Momento Mori

'Remember you must die'. I find the idea of Memento Mori strangely comforting. One thing I don't like is the thought of leaving my daughter. I enjoy solitude and thought it might be selfish, but now I think it might help people cope when I'm not around anymore. Whatever way round you look at it, we all lose the people we love and we all die. Putting it into the context of our solar system dying and our earth being burnt to a crisp by our dying sun, puts a better perspective on the matter. Above and below are artworks produced by myself and my daughter concerning The Grim Reaper.

Horror Therapy

My daughter was quite sceptical about Horror Therapy being a thing. I think it is a good way to face your fears. I have enjoyed all these horror films over the years, they are possibly not too scary, especially if you have watched them as often as I have. I think the portmanteau horror films are my favourites; Dead of Night, Tales of Terror and From Beyond the Grave. From Beyond the Grave is my most favourite; it stars Peter Cushing as the shop keeper and inspired my poem The Antique Junk shop.

Seaside Reflection

 

It occured to me, a few months ago, that if we managed to get to our 2021 holiday destination of Felixstowe then we would be able to celebrate twelve consecutive years of holidays by the sea. During these twelve years we also managed a trip to Brugge which included some time spent on the Belgium coast and my visit to New York City which included an outing to Coney Island. I love being by the seaside and it has been good to focus on these special times which help me through the darker, colder days of winter.