Is it just me, or do others have a great sense of foreboding for the fate of the world and humanity? I wonder do people realise what is going to hit us all in the next few months because of the wars our

Ice sculpture is one of the most difficult things to photograph. Being frozen water, it has that whole transparency thing going on that makes all form and sense of scale not really translate in images.

In 2018 I was introduced to a new material. As goes it with most things in my professional career, I was asked if I could make something and said yes, thinking I could rush home and YouTube the knowledge

It is always nice to go back to the Stendhal Music Festival. Even though it is on the same island it feels a bit exotic because I am going to a different country. The North of Ireland is part of Britain,

Preamble Is it just me, or have we forgotten about that whole environmental apocalypse thing we were facing? I remember the days when respect for the world around us was the most important thing we had

I am going to ease myself back into posting. I will admit that finding the time to write has become much more difficult since my wife's passing. Having all the responsibility to run a house, raise our

It has been nearly 11 months since I last wrote to the blockchain. I needed time to gather my thoughts. My wonderful wife, mother of our son, my beautiful muse and best friend, has died. There is no easy

I had this old Powerwasher in my shed which hadn't been used for over 10 years. It was a pretty good one and I remember I used it to wash my whole house top to bottom many years ago. A few weekends back

Who knew that massage, reflexology, arts and crafts are part of palliative care too?

As the summer ends and the winter begins to show its cold face, heating starts to come to mind. As with everything at the moment in my life I am delayed, delayed in getting to do the things that need doing

Valueplan The Numbers August Part 1

What to get your friend when they have cancer- some tips!

The summer is ending, and I thought it was high time I did a quick fruit tree update. In all, it has been a mixed bag of ups and downs. I found out from my brother who is a pro gardener, that my issue

That was too close for comfort. I nearly got scammed out of my Hive account. After over 7 years on chain, I almost made a fatal mistake. I was talking to who I thought was a trusted party but it turned

This will be the last of this type of post for a while ( happily). Another one-day demonstration carve with some workshops thrown into the mix. I had cut back on my international travel in 2018 to spend

Just some of the other options provided to cancer patients or bombarding us!

Looking back over my last few sand sculpture posts I see that all the sculptures I shared were just quick one-day demonstration pieces, nothing more than 3D sketches and not what I would call real sand

When friends or family dump you, if you get cancer

It was late in the evening when I arrived in Ballyheigh, County Kerry after driving three hours, straight from a day's work. I was knackered and fell into my hotel room bed without any food. It was a nice