Hay Festival 2019
Hay-on-Wye has long been a favourite place to visit. My first trip was for the books, and as years have passed, I have explored more
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December
"December has the clarity, the simplicity, and the silence you need for the best fresh start of your life." ~ Vivian Swift
Goatacre Animal Sanctuary
About Goatacre Animal Sanctuary and Cafe lies, as the name suggests, in the small village of Goatacre, Wiltshire. My first visit was around three years
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2019
Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 13 – Sunday 19 May), is an opportunity to share experience, and exchange ideas on how to care for our
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Did You Know?
One of the things about bipolar depression is that it’s a brain disorder. Treatment can help manage the symptoms, but bipolar is a lifelong illness.
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Tumbleweed
This week saw my first open studio event. I opened up my workspace, hoping to show people where it is that I am based. I
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Instruction Manuals
Lying awake in the early hours recently, I wondered where my collection of instruction manuals was. Titles include ‘How to … be a good mother,
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Mother
Most females will, at some point, take the role of a mother. Being a mother does not have to mean giving birth to a child.
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What Is This Life?
What is this life ….. Spring has sprung. Buds are forming on various plants in the garden, and great tits have taken over the bird
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Tutoring
I ran a tutoring session in the studio recently. The participant brought energy, enthusiasm, and a camera, as well as her two dogs. We’d discussed
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The Rise and Fall
There’s something quite spiritual about watching the rise and fall of the Sun. The giant star which sustains our planet, coming and going as the
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