Cyberpunk Cityscape inspired by the Dubai Marina. Acrylic on canvas.

It’s been a long time since my last post. The days started to roll together. Days became weeks. Weeks became a month. The world slowly shifted. Darkness is all around us. After all this time the UK is about to lift more restrictions, allowing many more businesses to reopen and families to reunite. However, the […]

The sun is out and madness abounds. People are flocking to the beaches, to the parks, to any bit of green and blue out there. The number of deaths seemed to be going down and now its back at over 400. If people continue to ignore the virus, we’re going to see that second peak […]

Eid is normally a time for family, community and over indulgence in good food. The day should start with a congregational prayer that is attended by everyone (even those that have been MIA all year). Then I normally take all the roast chicken we’ve made and a smorgasbord of desserts we’ve made at home over […]

The month of Ramadan is coming to an end. It is customary to reflect at the end of things what has been lost and what has been gained. Lost have been the 150 congregational prayers in the masjid, including the 30 nights of the Taraweeh (marathon prayers performed after the night prayer). Lost have been […]

The UK government is pushing hard for schools to begin a phased reopening. They say its because its really important for kids to develop social skills (people aren’t going to work because their kids are at home) . They say they are worried for kids from low income families (working class kids) because school may […]

In the not too distant future people are going to be talking about the time before pyjamas. When people used to wear uncomfortable things like trousers, pencil skirts, blazers and ties for work. Then they would come home and wear slightly more comfortable things like jeans, or evening wear to go out. Luckily the Great […]

Does anyone remember these things that people used to wear on their feet? They had all sorts of names for them: shoes, boots, moccasins, wellies, trainers, sneakers, heels, platforms, pumps, high tops, mules, cloggs and even crocs. People were strange back then. They’d wear shoes to go to work. They’d come home and put trainers […]