Kilty Kilty Cold Bum

Last weekend I visited the brilliant Tartan exhibition at the V&A, Dundee. On their website (https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/exhibitions/tartan), it is described thus: “Tartan celebrates the global story of a unique pattern - how the rules of the grid have inspired creativity from the everyday to the sublime. The instantly recognisable symbol of Scotland, a global textile of tradition, rebellion, oppression … Continue reading Kilty Kilty Cold Bum

One Week

Overheard on the radio: manipulate the brain and one’s experience changes. It’s the most obvious statement in the world, but how to pull it off? I refuse to become toxically positive and shut out all negativities. Is there an acceptable ratio of optimism versus pessimism to aim for? Perhaps a 10% pessimism weighting might be … Continue reading One Week

Cold

I wonder how many people are doing it, sending photos of the temperature gauge inside their house, snaps of thermometers plummeting to single digits, sharing images of themselves on their laptop wearing fingerless gloves and bobble hats, swaddled like a dead Viking about to be pushed out to sea. For some it’s an act of … Continue reading Cold