It is early November. The trees huddle in copses, their leaves ablaze in hues of copper and gold for a final fanfare. Creeping mist crawls across the moor, reaching to the heavens to meet the leaden sky in an endless sea of grey. The harsh call of a solitary crow pierces the silence but I […]
Icy Goes Owl Daft
Anyone who follows me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or Google+ will know I make things. In fact, I make a lot of things. I’ve been knitting since December 2008, crocheting since around January this year, and making jewellery since around April. That’s not to mention the twenty years I’ve been taking photos, fiddling with Fimo […]
#FridayFlash – The Intruder
At 1:53am, the shadow of Edith Warfield woke up. It had only ever been dimly aware of the world as it brushed up against daily life, dragging along a pavement here, or bumping into a table there. Yet for the first time, the shadow could see. Dust motes danced in the weak moonbeams that sneaked […]
Visit to Howick Hall Gardens
I took advantage of the good weather on yesterday’s Bank Holiday Monday and took a trip with my parents up to Howick Hall Gardens and Arboretum in Northumberland. Howick Hall is notable for being the former home of Charles, the second Earl Grey, and creator of the famous Earl Grey tea. The tea was specially […]
#FridayFlash – Digital Afterlife
Aaron Thompson @wunderkind54 4dGoing out tonight, people! Anyone else about? Aaron Thompson @wunderkind54 4dClub so boring. Leaving early. Laterrrrsssss! Aaron Thompson @wunderkind54 4dMaybe I’m paranoid but sure someone’s following me. Helena Thompson @pretty_n_pink 4dGoing to St Mary’s. @wunderkind54 has been brought in. Helena Thompson @pretty_n_pink 3dCan’t believe @wunderkind54 is gone. Love you and miss you, bro. RIP. […]
Social interaction needs more than social media
Image by lusi A couple of days ago, I posted a link on my various social media pages to this particular article, in which it is posited that social media is actually making us lonely. Author Jessica Hazel points out that “we tirelessly tweet and update alone from our bedrooms and offices whilst feeling that […]
