Stormy sky over the island of Samson, Isles of Scilly WRITTEN IN JUNE 2018 Marking forty years of marriage, anniversary roses sway in the breezeAs…
Le Parc de l’Ariana, Geneva, 1 March 2018 WRITTEN ON 7 MARCH 2018 I love snow! Realising, as I slowly wake up, that the usual…
Boisterous boys on the beach WRITTEN ON 23 AUGUST 2017 Two boisterous little boys on the beach. — My Uncle Colin (left) and my Dad…
At the rugged north end of the island of Tresco, Isles of Scilly, 21 June 2013 WRITTEN ON 28 JUNE 2017 Your parents’ birthdays —…
Me as an unselfconscious toddler WRITTEN ON 16 NOVEMBER 2016 The singer Adele is reported to have said ‘I have insecurities of course, but I…
The Viamala Gorge, Switzerland WRITTEN IN JULY 2016 Setting out on the Via Spluga reminded me, in many ways, of the journey of grief which…
Sunflowers near Jussy, Switzerland, 28 June 2015 WRITTEN ON 28 JUNE 2015 My Dad would have been 67 tomorrow, having eased into his retirement a…
Hell Bay, Bryher, Isles of Scilly WRITTEN IN SEPTEMBER 2000 Your turmoil taken by the tossing wavesYour burden made light when they breakYour spirit uplifted…
