Day 50 Lockdown blog. 11/05/2020

Image: BIKES TO BE MENDED. Gouache on Paper. ( for Reuben) July 29th 1989. Following Boris’ anticlimactic ‘First Steps’ broadcast yesterday I was reminded of the much more important first steps all those of us who have children treasure. However important the ‘unlocking’ process seems today, nothing can compare with our children’s first steps in…

Day 29. Lockdown blog. 21/04/2020

Image: Family photo outside 90 Parker Street, Preston. 1959. With thanks to my sister Hilary for the photo. MEMORY BOX Our faded photographs fill the minds memory box, old box brownie black and white records when negatives were processed at Boots and half of them didn’t come out. Today they are stored in a cloud…