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...
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- Apr 19, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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...
- Nov 21, 2019
- 3 min
The Ink and Words Project Begins
This is a project that has been bubbling under for a few weeks. I’ve held off launching it fully until after the Open Studio here at...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Feb 22, 2018
- 4 min
The Big Secret
Most of you will know that my brother has been going through some amazing changes since having a diagnosis of Autism and Schizophrenia...
- Dec 24, 2017
- 3 min
Christmas stress got to me!
I wouldn’t say I was a particularly stressed person these days. Christmas is never a huge affair as we have no children or grandparents...
- Dec 21, 2017
- 3 min
The shortest day and longest night.
Today is the shortest day and longest night. The Winter Solstice. The pinnacle of Yule Tide. Thank the Pagans for Christmas. It’s not...
- Oct 20, 2017
- 4 min
Mindfulness is not something you can use at the dentist!
Mindfulness techniques are something you can’t really use at the dentist. Mindfulness is all about being in the moment, and when I’m at...
- Sep 25, 2017
- 3 min
When did you last read a book?
This may seem like an odd question to those who have a stack of books by the bed or on the coffee table, but for me it was quite a tricky...
- Aug 27, 2017
- 4 min
Keep to your own pathway.
Sometimes we think we may have strayed from our path, just because we aren’t achieving the things we think we should be. Social media is...
- Aug 20, 2017
- 4 min
You have what’s called schizophrenia, and there is no cure.
Well this was an interesting one. I’ve had to learn to spell schizophrenia for this post! Many of you know that early last year, my 48...
- Aug 8, 2017
- 4 min
I made it!
It may not seem a big deal for many, and I have to say the run up to it was worse than the actual birthday, but becoming fifty was quite...
- Jun 2, 2017
- 3 min
A release from Wifi – good or bad?
Last week a lightening storm gave us a momentary power cut, which in turn played havoc with the wifi. The home hub modem was running...
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