Is what I thought was important really the case…? Was the track I was on the right one…? I was so worried that not having created for such a long time, I would lose my carefully cultivated, ‘audience’, my social media followers and ultimately my small art business…

Okay, so I would hesitate to say that the Norfolk coastline is an area that 'man has not yet intruded'...but you get the sentiment, right? That feeling of being 'free'; away from 'normal life' - whatever that means nowadays. Free from routine, free to feel, to be angry and sad, and yes, happy, free to cherish memories, both old and new. Glorious sunshine helped; mainly though, it was just that ability to allow my emotions to come and go, to walk and talk, or just walk, letting feelings sit quietly..

2021; another rollercoaster. All years have their highs and lows, but this year has felt like no other. Globally, I wonder if the world will be as before - I have my doubts. Personally, I know my world will never be the same. The passing of my mother has left a void. It would be easy just to focus on the black nothingness, that empty chair... But, as I said previously, I am fortunate in that I have 60 years of love and memories to reflect upon, and it is on those that I am choosing to concentrate. And as those 'firsts' come round; the first Christmas without her, the first birthday without her, the first anniversary...I will have to hang on tight to the memories and the love.