Mental Health

  • Friday afternoon 25/06/2023 - Ride, rest, repeat. This was the rhythm of our 6 days. Ride, rest, repeat. For some, a well established rhythm. For others, a rhythm of ages which never is lost.… Continue Reading >
  • Cabbage Hill 09/05/2023 - Eventually, my memory stirs. It awakens, and shares with me - "Ah, this is where we are. I remember." As I pass Cabbage Hill Farm, on my left, travelling south… Continue Reading >
  • Sustaining 27/03/2023 - On Saturday, I was less than two miles from home. On my new Genesis bike, my 9 day old baby, heading out for my first ride of any significance, 2… Continue Reading >
  • Responding – words 22/03/2023 - Words can seem ubiquitous. All pervading, interchangeable. Bitten into monosyllabic phrases. Words are universal. They come first. We use words to create language. As children, we learn words first, and… Continue Reading >
  • Of pain and love 23/02/2023 - “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented… Continue Reading >
  • Tuesday 21/12/2021 - "So. What's been going on today?" asks Milly. "We have been for four walks, all short. No ball throwing. No pub. Limited treats. A bit Scrooge-like, I suggest." "Steady on,… Continue Reading >