr 19
4 min

Don’t feel guilty!

We are on the fourth week of Lock Down and I’ve been going through a range of different emotions this month – one being guilt. I’ve been ...

Mar 24
4 min

Does Mother Nature Want Us To Stop?

The phrase – Stop the world I want to get off came to me this morning. Is that what the world wants us to do? Has Mother Nature decided, ...

Mar 8
6 min

I got myself in a flat spin!

I’ve been away for a week and away from the local news, only seeing posts on social media that were an escalating frenzy of vicious super...

Oct 27, 2019
3 min

Go with your heart

From an early age – well about 12 – I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a beauty therapist. Not a beautician, that’s different. I w...

Sep 21, 2019
4 min

I wished we would run out of time

At school I would wish so hard that we would run out of time and the lesson would end so I wouldn’t have to read out loud. I thought abou...

Jul 25, 2019
4 min

Do you want to change?

Now, don’t get me wrong, some people are very happy in their jobs and live their whole life doing what they do never wanting or needing t...

May 9, 2019
5 min

What does a ‘Commission’ mean to you?

Since I’ve been working more within the art field, I’ve come across people who have no idea what a ‘commission’ really means. It’s either...

Mar 6, 2019
3 min

Listen to that inner voice.

It’s been a long time coming, but we have finally had the ski holiday we missed out on last year, when the Beast From The East scuppered ...

Nov 27, 2018
5 min

Are you happy in your skin?

It’s a question we hear a lot these days, or is it just an age thing, and we are just more aware of it? Were we being told about being ha...

Oct 5, 2018
3 min

My debut exhibition!

What an incredible few days! Who would have thought a year ago I would be holding my debut exhibition? Things have moved so quickly it’s ...

Sep 12, 2018
4 min

London is a challenge for someone with autism.

My brother wanted to go to London. Why? To see Buckingham Palace. It’s the simple things. He visited London as a very young child, but ca...

Aug 12, 2018
4 min

Who does all the art?

‘Who does all the art?’ Asked a client I treated yesterday, as he looked at the gallery wall. A client who is not subscribed to the newsl...

Jul 23, 2018
2 min

We had snow. Now we have a heatwave.

It wasn’t that long ago we were all stuck at home because of the snow. I remember it well, as I had the non-holiday! – although this did ...

Jun 8, 2018
4 min

Where has the time gone? No need to panic, just BE.

I’m a little late in writing a new blog post. I was suddenly aware it is nearly mid summer, and realised I haven’t written since the trip...

Apr 23, 2018
5 min

So I have returned, and we all survived!

The first holiday abroad for my brother was a complete success, and a learning curve for all concerned. We went to see our mother and Ste...

Apr 17, 2018
3 min

First holiday abroad

It’s been a long time coming. Today is the day my brother goes on his first real holiday! His first holiday since he was a teenager, and ...

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