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Rachel’s Workshops

I just finished the last of a series of workshops with Rachel Sermanni where she shared some of her wisdom and insights into the creative process. Developing along the themes […]

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Human Rights

The issue of human rights has been much on my mind recently especially with the continuing conflict in the region of Israel. The people of Gaza are daily being subject […]

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The Psalms and the Moon

Recently I have been doing a lot of reading of the Psalms and I have also been typing them up to include on this website. Actually it is on the […]

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Back on the trails again

I thought I’d put a quick post up on here. Sorry for the lack of updates but it’s been a busy time as I have now returned to Knoydart for […]

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Work In Progress

I promised a friend that I would write another post for the full moon. To be honest though I’m not sure what to write because I feel like things are […]

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The Day I Met Héctor Fabio at COP26

It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. Some pictures however deserve at least that many. The image above makes me happy whenever I see it and for […]

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COP26 in Progress

This is just a very quick post to say that there is still so much going on with COP26 and I’m very glad to be part of it. I will […]

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Living in Harmony with Nature

It is becoming increasingly clear to me how important the idea of harmony is in so many ways. I’ve been reading a book on chemistry recently and this has confirmed […]

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Bealltainn 2021

Take in a deep breath. Let it out and just pause for a moment. The present is filled with the power of new possibilities. We are not who we were […]

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A Message

“Only through time time is conquered” T. S. Eliot It’s been a while since I last wrote a piece for my blog. I seemed to be busy doing things. Perhaps […]

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World Mental Health Day 2020

ॐ ​सर्वेषां स्वस्तिर्भवतु ।सर्वेषां शान्तिर्भवतु ।सर्वेषां पूर्नं भवतु ।​सर्वेषां मड्गलं भवतु ॥ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Om Sarveśām Svastir BhavatuSarveśām Shāntir BhavatuSarveśām Pūrnam BhavatuSarveśām Maṇgalam BhavatuOm Shanti, Shanti, Shanti May there be […]

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Botanics Sparrowhawk Blog

I’ve been doing quite a lot of research recently on how to enhance my website and blog and while doing this I revisited the Botanics Sparrowhawk blog I used to […]

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National Poetry Day 2020: Vision

Today is National Poetry Day 2020 and the theme this year is “Vision”. I thought that this would be a very timely opportunity for me to share with you a […]

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New Music Paradigm

It’s sad to say it but I think I’m going off dance music. Perhaps it’s just because I’m getting older but I also have been thinking today about music and […]

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Merlin’s Modern Myths

Many, many years ago I wrote a series of seven stories about Merlin and self-published them in a little pamphlet that I made myself. I still have a copy and […]