Children play; adults usually don’t. At least, not in the same way. Adults play an instrument, or tennis, but they don’t often ‘play’ like children do, to learn, to find out what happens if….., which is a shame. Children play to learn, not because they don’t have proper jobs or a hundred chores to do continue reading »
There’s good timing and there’s bad timing. Recently back from the ten day marathon that is the Southampton Boat Show, good timing is when you walk onto a stand just as champagne is being popped and all the people you need to meet are there and free to talk. Bad timing is when, after a continue reading »
There’s something rather depressing about a Travelodge. Plain and simple and ‘no frills’ is fine, but what was most perplexing was the heated towel rail in the bathroom. It was disconnected, with a neat tag attached to the end of the lead which said ‘This towel rail has been disconnected for your own safety’. It continue reading »
February on Planet Claudia has good and bad qualities. On the one hand it’s still cold enough to wear three layers plus mittens, along with the cloud of guilt permanently hovering at not having started any work on the boat yet, let alone tidying up the garden. On the plus side, this is the month for my two day singing continue reading »
The spiders in my studio dread the end of November. My annual exhibition is a good opportunity to have a clear out, dislodge the cobwebs and take a fresh look at all the paintings hanging on the wall. It’s also a good excuse for a party and if visitors buy something that’s a bonus! It was continue reading »