The White Beach, oil on canvas, 2020. Dreaming of the“Spaggio Bianco” [White Beach] on Lipari,, an island off the coast of Sicily.
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Michael’s Advice.
The most valuable piece of advice anyone ever gave me came from a nurse called Michael in psychiatric hospital. He wore tinted glasses and had a loud, biblical voice. At that time I had been ill with M.E for more than a decade, and it had made me acutely depressed. He said all of us […]
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Some Meandering Thoughts on Michaelmas
It’s Michaelmas today (September 29th), traditionally marking the end of harvest. At this time the number of animals kept over winter (and fodder needed to feed them) was worked out. It is also a day associated with the beginning of autumn. It is with a touch of melancholy I must report, that, as I type […]
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Audiobooks and me.
Audiobooks Saved my Life. I lay silent for months, unable to move. Then, one day, words come out of the darkness and exploded in my ears. Not everyone likes talking books. “You’re not getting the whole thing”, my friend Dave once claimed, “just an actor’s interpretation of it. I want to read it for myself.” […]
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Iced Tea Guidelines
Summer is coming – my taken on this refreshing drink. – Ingredients: 6(ish) tea bags – experiment with mix of fruit, black tea 2 pints nearly-boiled water 2 pints room temperature water (Cold water makes the tea cloudy) Metal or glass receptacles for steeping (NEVER plastic) – Instructions Bring 2 pints water near to boiling […]
