The Carousel
The Carousel in Nottingham has become a bit of a lifeline. It is a creative co-working space I have been using regularly and honestly it has been huge for my mental health.
The Carousel in Nottingham has become a bit of a lifeline. It is a creative co-working space I have been using regularly and honestly it has been huge for my mental health.
For Mum's sixtieth we headed to Athens. We had planned to take her skiing, something she really wanted to do one more time. There was a real determination in it, a sense of just once more before closing that chapter.
All these times I have been to Amsterdam and I still have not made it to the Van Gogh Museum. It is becoming a running joke at this point. But the Moco Museum more than made up for it.
Been a bit quiet so far this year, just taking some time to chill and be. But I came back online to tell you about a fascinating trip looking at bat hibernation sites in the forts around Antwerp, arriving at one of them by dinghy.
With the job at the Bat Conservation Trust taking me into London a lot more this year, one of the unexpected joys has been the galleries. Wandering through rooms with Mum talking about brushstrokes and colour palettes, like when I was younger. Good for her too, it takes her mind off everything else for a while...
DJing at Hockley Hustle felt like a pivotal moment for the year and for this whole new trajectory. It is one of those Nottingham events that carries real weight, so getting to be part of it felt important...
I passed my RYA Level 2 dinghy sailing course at Attenborough Sailing Club, which felt like learning a completely new language and something I have wanted to do for such a long time. There is something incredibly satisfying about learning to work with the wind rather than fighting it.
Landing the job with the Bat Conservation Trust has felt like things quietly aligning. After six months on covid test sites and then cheffing, I was ready to do something that felt more meaningful again.
Like I mentioned last blog, it is wedding season! Straight from Greece into Nicola's wedding in Ayia Napa with Isabella. Nicola is actually one of my oldest friends, we have known each other since nursery at Greek School...
Before heading back to Athens I was up in [...]