Straight from the Hart

Welcome to our gardens, our alfresco bolthole, our sanctuary and our little piece of paradise. Our small but welcoming front garden. Our...

IMPORTANT INTRODUCTORY NOTE - PHOTOGRAPHY All photographs in this blog are my own. (Auschwitz - Birkenau official photographic policy:...

(Updated 17th November 2021) These are the strong and forceful words of Audre Lorde, the late American writer, feminist and civil rights...

My dear Mum passed away back in April 2018 but due to bureaucratic issues her ashes were only eventually interred today. Finally she, Dad...

A true story. No blame - just consequences. CHRISTMAS EVE 1987 It was quite literally the day before Christmas 1987 and a sombre loan...

Health commissioners met last week (30th Nov) in Folkestone and agreed TWO POTENTIAL OPTIONS for urgent, emergency and acute medical care...

Volunteer for wellbeing! Volunteering can help you come to terms with an illness or setback in your life and help take your mind off your...

Thirty years ago this week the great storm of 1987 had ravaged the south of England and as an electrical craftsman in the electricity...

My two-year life changing theory. Basically, life has taught me that any major life-changing event takes AT LEAST two years to process...

I've just been to see the epic new 'Dunkirk' movie at the Carlton Westgate on its first night of release and what a gripping and intense...