I know a lot of people roll their eyes and say my dog is ‘just a dog’. I guess they are entitled to their opinions, I just hope they are not dog owners (poor wee beasties!). Dogs have been a part of my life, well, for most of my life,
Poetry
The Old Man The River And The Sea
Said the old man to the river,“I am a pebble to your torrent,barely rattling as I am carriedfar below my grassy knoll.” And the river deeply rumbled,flashing waves upon its’ crest,as it pondered some rebuttal,something wise it could empart. “We are the same,” it finally answered,“for I am but a
Life Lists
A Baker’s Dozen at Dinner
The passing of Jimmy Carter has me revisiting my list of people for the ultimate dinner party. There was a time it would be a party of icons – music, literature, funkiness etc. but as I get older I find conversations are becoming fewer and fewer, shallower and shallower. Here
Life
A Commitment to Humanity
There is a parlour game, of sorts, that goes ‘if you could invite 10 people to a dinner party, alive or dead, who would you invite?’ One of the first people on my list was always Jimmy Carter, though truth be told I always hoped to meet the man, shake
Art Digital Work
Desiderata Digitalis
I am not sure why Desiderata strikes such a chord with me, perhaps it is being a child of the 60’s, when flower power meant something and the world marched in the streets for peace. How times have changed… This is my last digital work for 2024; lately just have
Day To Day Life
A Season of Peace & Gratitude
No matter how you celebrate this Season, or if you don’t celebrate at all, it is a time for peaceful reflection on the year past and the year ahead. If I might be so bold now would be the time to consider how to be better in the new year,