Daily Snap: Bleak Beauty

Daily Snap: Bleak Beauty

Even in the wind and rain there is a deep bleak beauty in New Zealand’s lakes. Lake Hawea, Near Wanaka.      
How one view can bust your stress

How one view can bust your stress

I’ve written about 50,000 words in the last two weeks. It’s a pity that none of them have been here on the blog.  Instead I’ve been up to my wrists in essays, proposals and writing reports all of which are speculative in nature.  Written without...
Taking the time

Taking the time

Getting back into routine has been like waking from a deeply satisfying afternoon snooze. Feeling refreshed yet indulged in a healthy way.  I’ve refused to allow myself to get into a frenzy about the prospects for the year ahead with a the rapidly filling...
Olympic fever

Olympic fever

I’ve been excited about the Olympics coming to London since I leapt up and down in a car park in Milton Keynes with a colleague of mine over 6 years ago.  I confess we absconded from a meeting to listen for the result on my car radio. It was worth the delays...