Being There

(The Movie clip was removed due to unknown objections and replaced by clips of hostage,middle east problems, which are not apt to this blog and of which offers no opinion on the foresaid.)

I love this movie, I love all the underlying deep sentiments, dear Peter Sellars at his best.

I met someone when I was travelling that reminded me so much of the character of "Chance"

He was sweeping the leaves in a cemetary, talking to all that passed by, a friend knew him and we stopped to pass a few words. and later he appeared in a bar we were in, when he opened his purse he had no money to buy a coffee, and ask us to lend him the money. Lend no, invite yes.

I was really very touched by this meeting, as I am still by the film.

In every aspect of life we meet inspiration.

Hurdy Gurdy

Busy,busy,bust that´s me. The pups have now learnt to escape from Alcatraz, (their enormous box) So inbetween chasing them around with a mop...I write and write. I think I now have sufficient for my book, apart from the organisation and the illustrations, which are not all yet complete. Give me three days of peace and tranquility- without the interruption of household chores, television and telephones.....and I could move mountains and end up with a finished product!

Namaste

Another brick in the wall!

There are days when I could scream, and this is one of them...It couldn´t be done, the story that is,. No I did not throw it into some dark lonely corner in my desk, I read it again, and again, and...again!!! I still believe in it..but now it´s too late, so I save its precious feelings and put it in the file of many untold short stories. RIP until one day the sun may shine apon you again.

English-Spanish- No comprendo

It´s done! complete! finished. well not completly. As I said my written spanish leaves a lot to be desired, and so its away with a friend for checking. I did not use the notes for a story that I had because I could not shorten it without losing the feel, so it will wait but I wrote another, the notes for which I had written in 20minutes, an idea that just came into my head. However I wrote it first in English, and on translating it to spanish it has lost something. Maybe I should give up writing in spanish??

Disciplines

One of my disciplines is to annually enter a short story competition, do I hear you say easy??

Yes I like to enter because sometimes I enjoy writing shorter texts, but still find it hard to say all I want in the realms of six pages. So it is a discipline of meeting a deadline, keeping to the number of pages......and here´s where it gets difficult. Write it in Castillano (Spanish) and although I can speak the language, writing it is not so easy.

Typically I always leave it until the last weeks before settling down and writing, firstly in English then into Spanish, but some how it loses the flow, it does not come across the same. Maybe I should write it first in Spanish...difficult and impossible. So here we are two weeks to go, and I have started, Last year I entered a rather strange love story, but this year it going to be a spiritual story, the notes are already waiting. Time to go

I surrender

Well, I am ashamed to say I spent nearly all weekend eating drinking and talking with people who are here on vacation, that I know but not really. Don´t get me wrong I enjoyed the company but my mind kept sweeping off in search of a laptop sitting lonely waiting for me to gently touch it´s keys. AAhhh, did I hear you say? or probably ouch! It´s very difficult to smile sweetly and nod for so many hours, when your mind is on another plane. I just hope it didn´t show too much.

Demands

AAAAAH! I am finding it very hard to be unsociable. I have stopped going out to my regular bar with partner to watch Real Madrid. Now as more people arrive for hols and want to visit me it´s very difficult to say NO, I can´t I am busy. They think I can´t possibly be busy, but I live here and am not in holiday mode. Is it your illness they ask, NO it isn´t my illness this is with me forever and I try not to let it interfere in my life. I AM GENUINELY BUSY.I am writing , this is not seen as something to be busy with.

Anyway dear friends and family, I can give you some time but not all of it, understand my need to write and be patient. I love you all.

Now another thing you should know about me is that I am a hat person, I like to wear them for writing and painting or even just generally. I have a selection, some for ideas and inspiration and others for re editing, or just looking for a theme for my next exhibition. My favourite is a small black velvet hat with a long tassle...this is my spiritual hat, and I have begun the year with this one, it helps me answers the whys? and wherefores?

The books are now divided into piles and only one remains on the desk, This I have decided I will finish by March ready for presentation....let´s see! here you will read of its progress or non progress...and its trials and tribulations of which I am sure there will be many

Years End

Another year passes, and it must have been the most unproductive year for me, but in the last days I have started to get order with my papers. My promise for next year is WRITE. Easier said than done but I have to make myself productive, and try to do one thing at a time, and only wonder when I have a mental block, as a distraction. My aim is to commit myself to a certain amount of hours, uninterupted, and finally pull all these papers together, and end up with one finished piece instead of 12 unfinished pieces. we all have resolutions whats your and are you going to be able to keep it???

Oh and a very happy New Year to anyone who visits my blog and those who don´t

Lost for Words

Many things in many days and I confess that my thoughts are all over the place. Spontanious ideas block my concentration. Maybe its the time of year, everyone is Christmas crazy,stockpiling like the world is ending, if it does dont worry there´s sure to be a couple of Barbies,a selection of chocolate and rubber bones, and a turkey in a christmas tree.

My writing these days has slowed down, 1. because I was under pressure to complete two paintings for this season and 2. it seems as if the world and his wife have decided to drop by. where these people are the rest of the year I´m not sure. I have glanced lovingly at my computer just waiting to record my thoughts, and I have promised myself to become a little more unsociable to get myself back on track. So the next post will tell.