The Sweetest Thing – a new decade for my niece
Hannah Darcy was born on 15th January 2003. I was in New York, under the covers in the very early hours of a frozen Wednesday morning, when my mom called to tell me. She described the new granddad,...
View ArticleRhode’s Island – street-art in New York’s galleries
We have a wonderfully vibrant art scene here – equal to any overseas – and I will feature more of our artists soon. But I couldn’t miss this opportunity to honour one of our own, South African-born...
View ArticleWisdom from younger women – Part 2: the Victoria Secret Angel
We tend to look to the experienced or the aged for our wisdom. Assuming that years play the major part in assembling the experiences from which smarts are distilled. Recently camparigirl and I have...
View ArticleGraffiti wisdom – poetry in paint.
This large piece painted on the front of the building in Shoreditch London is called “Lets Adore And Endure Each Other”. Created by New York legend Steve “ESPO” Powers, it has presided over this...
View ArticleThe beauty in burnt bridges.
I burned my left hand this weekend, on the knuckle of my middle finger. The skin scorched away in a split second – I could see right through to the cartilage underneath.…
View ArticleFear can be useful – lessons from a punk rocker.
I thought I would end this week with some wise words. camparigirl and I have both written about the impact the Patti Smith concert had on us. For her it…
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