Home

Blog Posts

  • Mothers

    Long time readers of my blog will know that I’m quite interested in art, but I know very little about it.  I came across this on twitter and some of these images are really beautiful.  But it is Mothering Sunday, not mother’s day. http://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-GB/blog/bridgeman/post/4298/a-celebration-of-motherhood-in-art

  • I passed!

    It’s been a long and winding road to get here, but finally, I had my viva this afternoon and I passed. It was a thoroughly interesting couple of hours and it’s given me plenty to think about, which is great and exactly what I had hoped for.

  • Final Countdown

    This afternoon I had my mock viva, which was an interesting experience. It was reassuring, in that I survived and there was only one question that I felt I completely flunked. That said, there were several others that brought home to me the need to be certain of my own position, which of course is…

  • Je suis Charlie

      “I [might] disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

  • Viva preparation

    This morning I lifted my thesis from the bookshelf and looked at it for the first time since I put it there in September.  I have to admit that there is a certain amount of pride just from in holding it in my hands.  It’s a substantial piece of work and represents a good three…