Nature Strikes Back

Noticing things are really going quite weird recently. While I am aware of the obvious causes of frustration like a) being owed (lots of) mo...

Given the extravagance of last years 2-month road trip, our holidays this year were rather more modest. In fact, thanks to some good friends...

A couple of weeks ago spouse was asked to speak at a conference in Germany. His flight was paid for so we concluded that we would get anothe...

Here are some pics of the Canary Wharf towers which survived a month outside in a local nature reserve. Unusually there hasn't been much...

In June I am part of a group exhibition that takes the Lee Valley as its subject. This is an area about 15mins walk from my house. It is a m...

Have just realised that it's almost May and I have done precisely 6 blog posts for the entire year so far. That's an appalling avera...

Now that spring is well and truly upon us I am discovering that what I really missed in the UAE was getting my hands dirty. Yesterday's ...

Have been happily reminded that it's the arty time of year in the UAE. First I got an email from a friend in Sharjah asking if I could d...

This is going to be another moanfest so if you don't want to know the score look away now.... I am really feeling the effects of my f...

I am still unemployed but am becoming rather more philosophical about it now. In fact am considering myself fortunate for being able to reti...