Monthly Archives: February 2014

Coventry Cathedral – a place of spiritual renewal

    Now I’m not really a spiritual man but there is something about Coventry Cathedral that moves me in ways that other religious spaces doesn’t.  Whether it is because this is perhaps the finest installation of post war British … Continue reading

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Scotland…Does Alex Salmond represent the true voice of Scottish Independence?

Over the past few days the First Minister of Scotland appeared to be acting like a spoil brat. Told on Thursday that there is no circumstances whereby an independent Scotland can retain a currency union with the rest of the … Continue reading

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Drawing

More from the studio session Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Sketching in the studio

Having fun messing about in the studio this afternoon Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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House of Cards – Season 2

WARNING:  This contains no spoilers…I Hope The internet is a wonderful thing at times.  It allows you to indulge all manner of personal prejudice as well as pleasures and satisfies many  less savoury needs…yes we now know what Frank Underwood’s … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Flooding 2

Twenty four hours on and there seems to be a split appearing in the media coverage.  Some papers are no longer leading on the ‘disaster’ but rather are starting to get some perspective on the whole thing.  They have started … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Floods

Over the past few days the news has been dominated by problems caused by the floods.  We have had our screens filled with people suffering and trying to make sense of what has happened.  Some have wanted someone to blame, … Continue reading

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Power Cut 3

The power is back on and so we can rejoin the 21st century! How have I been able to survive the 1 hour 20 minutes without power is beyond me! I’m such a hero.

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Power Cut! No 2

One of the continuing conversations my friends and I have when we go down the pub is about Internet Service Providers… my how we pass the hours debating the finer points of which provider actually comes closest to the claimed … Continue reading

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Power cut !

It has been 5 months since our last power cut but here we go again! At least we now know who to ring etc. No broadband just 3G….how will I cope?

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