In the fight against food waste, it was with heartfelt sorrow that I found my recently purchased bunch of broccoli was lying yellowed on its side in the salad crisper. Only the previous week had I Googled ‘Can you eat …
I was studying minimalism, studying it mind, there was very little minimalist action in my cluttered life, but it had caused me to look seriously at the issue of the overpopulated wardrobe. I seized upon a long sleeved, lose, white …
So this painting is called ‘In The Shadow of the Shard’. I don’t know how many people name their paintings before they are created, but I’m a lazy painter and so they have a long gestation or perhaps a procrastination …
We fled to Fuengirola to lick our wounds after suffering a catastrophic family loss. Now there were only three of us. But during that week in what they now call ‘resort’ surroundings courtesy of the Sol Melia, I think we …
My Sicilian Grandfather was a luthier, he was able to make lutes and other musical instruments, and opened a music shop in Grindly Street in Edinburgh, he called it, originally, The Music Shop. We believe he largely used his skills …
I was brought up with Fairy, and as soon as I was inducted into dishwashing, I received strict instructions from my mother. “Never squeeze the bottle!” she admonished, “you only need one drop of ‘Fairy’”. Old habits die hard, and …