being and becoming in the world
Long ago, I was reading an article by Andrew Greig in which he suggested that everybody should read ‘Drawn from Life‘ by Michel de Montaigne. This book is now on … Continue reading ‘Il ne faut pas attacher le savoir à l’âme, il l’y faut incorporer’
This film is based on images and footage taken from my camera when in Dordogne. We were there, thanks to Andrew, Rachel and Charlotte, to celebrate Sian’s 60th birthday. The … Continue reading Couldn’t love you more
Dordogne, August 2026:
the hushed town breathing: To play this short film please click here. Credits: [1] female voice: the importance of light [2] A singer must die – Leonard Cohen, Live, 1979 … Continue reading the hushed town breathing
This film is for Ian Collins. AUDITIONS in PROGRESS: To play this short film please click here or on the image above This film is a gathered posie of flowers, … Continue reading AUDITIONS in PROGRESS
I recently read ‘Letters to Camondo’ by Edmund De Waal. In Exploring this Parisian museum it shares writing at it’s most beautiful: I was delighted to read that like Montaigne, … Continue reading ‘The shape of my library is round’
Michel Montaigne, 1533 –1592, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. I share in the lasting appreciation … Continue reading drawn from life
Montaigne, I am struggling in my un-doing as a doctor. Gardeners are dooers and do not retire. Nature is more than the soil in which everything grows. There are so … Continue reading Doing words