Looking After The Conch
Whilst here in Greece, it has been so good catching up with old friends and getting to eat tasty food. Though was a bit of a tough start as something was seriously triggering my allergies...
Whilst here in Greece, it has been so good catching up with old friends and getting to eat tasty food. Though was a bit of a tough start as something was seriously triggering my allergies...
I thought I would take the opportunity to head to London for a week, which is a refreshing change to all the quick visits I have been doing over the last few years..
A quick Goose Fair visit, neon lights, rides and proper Nottingham nostalgia. There is something comforting about it never really changing. Same rides, same chaos, same smell of vinegar in the air...
I went to my friend Sarah Cunningham's exhibition, The Crystal Forest, at Lisson Gallery in London, which felt like such a moment. And then straight off to Malawi!
After Silverstone it was straight off to Love Supreme Festival with Dad and Reva. Grace Jones, Thundercat, Candi Staton and Mulatu Astatke. Proper musicianship across the board. Then Barbie in pink. Then a 45 degree Athens heatwave. July had a lot going on...
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.
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.
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 [...]