by Patrick | Nov 13, 2017 | art, Lifestyle, painting, photography
In my last piece on the recovery process I wrote “My partner is cunning. Each day we set a destination and walked. Each day she made subtly sure that I walked further, gaining strength” It is now just over a year (5 in 2020) since I came out of hospital, and the...
by Patrick | Nov 5, 2017 | art, Lifestyle, photography, Remembrance, Travel
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there” From the novel by L.P.Hartley: ‘The Go-Between’ 1953 Once upon a time a country almost lost its sense of self. Almost, but in quiet rural corners...
by Patrick | Oct 23, 2017 | art, Design, Lifestyle, photography, Travel
As I get older I remember passionate nights from the past. No doubt others have forgotten them, but the memory of the pleasures enjoyed lingers on. I was reminded of one such night in Poland recently. I made many visits to Poland, by car and plane. On this occasion I...
by Patrick | Sep 28, 2017 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
The sun tries to break through the autumn mist. Lunch out, “we’re on us ‘olidays”. Well, yes if just not having to go in to work every day counts as holiday. I ought to feel blessed. Really, I should. I am walking some of England’s most spectacular coastline almost...
by Patrick | Aug 28, 2017 | art, art as language, drawing, Environment, Lifestyle, painting, photography, wilderness
“Julia Cole, from the Priory’s Wellbeing Centre in Southampton, spoke following warnings from charity Macmillan Cancer Support that 240,000 British people have mental health problems caused by their cancer treatment. She said: ‘The analogy I often use, which patients...
by Patrick | Jul 18, 2017 | art, Lifestyle, photography, Uncategorized
Is it still sung in junior schools? The song still echoes in my mind as I contemplate the request to write a Review of my new plastic bucket. Oh yes , the web ‘feedback loops’ for customer metrics even extends to requesting feedback on the purchase of a bucket.....
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