Posts

Farewell to 2018 and best wishes for 2019

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

"Age cannot wither her"

Setting goals - in business and personal life

Camilla George - 'The People Could Fly'

Taking responsibility is never easy

We Will Remember Them - A Nation's Thank You

Wilfred Owen - still being read after a century

The importance of sleeping - and dreaming

Paying respects to family and heroes

Wayne Shorter - 'Emanon'

It was 35 years ago today

'Not About Heroes' - a century since the end of the war to end all wars

A pure woman and a flawed author

A new weekend read

A tale of two libraries

A beautiful, tactile new skill

Friends old and new - knowing when to listen

How natural is natural?

Lunch in historic Horsted Place

Sci-Fi for the music fan

What a summer! The last day heralds autumn

Ten questions for Madeleine Peyroux

Racism in early modern London and today

An interview with a view

On setting a target - and hitting it

Playing Othello discussion at Shakespeare's Globe theatre

Hertfordshire at war

'Mary Shelley' - finding her voice

Sunny days remind you to look for beauty close to home

Why 'The Happy Prince' made me cry

When the inspiration leads to hard work

On being inspired

Writing about writing about writing

Hitchin Lavender - looking and smelling beautiful

An otter in the sunshine

We all need sanctuary from time to time

Catching up and taking the bigger view

The Globe Theatre - always a delight

International Music Museum

Dexter Gordon discovered in Bologna