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2 days to 15, am i already walking the path i want to be on in 15?  today as a family we went out and explored the town and river walk fueled by best chips and good humour. once back […]

  AUDIOBLOG – please click here I belong to The Songwriters’ Circle at mac Birmingham. (I know I’ve mentioned this before) At the end of each term we choose a song we have written and we perform it. Some of […]

How is it that an annoying trailer for ‘The Gambler’ can run perfectly well to the right of my emails but I can’t listen to Jeanette Winterston’s programme about Manchester on Radio Four without it cutting out every 2 seconds? […]

The fate of the Lebou has effected me, and has me preoccupied with the damaging aspect of magical thinking. In my previous works I’ve celebrated magical thinking as a preservation of cultural traditions, a protest of capitalism, and even a […]

i return quickly to add another reflective post because i’ve realised the importance of helping others to understand what it is i do. there is a slight paradoxical situation here. for the wider audience i’ve already set myself out as […]

Visiting Artists Come in Many Guises Visiting artists come in many guises; talking artists were a wonder to a child. These artists began by talking on the telephone. The child already acts as the telephonist; diverting calls; small master of […]

A new object for The Museum – a ‘mourning cushion’ one of a pair made on the death of a father. This post explores the importance of moments of abeyance in the grief process and the allusions and associations contained […]

the unexpected part of this blog has been the emergence of the possibility of this whole thing being a hobby. i know it’s not ……..  it has been my full time occupation.  however i have expereinced evidence that others might […]

There is something about chasing a myth. Mirth morelike. I arrived at a deserted Birkenhead ferry terminal to discover that there has been a mechanical failure with the boat ‘The Ben My Chree.’ I was taken back into Liverpool and […]

Right then… I think I’m sorted… I have materials and equipment required. I have sketchbook, notebook, and a pile of recordings from domestic and urban sounds, to song ideas, bits of rhythm, melody, and odd bits of sound collage. I […]

in recent news, belper have won a national competition. part of the prize is mentoring packages for locals.  this morning we’ve connected corridor arts to suggesting some mentoring. corridor arts is something i’ve been involved with since 2010. it’s a […]

A Christmas/holidays post for The Museum of Object Research, which began with a flourish earlier in the year and has been resting nicely after the initial excitement of it’s opening. It’s a thank you post to all readers and contributors […]

Grid training: 1 hr 10 mins village run. The pursuit of the grid location on google earth has posed a bit of a challenge but I think this is it. I need to start packing. I got my Gridmas shopping […]

    another conversation with the office of the accountant today. further claification of the hobby senario.  further thoughts about the ongoing status of the self employment. this morning i’ve seen mark carr’s blog for the first time.  i’ve not […]