Let's dance!..Put on your red shoes and dance the blues…One of my favourite tracks of all time..Who's visited the David Bowie (Official) exhibition at the V and A? Has anyone seen that fantastic documentary about Nile Rogers (The Hit Maker)? Check it out on U...

Glorious Spring at last! London starts to rival Tokyo in the annual cherry blossom feat! Could anything be more extraordinarily exuberant..festive or glorious than this natural abundance of blossoms??? Wow!

I'm sentimental. I hold onto things. It's ridiculous, but there ya go. I was given this pink chocolate Buddha on my birthday several moons ago. He should've melted a long time ago, but I didn't want to let him go. Now he's been immortalised in a photograph.. His...

I met this group of wonderful musicians from Mali at the Skoll Forum for social entrepreneurs in Oxford last week. HIV AIDS is still a massive challenge in Mali, as well as all the other harsh challenges they are having to face. The spirit of Malian music can never be...

Heartbreaking news from Boston this morning. The generic pictures of post apocalyptic smoke plumes towering over buildings. The bloody chaos and total mayhem. Those of us who've never experienced an event like this can never know the full impact of it's destruction....

Looks like Spring might be springing here in London Town.. Buds bursting.. Leaves emerging.. This old magnolia has the edges of it's petals singed.. Strange magnolia blossom indeed..

Yesterday's blog only served to illustrate the main essence of it's message…that Margaret Thatcher was a political leader who provoked powerfully polarised responses. To those of you who wrote intelligently and respectfully…It's always interesting to...

Margaret Thatcher's death has provoked an outpouring of polarised responses, clearly reflecting how people felt, and still feel about her, right up to the present day. As a political leader, her style was strident (some would say strong), inflexible (some would say...

I used to love drawing .. It's the kind of solitary pursuit that fits in rather well as an only child. I made this self portrait in 1983 .. Just before Sweet Dreams.. A much younger self.. before travelling the world and the seven seas. Twenty seven seems like light...

Here's an astounding portrait of Mary Queen of Scots wearing a white mourning veil. It can be seen at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. I had the opportunity to wander through the various halls of the Gallery, which houses a treasure store of...

Fascinating things you really need to know about your Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny or Easter Rabbit is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs. The Easter Bunny is sometimes depicted with clothes. In legend, the creature carries colored eggs in his...

Today is an empty glass day.. Came down with some kind of virus and laying low.. Dang!

Wandering around the Royal Mile in Edinburgh..just went to reminisce the 46664 paving stone..It's a little bit worn now..but still going strong. Madiba's in hospital now.. We all wish him a safe recovery.