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I have always been drawn to photographing trees. I was taught as a kid to identify trees by their leaves and their fruit but I’ve never done so by shape. Oaks are often obvious but from distance I’m […]
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Resilience is not something we’re born with. We learn it as we learn to adapt to different circumstances. It is not confidence, but confidence can help to bolster it.
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Last time I wrote, we’d only been in lockdown for about a week. Funny how quickly all that time disappears. I had so many plans of the stuff I was going to tackle. I did however decide to […]
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There always have to be positives. And I am really loving seeing people on social media not only pulling together, but also turning to the things in which I have always found joy. Turning to art, craft and […]
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“Stay Safe” – How often have I heard those words over the last few weeks. It now seems to be the new “Goodbye” at the end of every phone conversation. I always thought that plagues were the things […]
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Flexibility is a bit of a thing isn’t it? It seems employers demand this of us and life generally forces us to change our plans. It’s the same with goals. We set goals and at that point there’s […]
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I always insist we don’t do Valentine’s Day in our house. It’s Brett’s birthday and it seems a shame to overshadow his day with what is basically a commercialisation. Yet we always do. Every year I buy (or […]
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It is a time when I think about spring-cleaning. The act of dusting away the cobwebs from not only the house, but my mind too is very therapeutic
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I was lucky enough to go back to Northumberland for New Year. Summer 2018, I fell in love with Beadnell as it became a rich resource of photography and inspiration for my Ebb & Flow project that resulted […]
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One of my favourite sounds of the 1980’s – I wonder if Bernard Sumner and his friends in New Order realised that Blue Monday would become an actual day of the year. So what’s all the fuss about? […]