30th May 2019: Trust Of A Friend

Grateful, thankful for

the trust of a friend. for all the forces working for their health.

29th May 2019: Dealing With The Past / A Needed Walk / Someone Taking A Risk On Me

Grateful, thankful for

for finding strength when considering new behaviours against an old and huge failing

for a needed walk

for someone taking a risk on you.

28th May 2019: Blue Drink / Dad's Paintings To Other Homes

Grateful, thankful for

for a blue drink

for the opportunity to help get Dad’s paintings to new homes.

27th May 2019: Quiet Day / Dogville

Grateful, thankful for

for a quiet day, clearing my desk, some necessary organising.

the film, Dogville

26th May 2019: Godzilla / A Woman Choosing Our Table

Grateful, thankful for

for a shared enthusiasm for Godzilla. I have no reasonable hopes for the new movie, but Godzilla is a shrine, and you’ll always find me there genuflecting

for an unexpected woman asking to join our table at a Jazz Bar.

25th May 2019: Clearing My Desk / Peter's Fish Shop

Grateful, thankful for

for a quiet day, clearing my desk, some necessary organising.

for the good people at Peter’s Fish Shop in Harlesden

24th May 2019: Positive Changes / Cutting Pubic Hair

Grateful, thankful for

for making a commitment to some more positive, steady changes.

the ritual of cutting off pubic hair with scissors. The feeling, the broader acknowledgement of self-care.

23rd May 2019: A Vote

Grateful, thankful for

a vote

22nd May 2019: Heather Phillipson’s Art

Grateful, thankful for

Heather Phillipson’s art at Notting Hill Gate tube station

21st May 2019: Skipping Stones On The Water

Grateful, thankful for

Skipping stones on the water

20th May 2019: Seeing A Moving Submarine In The Flesh

Grateful, thankful for

Seeing a moving submarine in the flesh

19th May 2019: Wild Cats

Grateful, thankful for

Wild Cats

18th May 2019: Rock Lock / Recognising The Sound Of Footprints

Grateful, thankful for

for a big stone being used as an alternative to lock on toilet door, instead of a bolt.

for recognising the sound of footprints of familiar people

17th May 2019: Legalised Same-Sex Marriage

Grateful, thankful for

for the people bringing Taiwan to legalising same-sex marriage.

16th May 2019: Swimming Pools In Electric Light

Grateful, thankful for

Swimming pools in electric light

15th May 2019: Bonfires On The Beach / For People Who Build Their Own Houses For Their Homes

Grateful, thankful for

Bonfires on the beach

For people who build their own houses for their homes.

14th May 2019: Greek Lyra / One Person Dancing Enthusiastically On The Dancefloor

Grateful, thankful for

Greek Lyra

One person dancing enthusiastically on the dancefloor

13th May 2019: Feeling Of Rescuing Bugs From The Pool

Grateful, thankful for

the feeling of rescuing bugs from the pool

12th May 2019: Hopscotches / Sound Of Crickets At Nighttime

Grateful, thankful for

hopscotches

and for the sound of crickets at nighttime

11th May 2019: Ladybird Ladybird Rhyme

Grateful, thankful for

the Ladybird Ladybird rhyme

"Ladybird, ladybird fly away home,
Your house is on fire and your children are gone,
All except one,
And her name is Ann,
And she hid under the baking pan."

10th May 2019: The Forgiveness Of Two Friends

Grateful, thankful for

for the forgiveness of two friends

9th May 2019: Anticipation for PROTO

Grateful, thankful for

for being excited to hear PROTO when I get back home.

8th May 2019: Waves On The Shore / Prajesh's Help

Grateful, thankful for

for the sound of waves on the shore

for an employee called Prajesh giving excellent customer service. I am very grateful for his help. 

7th May 2019: Driving South Through Crete

Grateful, thankful for

for driving south through Crete, from Chania to Ag. Galini. 

6th May 2019: Flying Over Snowy Mountains

Grateful, thankful for

the views out of a plane window, flying over snowy mountains

5th May 2019: A Person Returning My Wallet

Grateful, thankful for

a person returning my wallet to the Police Station from my dropping it along my route to work in Durham

4th May 2019: The Birth Of My Brother

Grateful, thankful for

the birth of my brother.

3rd April 2019: Unexpected Early Finish / Caster Semenya / Tory Losses

Grateful, thankful for

for an unexpected early finish from work.

for those who oppose the ruling by the IAAF against Caster Semenya.

For people removing power from 1300 (+) Tory councillors.

2nd May 2019: Admiral Duncan Pub / Milkshake / Fixed Shower

Grateful, thankful for

The love, and supportive response and memory of those to Admiral Duncan Pub.

for the response of a milkshake splash to fascism. It is a whimsical act that shows rejection of the hatred, without hurting anyone, only their pride - the ill-held pride for sick ideas they could chose to change at any point.

For the shower being mended!

1st May 2019: Waking Up Fresh / International Workers' Day / May Day

Grateful, thankful for

waking up early, fresh

for International Workers’ Day

for May Day