Freddie taught us was that if you want to prove yourself as a creative person, attention to detail and minutiae are very important.
30 years without winged feet: remembering Freddie Mercury.
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Turning a new leaf
Ninety metres along the path led I spotted a Silver Birch whose white petals were quivering in their own micro-breeze.
Work in the balance
if something goes wrong e.g. key workers leave or you run out of money, there is no safety net. It’s the same thing as being a roofer or a tree surgeon. However good you are at the job, you are exposed and if you fall, it hurts.
The final (part 1)
I have always supported Italy in this kind of play-off but yet am not really sure why
Forty Years a Twelfth Spy
Pre-Birth Forty years ago this month, I began working in what is still my current job. Thirteen years into this job, I strained at the leash and trained to become a teacher. I did not, however, change my occupation. Similar diversions enticed me in 2001, 2005, 2007,...
Prince Harry and me; closer than you think.
The Prince, however, has, as far as my research has shown, given himself a really good chance of delivering on his promise.
One Hundred
My attention span and train-of-thought have definitely reduced during the pandemic, I believe the major reason for this is that I have had fewer one to one conversations with people outside my bubble
Get a Grip
the shock that hits first. Even as I was in mid-air and about to land, I knew I had stepped on ice and was upset that it was lurking within the mud and not on the path that was fast coming up to greet my shoulder
Blue in the Perfect Tense
Klein’s blue is a synthetic version of Ultramarine which since the Renaissance has been considered the ultimate version of the colour. It is said to have almost ethereal properties