I am now getting back into my art projects after a period of health problems. Here are several examples from my ‘Thinking Things project’. Do things think? Who knows? Well ok, bear with me… What if they did think … What would they be thinking? That is the Thinking behind my ´Thinking Things´ project And an… Read more

I’ve been late with this blog post, as due to not being able to work because of drilling coming from my neighbour and my normal chronic pain being even worse because of the noise. Anyhow, last week I was listening to the BBC UK News , and an item came up about slugs chomping through… Read more

When Fred was at the vet recently (having the dreaded finger-up-the-bottom anal gland drainage) we put him on the scales and discovered he’d put on nearly a kilo. You can just imagine his reaction to this news … “The vet said I should watch my weight, but what does he know? OK, yes, he’s a… Read more

This is Fred, our rescue pooch … We adopted him from Terra Blanca, a local refuge. He’d been there for several weeks, having been rescued from the mean streets of Tenerife—and that’s all we know about his backstory. We’re not even sure of his age or what breed he is—possibly a Pyrenean Shepherd … There are hardly… Read more

Sorry for the delay in posting, but I haven’t been very well lately … I suffer from TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder), a chronic condition that causes pain and dysfunction in the jaw muscles and joints. I have arthritis, lockjaw, burning sensations in my face, and migraines.  I try to hide the pain as I don’t want to be seen as a moaner, but sometimes I… Read more