The dreaded block

I was so energized and had loads of ideas, a well formed plan and fingers ready to type up everything that was popping into my head. However I seem to have got to 4,000 words and got stuck. The thing is the story is there, it's playing out in my mind like a little movie,… Continue reading The dreaded block

Festival frivolities – part two

After the events of part one I set off towards the Scottish National Portrait Gallery to take a look at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is the leading competition to celebrate and promote the very best in contemporary portrait photography from around the world. The selected images, explore… Continue reading Festival frivolities – part two

Festival frivolities – part one

Last week I decided to take a spontaneous trip to Edinburgh to go and see some of the Edinburgh International Book Festival and some of the Edinburgh Art Festival. I managed to jam pack my day full of events and exhibitions and had an amazing time, so I thought I would share it. It was… Continue reading Festival frivolities – part one

P is for…Pyjama day

One of my favourite things, having a day where you do next to nothing and get to chill out at home, and dont have to bother with getting dressed. Usually on one of these days I will do some reading and maybe watch some TV, or if I'm feeling like it write something. If Scorpio… Continue reading P is for…Pyjama day

Unintentional bedfellow.

As a New Years present, my previous landlord decided that he wanted to move Scorpio and I into a smaller room and double the rent money. The long and the short of it is that we ended up moving, in a day, into the spare room of one of Scorpio’s very charitable friends. This is… Continue reading Unintentional bedfellow.