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What qualities in people inspire me as I age, and how do I feel about ageing? I had recently seen an exhibition of portrait paintings at The National Portrait Gallery with my friend Rose Rouse, who is also a cofounder of Advantages of Age, a social enterprise created to challenge the media narrative around ageing. … Read more
I’ve been walking around London snapping of evidence of love, positivity and in the words of the late Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, GOOD VIBRATIONS.
I’ve just returned from a bucket-list trip to the Gnaoua Music Festival which takes place yearly in Essaioura, a breezy coastal town in Morocco. I was first introduced to this genre of music, also known as Gnawa, over thirty years ago. An album called Night Spirit Masters: Gnawa Music of Marrakesh produced by the late … Read more
Today in England it’s Mother’s Day. It’s also a time of international crisis in the form of the Coronavirus pandemic. The British government is now urging people to stay home to save lives. I started social distancing over a week ago. At that point both my pilates and yoga studios were still open, the choirs … Read more
It was my mother’s 80th birthday this week. A former ballerina, Dalia still keeps fit and goes to the gym several times a week. A few days ago I posted a short video to Facebook where I filmed her dancing at her birthday tea party which was viewed to a quasi-viral level; her glamour and … Read more