Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft
I went on my own to see ‘Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour Live in 3D’ in the Odeon, today, which was directed by James Cameron. The music was good, which I knew it would be, but the behind-scenes footage and the coverage of the audience, which so often can be […]
Being A Seed
I am a seed againHooray!it helps me think afresh I recognise myselfas perpetual beginnerwhen it comes to writing a forever apprenticeif you willand being a seed againhelps me with livingthat kind of life it is a wonderful resetseeing the world anewpopping my head up to be responsive to the lightto embrace new growthlearning practice renewal […]
The Sheep Detectives
4 May 2026 – Cinema Club went to see ‘The Sheep Detectives’ today. The synopsis on the cinema website was as follows: “In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident […]
The Devil Wears Prada 2
1 May 2026 – I went on my own to The Odeon to see ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ today. The synopsis on the cinema website was as follows: “Twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets […]
Michael
27 April 2026 – Three out of four of us in the cinema club went to see ‘Michael’ at the Showcase cinema. The synopsis on the cinema website was as follows: “Michael is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film […]
Tao Te Ching – Introduction
One of the things I would like to do on a continuous basis is to examine the Tao Te Ching. I am inspired to do this by Paul Dotta, on Medium, who is expert in this, as he has examined more than one version of this text, chapter by chapter. He is now doing the […]
Returning to Medium – With all that implies
This week, I returned to Medium (platform for writers) for real, so to speak. I had shut-down my account, and removed all content, in January, but found that there wasn’t a better way to share writing, having examined all the options. I have actually been back since March with a completely clean slate, and was […]
Glenrothan
21 April 2026 – This week, the cinema club was divided, and we saw two different films, two going to each film. The film screening for the other two was ‘The Wizard of The Kremlin’, whilst I was one of the two who went to see ‘Glenrothan’. The synopsis on the cinema website was as […]
People Come and Go
and so it isthat people comeand people goand we have thebriefest time togetherin our small lives and we ourselvescome and then goin an average spanof 80 years or sowe can do little andyet still we waste time technology bringsnew friends onlinewhilst old friendsdon’t always adaptto new realitiesor our neglect generations comeand make progressor so it […]
With or Without Masks
some sayremove your maskat your perilfriends become strangersnot knowing you at all never trusting againgoing forwardthey will wonderwhat else lies hiddenwhat consequences yet others sayreveal your true selflive an authentic lifehonest and truecelebrate the real you let others see youthey can knowwhat they seeis what they gettrusting who you are then againevery maskhas reason behindpast […]