Roundstone

We have a Bodhran drum, anything that makes lots of noise. Noise is connected to colors – pink (rain, wind rustling through trees) and brown (deeper rumbling sound – heavy rain) – stress.

Stork-Heron

This morning saw a bird with wide wingspan and reallized was a stork or heron loving the morning sun, perched on top of tallest tree.

Little bit of help

am going somewhere in September to try and sell some of things i do and wanted to bring along some photos made up as prints and wondered if anyone had a little bit of time if they could have a look at link below, where some of photos are and let me know 10 of […]

Rainbow Organic Chocolates – Brighton Open Market

Lhasa Apso and Born Free Piglet

This is ‘Fluffums’ – a Lhasa Apso Tibetan Terrier and ‘Born Free’ Pig. Met Fluffums at a market. Unfortunately as i’m learning, probably didn’t get the angle of his head right – he held it a little higher, especially around other dogs and perhaps his body should be just a little shorter. But reasonably pleased […]

Bunnys

Went up to look at the bunny den at the top of our garden.. have thrown a few things in to try and deter them, some large clods of earth and a few large rocks. But they have dug them all out and little stranger, where we have planted a few dozen lavender plants in […]

Sushi Stall at Brighton Open Market

Fluf Box

Last few days, impressive lightning storms have been rumbling around and wonderful heavy rain and big hailstones. Nice just to listen to the rain thru an open window at nighttime Our Fluf has a small box he is very fond of, not just any box, this one is green and white upcycled packaging from ceiling […]

Collaborative Fiction

Just for fun… would you like to take part in some collaborative fiction. Below is the link and my offering too… Instructions are on the page and all you have to do is let your imagination carry you away… (the earlier in the day (UK time) you submit the next part of the story, the […]

Gene variant linked to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and alcoholism

Noticed this headline online – and although reallise it is important to be cautious and not get excited at the possibility that new research may lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of schizophrenia – nevertheless it is nice to have hope. Remember hearing and reading about the impact of glutamic acid, a neurotransmitter in […]

It is my cup of tea

Originally posted on Making memories:
Walking by the river I took pictures of some plants traditionally used in herbal medicine and aroma therapy. For you to know: 80% of the world’s population still relies on natural remedies, and 20% of pharmaceutical products are made from plants. Summer solstice is the best time for gathering most…

London Road Regeneration

The Open Market area in Brighton is part of London Road Regeneration…more and the original market was established by returning WW1 serviceman The market is run as a social enterprise and the 12 studio workshops include ‘Open Arts’ that provides therapeutic support and social enterprise opportunities to people with Asperger’s, Autism and Learning Disabilities through […]

Open Market – Like Tea?

We dont sell at the Open Market any more but first time we had a stall there, impressed that this new market housed many permanent small businesses, open studios upstairs (there is a lift in the corner – looks a little like getting into a white tardis) and traders like us on the big floor […]

Do what makes you happy

Nelson Mandela – July 18th 1918 – December 5th 2013

Nelson Mandela – “For to be free is not merely to cast of one’s chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others”

Secret Squirrel

Sitting underneath fir trees this morning and reallised something in the branches above was pelting me with bits of pine cone.. bits a little nibbled, were flying thru the air almost on target, until the middle bit of the pine cone came flying down as well. maybe he was just having a bad day

Ura-Bon Festival

In Japan held in the middle of the seventh month – a time to pray for the peaceful rest of ancestors and is a time when deceased family members are believed to revisit the home to be reunited with their family. Little similar to Loi Krathong in Thailand and All Souls in November To guide […]

Sand Castles and Cherrys

Unexpected lovely weekend, day trip to France thru the tunnel, although delays – not too bad – then croissants, visit to very small chocolate factory, crepes, beautiful french countryside and medieval towns on hill tops and always somehow find our way back to the sandy beach at Wissant where there always seems to be low […]

‘No Such Thing’

Polar Bears are Irish

Searched online for polar bears – found paintings of blue ones, pens and even party bags you can paint in different colors. But – DNA shows polar bears descended from a female Irish brown bear. If she could have talked, the mother of the modern polar bear would have had a brogue. “Researchers at at […]