Shan, Snow Leopards and Otters
The name I produce my spiritual writings and paintings under derives from the Ladakhi name for snow leopard (Shan) and was given to me by a very wise old man. […]
Special Edition 2022 Calendars
Special edition 2022 calendars are now available from my RedBubble store. These calendars include some of my most popular designs and they are available as art prints/posters for your wall […]
The Story Behind My New Runes Collection
The story behind my news runes collection begins with a song! In this blog post I look the history of runes and how I became inspired to create my new […]
Living With Sjögren’s Syndrome
I was diagnosed with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome about 30 years ago. With me, it sits alongside Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. To celebrate World Sjögren’s Day on July 23rd I have […]
What Are The Benefits of Home Bread Making?
What are the benefits of home bread making? A question I asked myself as I made my ‘umpteenth’ loaf and set it to one side to rise. Let’s see. The […]
On This Day 9 July
On this day 9 July it will be 175 days until the end of the year! And over eighteen months since I have been able to visit my parents in […]
My Experience with the Pfizer Vaccine
I wanted to share my experience with the Pfizer Vaccine. Because of my health conditions, I was extremely nervous about having the vaccine. I suffer from Primary Sjogrens Syndrome, Antiphospholipid […]
The Column of Liberty in Castiglione del Lago
The Column of Liberty (La Colonna della Libertà®) came to our area of Umbria recently. It was a re-enactment of the World War 2 liberation of the part of Italy […]
The 1000 Miglia Road Race Came To Town
The 1000 Miglia road race came to town. To be precise the next little town next to us, about ten minutes down the road. Moiano is quite a sleepy little […]
Why Do We Say Cats Have Nine Lives?
I have often wondered why do we say cats have nine lives? Particularly when they clearly have one like the rest of us. But the saying was recently raised in […]