Ghana memories – an introduction
Ghana memories: an introduction to a forthcoming series of posts at Stops and Stories about my trip to visit Ghana again after 54 years.
Young oak leaves in the rain
Young oak leaves in the rain is a photo essay with pictures from Ramberget, the raven’s mountain at the bottom of our road.
And I would write ten thousand hours
Ten thousand hours is about writing blog posts and how deliberate practice with the help of the Yoast SEO WP plug-in has helped me improve over time.
Boiling coffee for breakfast
Boiling coffee – roasted coffee beans ground to be boiled in a coffee kettle, used to be the usual way to make coffee. But who makes it that way now?
April showers – a writing diary entry
April showers – of the tax declaration and coronavirus lockdown variety – are excuses for my faltering productivity, but I soldier on.
Princess Uncumber – a retold tale
A retelling of the story of St Uncumber, once the protector of women in bad marriages, now sadly demoted.
A Villanelle for Ulla
A Villanelle for my mother-in-law Ulla Gustafssson who died from advanced Alzheimer’s disease on 9th April 2020
M-m-my corona reading – a reading diary entry
My corona reading – about the 7 books I read in February and March, bringing to 14 the number of books read in the first quarter of 2020
A Day in my Corona Life
A day in my life now in this time of coronavirus and Covid-19. I’m writing (good), but I’m also distracted (not so good).
London in the time of the coronavirus
In the time of the coronavirus I suppose I shouldn’t have been out travelling, but I was – to London and to my mother’s 98th birthday. Here’s a photo essay.