Philip E West“Phantoms and the Ark Royal”
104 x 63 - Oil
£5950.00 (Unsold)
Simon Mumford AGAvA“Volitant Victor”
65 x 35 - Oil
£375.00 (Sold)
Paul Warrener AGAvA
“ “Q3 Scramble””
55 x 44 - Pencil
£250.00 (Unsold)
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Art on Sunday
Philip E West“Phantoms and the Ark Royal”
104 x 63 - Oil
£5950.00 (Unsold)
Simon Mumford AGAvA“Volitant Victor”
65 x 35 - Oil
£375.00 (Sold)
Paul Warrener AGAvA
“ “Q3 Scramble””
55 x 44 - Pencil
£250.00 (Unsold)
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Sunday
I missed the Archers cos I was listening to Five Live and the Kate Silverton 10am interview - if you get a chance take a listen...
Gill Hicks lost both her legs in the 7/7 bombings 5 years ago. She was truly inspiring and I was overwhelmed with her story.
Today is one of those days that if you were in London at the time you have vivid memories of where you were when you heard. Today I got on the tube as usual.. taking it all for granted in some way and yet aware of how fortunate everyday really is - no matter what external influences may throw at you.
The last few days I have been called intelligent, strong, disciplined and resilient. Compared to Gill's story I just feel humble. I wrestle with my internal anguish which I seem unable to truly shake off... The tempestuous early part of 2010 somehow not really reason enough to still feel so listless when away from public gaze.
Take care and make the most of every moment...
Jolly July??
Lucky Days: 6, 7, 14, 23, 24
Yucky Days: 3, 4, 10, 11, 16
Fashion Icon: Kate Moss
Colour: Taupe
The crazy eclipse patterns that sent your world into unbelievable upheaval last month continue, but with the promise of balance. Domestic/family issues are perhaps the trickiest to navigate as Uranus goes retrograde in your home sector for the remainder of the summer, starting on 5 July. Keep reactive fears in check and don’t do anything that will stir the pot. People will look to you to hold down the fort in the midst of calamity and chaos. The New Moon Solar Eclipse in your relationship sector paves the way for a truce or new beginning with anyone you’ve recently been at odds with. If you’re on the search for a relationship, mark this as a precious opportunity to start a refreshing tryst with the right intentions. Your planetary ruler Saturn returns to the exalted sign of Libra on 21 July and will remain there for the next two-plus years. This bodes well on every level, but it’s especially great for your professional status. Consider this your well-deserved reward for weathering the challenging storms of June.
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Your July Monthly Forecast: People say, 'I'm on a diet'. So they skip supper. Then, later, when nobody is looking, they raid the refrigerator. Other people say, 'This is what I believe in. Here's what I believe to be right and here's what I think is wrong. Their actions, though, do not always support their fine, principled words. What am I getting at? Well, there's no need to be defensive. Of the many folk on this planet, you are amongst the most straightforward and self-aware. But, er... in one particular area of life this month, you might just be kidding yourself a little. Better to identify an inconsistency and make an honest allowance for it than to live in denial!
--
July brings a solar eclipse, a stationary Jupiter, a repeat of the Saturn/Uranus opposition, a conjunction of Mars and Saturn, and a right angle from Jupiter to Pluto. The long awaited T-square in the sky is coming to life in the sky. It's a rare alignment of powerful planets. It speaks of revelation, awakening, discovery... and rediscovery. No matter what sign you are, you'll find this an exceptional month. And if you hang on to your positivity, you'll come out of July refreshed and re-inspired by all you've seen and all you now (rightly) believe to be possible.
As we edge towards August, we approach the culmination of this year's rare T Square. Find the strength to face what you've been trying to ignore and to beat whatever's been beating you.
---
Stability is everything to a Capricorn, but this month’s eclipses are more likely to signal a moment when you’re obliged to make changes. The circumstances of the family and/or your partner may be the catalyst for an adjustment – you’re being offered a peak of what’s rumbling down the road in a few months’ time, so you can start planning.
Meanwhile here’s a week to administrate and to push through practical projects with which you have been battling for months. The end of July makes a good deadline for resolution of outstanding business, after which a new cycle in your professional and property affairs opens.
Romance: you’re more likely to be doing the chasing than to be chased.
--
THE solar eclipse in the foundations of your chart makes you sure about what you want from life.
This gives you a calm inner strength that helps you undertake a series of changes that make home life happier and the family a real team again.
Plans to work from home take shape and could be very profitable.
Venus aligns with Mars to mix up a spicy brew of romance, respect and sexy fun. Jupiter adds luck to projects shared with another Aries.
--
It's all about commitment, so even if you think a deal is sealed, take time to reinforce your belief in it. To say, and show, how confident you are. A sociable planet mix makes you at ease in any company, and in your working world this takes you upwards, fast.
SINGLES You're inspired when you hear someone talk about dream destinations - and soon there's a buzz of attraction that could grow into a shared lifetime journey.
--
LOOKING FOR LOVE
You attract people with your warmth, high energy and daring love style, and can be protective and loyal. But because your ruling planet is Mars, you have a sparky temper, speak your mind, act on impulse, race into relationships too fast - and then get bored. But you can win the love game by giving yourself more time to get to know prospective partners and, by doing this, build a stronger foundation for love.
Yucky Days: 3, 4, 10, 11, 16
Fashion Icon: Kate Moss
Colour: Taupe
The crazy eclipse patterns that sent your world into unbelievable upheaval last month continue, but with the promise of balance. Domestic/family issues are perhaps the trickiest to navigate as Uranus goes retrograde in your home sector for the remainder of the summer, starting on 5 July. Keep reactive fears in check and don’t do anything that will stir the pot. People will look to you to hold down the fort in the midst of calamity and chaos. The New Moon Solar Eclipse in your relationship sector paves the way for a truce or new beginning with anyone you’ve recently been at odds with. If you’re on the search for a relationship, mark this as a precious opportunity to start a refreshing tryst with the right intentions. Your planetary ruler Saturn returns to the exalted sign of Libra on 21 July and will remain there for the next two-plus years. This bodes well on every level, but it’s especially great for your professional status. Consider this your well-deserved reward for weathering the challenging storms of June.
---
Your July Monthly Forecast: People say, 'I'm on a diet'. So they skip supper. Then, later, when nobody is looking, they raid the refrigerator. Other people say, 'This is what I believe in. Here's what I believe to be right and here's what I think is wrong. Their actions, though, do not always support their fine, principled words. What am I getting at? Well, there's no need to be defensive. Of the many folk on this planet, you are amongst the most straightforward and self-aware. But, er... in one particular area of life this month, you might just be kidding yourself a little. Better to identify an inconsistency and make an honest allowance for it than to live in denial!
--
July brings a solar eclipse, a stationary Jupiter, a repeat of the Saturn/Uranus opposition, a conjunction of Mars and Saturn, and a right angle from Jupiter to Pluto. The long awaited T-square in the sky is coming to life in the sky. It's a rare alignment of powerful planets. It speaks of revelation, awakening, discovery... and rediscovery. No matter what sign you are, you'll find this an exceptional month. And if you hang on to your positivity, you'll come out of July refreshed and re-inspired by all you've seen and all you now (rightly) believe to be possible.
As we edge towards August, we approach the culmination of this year's rare T Square. Find the strength to face what you've been trying to ignore and to beat whatever's been beating you.
---
Stability is everything to a Capricorn, but this month’s eclipses are more likely to signal a moment when you’re obliged to make changes. The circumstances of the family and/or your partner may be the catalyst for an adjustment – you’re being offered a peak of what’s rumbling down the road in a few months’ time, so you can start planning.
Meanwhile here’s a week to administrate and to push through practical projects with which you have been battling for months. The end of July makes a good deadline for resolution of outstanding business, after which a new cycle in your professional and property affairs opens.
Romance: you’re more likely to be doing the chasing than to be chased.
--
THE solar eclipse in the foundations of your chart makes you sure about what you want from life.
This gives you a calm inner strength that helps you undertake a series of changes that make home life happier and the family a real team again.
Plans to work from home take shape and could be very profitable.
Venus aligns with Mars to mix up a spicy brew of romance, respect and sexy fun. Jupiter adds luck to projects shared with another Aries.
--
It's all about commitment, so even if you think a deal is sealed, take time to reinforce your belief in it. To say, and show, how confident you are. A sociable planet mix makes you at ease in any company, and in your working world this takes you upwards, fast.
SINGLES You're inspired when you hear someone talk about dream destinations - and soon there's a buzz of attraction that could grow into a shared lifetime journey.
--
LOOKING FOR LOVE
You attract people with your warmth, high energy and daring love style, and can be protective and loyal. But because your ruling planet is Mars, you have a sparky temper, speak your mind, act on impulse, race into relationships too fast - and then get bored. But you can win the love game by giving yourself more time to get to know prospective partners and, by doing this, build a stronger foundation for love.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Week ahead...
Capricorn
You’re into a pivotal month with a bang, with this very weekend likely to illuminate your future path, or at least make an interesting diary entry. As Pluto is involved, so is getting to the bottom of things. Good time for a purge of goods and chattels. There are more revelations to come before July is out. Take the initiative on long-term plans, especially anything to do with the job/new job. The business end of the year arrives late summer, but you can set things in motion now.
This being the month of your partner sign of Cancer, all one-on-one relationships are up for re-evaluation and a check to see they are still fit for purpose. Achieving intimacy may entail some financial sweetening. Horse trade with partners, be wary around open rivals.
Your Week Ahead starting Sat, June 26: You are not quite like other people. You are made of different stuff. You are, for example, more diligent and dedicated, more determined to stick with what you believe in, regardless of the pressure to settle for a lower standard. And you are fussier about what you do or don't want. Given this, there's no point in trying to judge yourself by anyone else's standards. Nor is there a point in listening to someone else's judgement of you! This week, while a new comet passes through the sky, people can think what they want. Regarding one key issue at least, you are right and need neither prove this nor apologise for it.
You’re into a pivotal month with a bang, with this very weekend likely to illuminate your future path, or at least make an interesting diary entry. As Pluto is involved, so is getting to the bottom of things. Good time for a purge of goods and chattels. There are more revelations to come before July is out. Take the initiative on long-term plans, especially anything to do with the job/new job. The business end of the year arrives late summer, but you can set things in motion now.
This being the month of your partner sign of Cancer, all one-on-one relationships are up for re-evaluation and a check to see they are still fit for purpose. Achieving intimacy may entail some financial sweetening. Horse trade with partners, be wary around open rivals.
Your Week Ahead starting Sat, June 26: You are not quite like other people. You are made of different stuff. You are, for example, more diligent and dedicated, more determined to stick with what you believe in, regardless of the pressure to settle for a lower standard. And you are fussier about what you do or don't want. Given this, there's no point in trying to judge yourself by anyone else's standards. Nor is there a point in listening to someone else's judgement of you! This week, while a new comet passes through the sky, people can think what they want. Regarding one key issue at least, you are right and need neither prove this nor apologise for it.
Your Week Ahead Part Two - Love Focus: It's always nice to feel supported, understood, appreciated, respected and powerful. It's nice to feel this way - but it's rare for us to get quite so much help. Often, life seems like an obstacle course, full of dangers we must dodge, plus hurdles we must somehow surmount. It could all be easier, of course, if you had lower standards and less idealistic aspirations. But you can't give up on these just because they don't always make you popular. The new cosmic comet speaks of your need to be strong and purposeful. That may not bring you universal acclaim but it does mean that at least some of what you are after, you will get.
The Moon’s eclipse in Capricorn today is due to bring new opportunities for growth and change your way, so do not hold on to the past, or let a loved one who needs reassurance from you hold you back. This is not a time of endings, but of new beginnings, so ask for their support and include them in your plans.
Saturday's lunar eclipse was in your sign and next month's solar eclipse is in your opposite sign - all of which suggests pending change both in family dynamics and at work. Between eclipses people often make the decision to move on or to do things very differently. Expect a little of that this week and for certain people to announce that they're taking the weekend to think things over. In some respects this might please you enormously. It could be that a headache is going. And yet: at a different level you could feel disquiet about the unfinished business that will be left unresolved. With the high probability of extraordinary developments in a partner's world too, there's much for you to think about. It might help to see all this as scene-shifting (which might even be literal: redecoration may be discussed). The accent is very much on change.
Ooh the times...
are perhaps a changing. For a start I am wireless and typing this - and that is very modern for me. Have to mind that I don't burn my legs and not sure how well my back likes it...
To be honest I have been avoiding my laptop. Stupidly it reminded me too much of the joy it gave me in its first few days. It would boot up and I would be online chatting to Paul within seconds. The excitement of getting that email was all consuming. Total distraction. I was too happy to believe my luck. Now the emptiness of the email box being empty is too much too bear. I fear that is starting to change - I still think of him. I wonder if he ever thinks of me or the intensity we shared. Strange how one event can tarnish or enlighten so many others. It has made me think about communication a lot. How people interact. The way that technology has made us communicate in a far less personal way.
I'm not really here to talk about that.. I could rant on about the England football team - but what would be the point? The team's level of commitment far less than their fans. Mugs that we are. They are overpaid and over hyped. They never looked any threat and no amount of group stage excuses could cover that fact. Radio Five this afternoon has been excellent - Chris Waddle has been bang on with his 'punditry' - I'd prefer to think of it as insightful and well argued observation. He has been there - played for England - in the pre Premiership era. It meant something back then. When England failed it hurt. Today does not hurt - it just makes me embarrassed to have re-flagged my St George's cross. Then again I can wave it for the cricket team, and Lewis and Jenson... any number of other sports I also watch.. Yesterday was awesome - Grand Prix quals, Moto GP (Lorenzo is taking it on... and Randy D. P's efforts were inspiring! Him and Spies (oh damn it Yarns said he would be one to watch - he was right.) Tennis - last night watching Murray take his opponent competently. Whilst Nadal and Federer have fought through 5 setters... Sport is my company!
Friday was an odd day. My anticipated Pearl Jam evening with the Actor was not to be that way. I wonder where I fit in - in that sphere. I was so angry, again the communication was weak. My fault or his. I don't know. And he has his reasons. I did though recoil to my usual self esteem position of having 'mug' on my forehead. So I went lastminute.com with Craig. We had a good larf. Drank too much Tuborg and then he hooked up with his mates. Can anyone explain to me what 'fish-hooking' is? I came home to CW by myself - defo dancing to Madge on the tube as I did... the local for the end of Sparky's headlining music night set. I walk into a emotional maelstrom. I am told I am the only honest friend someone has - and that I tell it like it is. Oh perhaps I do. And perhaps I don't. Sparky was very hyper. I made my excuses and came home to reel at the current waves around me. I suspect I am walking in a different direction to everyone else. My hardest drug is a pint or two and sorry to say the ciggies.
This week at work has been a trial too.. having taken Wednesday afternoon off to watch footie First Man calls me - I ignore the first 2 calls - right during the first half... can you believe it? (mug) I pick up at half time. I am so confused. Should I stay and fight or just admit the situation - wider - and closer to home is all too much? Not being there meant I wasn't available for beers and more rant soaking up. Home with a glass of wine and a pizza; England at least won - but still unconvincing.
Thursday I did something positive and went to the Birkbeck Open day - to suss out what creative writing course would best suit a budding novelist and generally disillusioned Project Manager.
That felt hollow with all the other crap flying around. My heart not in it - but as I walked away I did think it was good first step.
Last week I went to a Women in Technology seminar and that buoyed me - I did some networking (a thing I hate) and I learnt some useful things about taking control of my future. I suspect this blog post may well herald the change of my direction. Time to stop hiding behind feeling tired and the numerous drunken mistakes I have made recently and get myself sorted for my future.
I've also neglected mentioning the footie season being announced... Cheltenham at home first game.. but that's a way off yet.
Not sure if I'm still on track diet wise. But last Monday I did at least get my sad arse to swimming again havinf missed about 3 weeks. And the pool closes in October for refurb so there's a date to aim for.... The first step is the hardest and yet the most important. Weigh in tomorrow is therefore a must too...
It's been 2 months since I got the goodbye email. I still don't understand it - I have rationalised it though. Shame it meant I had to face the hurt of January/February that I had buried and quite possibly the never ending saga with Sparky. I must let go of my past. Even the quirky bits that made me smile but ultimately never sustained me. Or accept them for the writing fodder they will no doubt become!
I was set on booking a holiday to Cuba. Still not done. Need to do something. Escape this current streak of life. Every week day I wake up and think - Oh my god not this joke again...
Still I do though and without the aid of drugs or drama queen histrionics. I face myself every morning and evening and think is this it? How can I change it?
On Thursday evening I have 2 tickets to see Shakespeare. Bought as a birthday present from someone who days later was clearly seeing someone else. Perhaps I should sell them both. Or go on my own. Done that before.
I have been dabbling on Match.com again - but its a once a week dabble.
And so 2 months on.. growing stronger - gaining clarity on my future. Perhaps getting less tolerant of people - or my responses to them.. break the cycle Karoona - break it.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
A reminder - mid year
In 2009, something difficult has been hovering over your world. You have been trying to fight it with everything you have got, but you have had to cope with big restrictions. As we move into 2010, these begin to lift, especially between April and July. In that time, you will gain real faith in yourself. But at the end of July, we reach the last in the series of oppositions between Saturn and Uranus that, since 2008, have been taking you far out of your comfort zone. Around September, you get the ultimate confrontation with their force. Either negativity gets the better of you once and for all... or it finally concedes defeat at the hands of your dearest hope. Here's your chance to make a change that lasts you the rest of your life. Your year won't be simple or easy but it will be deeply, profoundly rewarding. You will keep finding yourself almost magically equipped with whatever you need. There are forces looking out for you that you are not fully aware of. You may never be able to quite explain exactly how you managed to do what you did or change what you changed in 2010. But you will manage it. Even if you find yourself racked and riddled by doubt. Even if it seems as if nothing is going to fix what's now broken, what needs to evolve, within you and around you, will evolve. I am always reluctant to use the word 'destiny' because you have freedom. You can choose not to benefit from all you are blessed with this year... but you won't choose that! Instinctively, you will know what to aim for and you will be supported by people and situations that somehow bring out the very best in you.
Part Two
2010 contains 365 days, 8,760 hours, approximately half a million minutes, about 31 million seconds. All you need is one of those seconds to bring you a moment of truth. Do you remember, when you were small, climbing to the top of a tall slide and preparing to launch yourself? Did you spend ages wondering if you'd ever find the courage to let go? Some things are much harder to contemplate than to achieve. If you look, in your daily forecast over the next twelve months, you'll find much advice that varies daily depending on the celestial circumstances. You may even find messages from me that say 'Go for it now" But to be clear, though you'll find the climate from April to July particularly inspiring and betweenAugust and September, pressure will be most intense, you can take your big leap at any point; When you're feeling most hopeful, most anxious...or just most inclined to think it's never going to happen. It's a mental block you have to overcome; an emotional impediment that you have toget past. It's only going to take a second but the benefits are going to last a lifetime. And it IS going to happen!
Part Two
2010 contains 365 days, 8,760 hours, approximately half a million minutes, about 31 million seconds. All you need is one of those seconds to bring you a moment of truth. Do you remember, when you were small, climbing to the top of a tall slide and preparing to launch yourself? Did you spend ages wondering if you'd ever find the courage to let go? Some things are much harder to contemplate than to achieve. If you look, in your daily forecast over the next twelve months, you'll find much advice that varies daily depending on the celestial circumstances. You may even find messages from me that say 'Go for it now" But to be clear, though you'll find the climate from April to July particularly inspiring and betweenAugust and September, pressure will be most intense, you can take your big leap at any point; When you're feeling most hopeful, most anxious...or just most inclined to think it's never going to happen. It's a mental block you have to overcome; an emotional impediment that you have toget past. It's only going to take a second but the benefits are going to last a lifetime. And it IS going to happen!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Today I am supporting England...
by wearing my not so subtle Bulldog T-Shirt... it sparkles too!! courtesy of New Look!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I hope someone gets my....
Message in a bottle...
This is the new art in Trafalgar Square.. taken 25th May 2010
Summer Party - Official Shots...
The team (l-r) Martin, Pete, Lucy, Jayne, Carole, Manisha, me, Chris and Tan
The Project Managers! - Pete, Carole, me and MartinTuesday, June 15, 2010
Summer Party - please suggest captions!!
I am sure I did smile during the evening... but not for a camera!!
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