In the Steps of the Ancestors Joseph Waterfield (1858-1933) Margaret Prichard (1849-1890) Last month I checked into a quarryman (and woman’s) cottage in Trefor, Gwynedd on the Llŷn Peninsula where three generations of my family lived and worked at the foot of three mountains known as …
It’s Daffodil Time Last year Winter brought stillness, nothingness, sleeping, quiet reflection and ancestors who visited both invited and uninvited. Despite this year’s daffodils, crocuses and early tulips, Spring has dragged its feet. We’ve been up to our eyes in rain, rain and yet more rain. But it seems to have stopped and now it is spring; well and truly …
A Relatively Short Sojourn in Egypt My unexpected invitation from Mazen El Gharabawy, president of the Sharm El Sheikh International Festival for Youth (SITFY) to represent the UK on the Jury for the Ensemble Production proved to be an enlightening, inspiring and transformational experience for me. Like most people, I was feeling the heavy load of my impotence regarding the …
Might this do as a protest? A statement of intent That is personal because I am confused by any official guidance and the lack of it. To pause To pause To pause I will pause while you breathe and think again. I will pause while you refrain from pressing that trigger. I will pause while you reframe your story. I …
Best-laid Plans of Mice and Women It happened. I have not had this experience before. Knocked off my feet and utterly pipped at the post. Crashed to the ground in the Memorial Park in Coventry, speedy trip to the hospital, wheelchair, crutches, tricky train negotiations then home for a long rest. My walking project was sabotaged by a dog during …
I have been working for almost a year with The Project Group in Charmouth, Dorset under the guidance of Sandra Reeve. I will be sharing some of this new work through Pink Granite this coming weekend. It will mark the development of my new book Pink Granite. Like all my work the development is body based first before I start writing. Four particular …