All posts from May 2025

A harp, children and a lot of questions

Recently, I had the most amazing day visiting Manor Oak, a primary school in Orpington, Kent, with my harp. My friend, Amanda, teaches music at the school and invited me along. Amanda and I play together in the London City Orchestra. I play the harp; she plays the flute and piccolo. I’d already been to […]

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Starts with watercress; ends with gin

This story starts with a journey to a watercress farm and ends with an unexpected bottle of gin. That’s what happens when you follow a thread of curiosity to see where it leads you. Last weekend, I travelled to Surrey with my dad to see his cousin, Barrie. They hadn’t met up for a while […]

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