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31/05/22

Portrait of artist…as an older man

Apologies to James Joyce for the heading here but it does work well for this blog!  I asked for feedback following the recent relaunching of my website.  It has generally been very constructive as well as, fortunately, positive!  Thanks very much to those who took up their precious time to do it.  One point which came up more than once
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15/09/25

French Connection

I went to France for my daughter Becca’s wedding to Xavier and then reflected on the broader connection we have between the two countries
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18/08/25

Owning Up

A chance conversation made me think about the history of ownership. Of land, horses, goods, inventions and more. Cover art is debut album by America, one of my favourite bands
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11/08/25

Images and symbols

Even religious symbols shift over time and that’s no bad thing. The cover art is carving in Buddhist stupa I saw at British Museum.
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04/08/25

Smith and Jones

The story continues
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28/07/25

Settling In

What can we say we have settled in?
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21/07/25

Ordinary Joe

We are all the same really. Cover art is two sculptures by Braco Dimitrjevic, adjoining in Tate Britain. Listen to find the link!
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07/07/25

Food for thought

Food got me thinking
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30/06/25

New words, new conversations

A serendiptous conversation on the rife
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23/06/25

WoNdErs OF nAtUrE

Saw a cormorant and and a seal. A calmer Ant gives seal of approval.
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16/06/25

Nothing worthy of note

I found a plaque telling me nothing
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