Tulip Dance for Parkinson’s

Every week I look forward to attending a special contemporary dance class in Lewes for people with Parkinson’s Disease, led by dance artist and specialist teacher, Katharine Le Roux. At present we are a group of about ten people from very varied backgrounds. Dance may...

Sugar Mouse

Who hasn’t got a memory of the utterly pink perfection of a sugar mouse confection? With its lovely incongruous string tail and the smooth but solid shape, it is the nicest kind of mouse, a childhood fancy that came miraculously out of the depths of a Christmas...

Daughter

The hopeful Christmas girl, dreaming of snow smiles in anticipation of a home all decorated, with fires lit and stockings hung; the usual, but still special for my daughter, wrapped in beauty this festive time. Her goodwill and care festoon our rooms with paper...

Wood Fair-Weary

I’ve heard it all before when the sun beat blindly on the show and the microphones forced sound around a relentless smile. I’ve seen it all before: the extreme falconry, or sheep, or ducks and the corny suggestive jokes. Why involve wildlife in all this? This is not...