Spring is late this year
The last weekend in February arrived and I was determined to do all my February jobs in the appropriate month even though the forecast was for torrential rain on Sunday. So on Saturday, I went out to do my whole…
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Book Poetry meets Performance Poetry down the pub
I had my first proper gig poetry reading last night but luckily I didn’t have to go very far in the rain – just round the corner from my house to the Lewes Arms pub where, upstairs, a marvelously chaotic…
The truth about Sellafield straight from the seagull’s beak
It appears when you listen to politicians and others in conversation that we are all pro-nuclear energy these days. Well it’s so clean isn’t it. No nasty smoke, no digging up the earth or ruining the landscape with those horrid…
Hello Common Cold….fancy you turning up like this.
So I guess it had to happen….tomorrow night I am doing my first full poetry evening and this morning my old friend the common cold turned up. Thanks common cold. They always go straight to my voice too, colds –…
The amazing new galleries at The Victoria and Albert Museum
THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM *****The Medieval and Renaissance Galleries The spectacular new galleries at the grand old V & A are an essential view for anyone interested in, well, almost anything. Ten years in the making, these new galleries…
The Lovely Bones – the new film from Peter Jackson’s childish imagination
THE LOVELY BONES (12a) **(*) Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan, Michael ImperioliDirector: Peter JacksonRunning Time: 135 minutes Fourteen year old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is raped and murdered and views the consequences of this brutal act…
Having White Rabbit saying your words
I was in London’s trendy Whitechapel district last night, just down the road from the Whitechapel Art Gallery at the Toynebee Studios’ cool and friendly Arts Bar and Cafe where I arrived late, after a misguided set of directions from…
Danger – young men in track suits
Here in England our distinguished department store Harrods, known for its posh clientele and for its annoying owner Al Fayed, has hit the headlines in the British press for turning away a bunch of young lads in tracksuits. Apparently they…
A visit to the Eye Hospital reminds me that I am still ill
I went to the eye hospital yesterday to see the consultant about my double vision and found out that I will probably need to have an operation on my eyes next – yay! what fun. I go back in March…
Reasons to be cheerful
I feel crap today! OK, I know it is raining but I have had a very sociable weekend being entertained by good friends who I find easy to talk to and whom I really like. An old friend came to…