Whilst I was contemplating this, my next post (Coronavirus Journal, no 2, four weeks post surgery), I happen to turn my back for a moment and discover Willo in the process of destroying one of the envelopes on which I had written some random thoughts.  Notes that reflect a stream of consciousness in preparation for…

Strictly speaking I am not home alone. My two whippets are constant companions. Their playful antics keep me amused and there is an unspoken, unconditional love and understanding between us. Even in this early stage of self-isolation, we live together in complete harmony and unlike us humans, their daily life has not changed at all.…

It’s taken a few years but finally I am embracing the phenomenon that is Instagram! https://www.carowoods.pilgrimartist My first post was a ‘trial’ photo of my whippet, Tami, and there it languished in solitary confinement for 4 years until September this year.  Then I began to post a few pictures of what I was getting up…

I got a lovely surprise the other day when this book of poetry arrived in the post. Emily Benton from The School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia had been trawling through some images on line in search of something to put on the front cover for their current…

The result of a recent Facebook challenge.

I’ve just spent some time updating this blog.  When I last published a post on here, we were also deep in the midst of winter.  That was the winter of 2015, since which time I have continued blogging but on new sites set up to highlight my subsequent projects.  Also, a running commentary on Facebook.…