That was the week that was
Rollercoasters – emotional and otherwise This week started with a big and joyous family Easter and ends with the completion of the next draft of the novel and the satisfaction of clicking send as it goes off for the next stage of the submission process with Valley Press. It’s a good feeling to get this […]
Joy amid pain – the ‘Arts’ in a troubled world
Music – aspirin for the soul? They say people of a certain age should take an aspirin a day to keep illness at bay. Not advice I follow. My own remedy is a bit of singing or playing the sax, preferably both. In the world at large, joy seems in short supply at present. The […]
The age of anxiety
I seem to remember that The Age of Anxiety is the name of a Bernstein symphony, which makes it particularly appropriate today. It’s ironic that it was only on Tuesday that I reached the conclusion that I should be more chilled, less driven. On Wednesday morning we all woke to the news that Donald Trump […]