APRIL 2012

29 Apr 2012

Good evening from a surprisingly hot Berlin where the temperature soared from about 13 degrees to 33 degrees overnight bringing women out in their summer dresses and men in their shorts ...

25 Apr 2012

It’s a stunning evening here – the sky still just light with deep blue clouds on an apricot backdrop and I’m writing to you by the light of a citronella candle. I have no electricity, but actually it’s so beautiful and silent that it’s a special gift.

22 Apr 2012

Today I can’t stay long, but this quotation has been ringing in my mind and almost involuntarily leaping out onto the page. So let me set it free so my mind can rest a little…

19 Apr 2012

It’s 1am and I’m in Dubai airport on my way home from Cyprus. I have a nine-hour layover here and I’m sitting with a cup of coffee, reviewing my little holiday and feeling mellow...

15 Apr 2012

Today I’m dashing, but not to work – to play! I’m off to sunny Cyprus for a few days with the intention of doing no work but having a sweet time with dear old friends and staring at the sea ...

12 Apr 2012

I’m aware that millions of people around the world are preparing for a religious event this weekend. Millions more are in conflict and despair. Millions more are hungry and have no shelter. Millions more will die before you read this…

09 Apr 2012

I came across a quotation this morning that has been with me all day. It set off a whole stream of conflicting thoughts and feelings that I’ve been sorting through in the moments of stillness I’ve had since then. It’s a quotation about apology ...

04 Apr 2012

Over the years I’ve been moved by why so many very beautiful people never seem to have found love; haven’t recognised it when it was there, or been able to trust it ...