I give you words like I give you gold!
Hello lovely people! Warm Easter greetings to you, especially if you’ve recently started following this blog! I have actually started another website solely dedicated to my writing, books and lots of other interesting things, so thought you should know as I won’t be posting on here so much. So, if you don’t mind, hop over […]
Read More Moving over to a .co.ukIt’s done! My long-awaited anthology is printed and it just remains to get the digital version uploaded and you can grab yourself a copy! Don’t worry if you’re not big into poetry, this is something a bit different – it’s written like a story, under the headings: Discovery, Holy Fire and Resurrection – more or […]
Read More Songs of My SoulThis poem is for everyone who cares for and appreciates the beauty of our planet, Earth. It features in my forthcoming anthology, Songs of My Soul, along with other poems about how we live and how we love: Enjoy! You Google it, hold it in your hands swim in it, fly over it, wonder at […]
Read More Yours EarthilyKhembe Clarke is an extraordinary woman, mother and entrepreneur. I attended her 4th Return to your Roots event yesterday in Birmingham which was a vibrant and positive celebration of today’s black women. Return to your Roots is multi-faceted concept which chimes with the current resurrection of an entire generation of women of African and Caribbean […]
Read More Return to your Roots 2017I’m a firm believer in doing what you love for a living, then, as the saying goes, you never have to work a day in your life! If your acting, painting or singing star fails to shine, don’t worry. You can still work in a fulfilling environment, by working in a field with your desired […]
Read More Nice work, if you can get itI’ve been writing and researching a lot this week. I like to listen to music while I’m working. Having finished an article in Time Out about a young London DJ, who said she likes to end her gigs with a bit of bashment, especially Vybz Kartel, I checked out some of his vast collection of […]
Read More A Tale of Two JamaicasToday, I let reign my inner petrol head at the wonderfully organised Wheelsfest at Bournemouth Beach. A rich mix of motor cross, Supercar gazing and racing, quad biking, and motorcycle racing, there was something for anyone with a need for speed. The highlight for me was watching Lorina McLaughlin race the ex-Michael Schumacher Benetton – […]
Read More Fast and furious wheels in BournemouthWhat I love most about my job is that I get to meet interesting and inspirational people. Aidan Phelan is one of those. During a marketing contract at Carshalton College, South London, I got the chance to meet and interview him, even throwing in a few cheeky questions about David Beckham. I enjoyed the interview […]
Read More Aidan Phelan: passion + education = successMy visit to Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery surpassed all of my expectations. At Home with Vanley Burke, is a free exhibition. I wasn’t sure what to expect – I was met with was an explosion of detail, memorabilia, black history and a sharp analysis of British contemporary culture through the eyes of a Jamaican immigrant. The collection, […]
Read More Vanley Burke: Photographer, Curator, CollectorOnly Honeymoons, a Chiswick based travel company, stole the hearts of Chelsea Brides-to-Be at Chelsea’s Enchanted Wedding Fair recently. The bespoke, luxury honeymoon specialist offered discerning Chelsea brides and grooms-to-be the chance to win a five-star honeymoon in Barbados. The glamourous prize certainly caught the attention of the prestigious Chelsea crowd. Newly launched Only Honeymoons […]
Read More Chiswick Business charms Chelsea crowd