It is amazing the effect a small idea can have on my general demeanour and feelings of well-being! What it… Read more A nugget of loveliness on the horizon…?

Blog writing has been a bit sparse of late. It has been a weird year, so far, and the work… Read more Everything was better in the olden days…

I’m now back from Devon, and three days of songwriting with MC. I am feeling tired, but satisfied, and inspired.… Read more Words, Music and Incidental chatting…

I am making some things and trying things out, but at the moment the making seems inconsequential, exploratory. I am… Read more Eclecticism as practice…

I’ve been reading Faith, Hope and Carnage, a book of interview/conversation between the songwriter and musician Nick Cave, and journalist… Read more Friendship, Faith and Geography…

The last few days have been filled with music making, and talking about music making and songwriting.  Bill Laybourne and… Read more Giving Bonkers a seat at the table…

Another little tangent I find myself mooching along is I am doing some painting. I’m not much of a painter… Read more Tangents and mess…

Now I am able, I am spending more time in the studio, but still not yet feeling I am back… Read more The Fish Collective…

Every day is slightly better than the one before , in one way or another. That’s as much as I… Read more Retracing familiar steps…

I am back in the studio for the second time since my op. The first time was a bit of… Read more No expectations, no deadlines…