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Stones are by their nature very old and many have travelled across continents, either naturally through the milennia of glacier movement or simply tumbled down streams or across oceans. It is a nice idea that “If stones could speak, poetry...

A friends son was picking strawberries for a major supermarket in June and as is the way these days, they won’t accept the misshapen or unevenly ripe fruit – the rejects. Not one for waste, she shared them out between...

An Artist’s work evolves and hopefully becomes something more interesting over time. This is such the case with mine. Embarrassement ensued after collecting some work left at a Gallery for a summer and not collected until the following spring. When...

A while ago I was contacted by a teacher keen to develop the creative talent of a 7 year old pupil. Rather than inspire with paint, I hoped to inspire with words of encouragement. Here is an excerpt from Devon...

Our fourth year at Port Eliot Festival and don’t think we will ever tire of it. The whole place resonates with a happy friendly vibe in the most glorious beautiful setting there ever could be. From first thing in the...

A sunny morning inspires me to get some photos of the garden. We have a small cornish garden on the North Coast of Cornwall, a mere 400 yards from the sea. Anything that dares to put its head above the...