It’s been years since I grew tomatoes and, as I don’t have a greenhouse, I am at the mercy of the vagaries of an English summer. Whilst overjoyed at the number of fruits on my little clutch of plants I admit some considerable disappointment at the mountain of little green orbs that, even with a … [Read more...] about The trouble with positive thinking
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Why Art Is Important To Mental Health
This week me and my friend Adam went to see Dean Friedman at a local pizza restaurant. Having pretty much turned it into an annual pilgrimage I mused on what it is that draws me so strongly to these songs. The tunes are great, his lyrics clever and witty, but there’s something else too. If I close … [Read more...] about Why Art Is Important To Mental Health
How To Create Simplicity
I’ve been having a new website built. Nothing fancy, just some revised and clear information to help people know a little more about me and what I do. The change was driven much more by a need for simplicity than it was for finding more clients, because the clarity brought by simplification is more … [Read more...] about How To Create Simplicity
Why Simplicity Is The Best New Year Resolution
Every year, in the quiet space between Christmas and New Year, I clear my desk and tidy my inbox. This might not sound like a momentous event but, when you enjoy a degree of chaos like I do, telling yourself it is a freedom you allow your creative soul, it becomes necessary to occasionally take … [Read more...] about Why Simplicity Is The Best New Year Resolution
What You Really Want For Christmas
In Borough Market this week Beth and I stopped at a blackboard onto which people had written things they wanted to happen before they die. Reading through the spectrum of thought ranging from instinctive and amusing to deep and heartfelt my mind drifted towards the coming festivities, and the … [Read more...] about What You Really Want For Christmas