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February 2009 Hello A hectic opening to this New Year with a barrage of deadlines, lifelines, commitments, brushes with lawyers, solicitors, administration, paperwork, housework, and preparations towards imaginary and real…

January 2009 Hello Welcome to 2009, the International Year of Astromony, The Year of Natural Fibres and Chinese Year of the Ox (though it’s currently year 4707 in the Chinese…

December 2008 Hello It’s that festive time approaching, the clock ticking towards the New Year and another opportunity to reflect and analyse that which has passed and prepare for the…

November 2008 Hello With the clocks changing and a seemingly global recession about to devour us all it’s been a dark month literally and metaphorically for many people. I’ve continued…

October 2008 Hello The nights are growing shorter and the days shorter so it’s time to search out the light and sunshine elsewhere. With my tan rapidly fading from my…

September 2008 Hello Olympic fever has seemingly gripped the UK, anticipating our grand adventures in 2012, whilst I’ve barely caught a sighting of a running shoe or headband, as I’ve…

August 2008 Hello  Whilst sunshine embraces London and already everyone complains about the temperature and the humidity I’ve been sheltering from animated lightning storms in The Netherlands and Russia…

Buried in Dreams  July 2008  Hello  The summer may almost have arrived in London with sunshine and bright  blue skies creeping in when we least expect…

Stripped to the Bone  June 2008  Hello  Greetings from a hot and humid New York City, where I’m  currently residing for the week. Exactly 38 minutes…

From Silence to Ghosts  May 2008  Hello  Silence has been uppermost in my mind and body for the last  month, since this never-ending alien virus transformed…

From Russia with Love  April 2008  Hello  The bugs continue to eat away at my health, so I’m back  from traveling with another nasty virus, this…

Travel Bug  March 2008  Hello  Back to health and the only bug I’m submitting to is the travel  bug, with the last month taking me from…

Viral Tales  February 2008  Hello  Viruses spiral out of control at this time of year in Europe and  I’ve been the surprise recipient of both a…

Into the New Year  January 2008  Hello  Welcome to the New Year, the International Year of Planet Earth, the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and in Australia…

Festive Spirits  December 2007  Hello  This month began in a surreal manner.   I was woken up around 05.30 a.m. by loud scraping and scratching noises…

Vampire News  November 2007  Hello  The clocks moved back in Great Britain, the mornings are brighter, the evenings darker and it’s time to search out gloves and…

Scanner Lloyd Webber Reportage  October 2007  Hello  September began in a grand style with the world premiere of Kirikou & Karabato an extremely enthusiastic sell-out crowd in…

Adventures and Escapades  September 2007  Hello  Freshly landed from the beautiful landscape of Kristiansand, Norway.   Some months are busy, some are spent traveling from city…

Travels in Scannerworld  August 2007  Hello  I write this from Vienna where I’m been on an artist residency at the Museumsquartier,  apparently one of the ten…

Adventures in Scannerworld  July 2007  Hello I write this as the UK descends to rapidly sinking under rainfall and severe weather warnings are posted around the country to…

Stories from Scannerworld  June 2007 Hello Back again, another year older, a few more brain cells dissolved and possibly a little wiser. I celebrated my special day with too…

Stories from Scannerworld  May 2007 Hello  May 1st, or Giorno dei Lavoratori in Italy, Loyalty Day in the USA, Labour Day, Walpurgis Night in Northern Europe, and most…

April 2007 Strom The mornings are sunnier, the nights lighter, so summer is coming for Europe. A fine way to by-pass the sudden snow flurries of the UK was to…

March 2007 Strom Hello I have just landed today from the USA, having traveled up the East Coast. Many people today are accustomed to Immigration and Customs at airports but…

February 2007 Strom Hello Another month of adventures, at a time when usually the pace is a little slower and eases you gently into the New Year. Still waiting for…

January 2007 Strom Hello Welcome to the New Year, 2007, a fresh start, an excuse to take more exercise, find new ways forward and erase the eccentricities and excesses of…

December 2006 Strom Hello It’s moving towards the festive season here, the Christmas lights brightening up the dark evenings and toasty central heating buffering against the chilly nights. I’ve managed…

November 2006 Strom Hello Fireworks and clouds of smoke greeted my return to London last week as the spirit of celebration struck London – Diwali, an unforgettable and extraordinary sight,…

October 2006 Strom Hello Thunder, lightning and flooding across the city of London, bring the summer officially to a close and an excuse to run to warmer climates. It has…