Just an older gay guy having a late life crisis … travelling and looking at the world and enjoying serendipity and trying to understand myself a little more. Trying to find kindness through random acts
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Catalyst
2022 has been a strange year; my life pivoted in July when I hit an age I never imagined I could be; 70! Then I encountered a much younger man and became madly infatuated with him. He was beautiful, sensitive and so open emotionally. At 70 I never expected such an intense sexual relationship. Older…
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Royal Academy Summer 2026
Kate and I had our annual visit to the show which this year seemed to have a better layout… more spacious and easier to move around. As usual it was a great mix of the interesting, amusing, thoughtful and pedestrian. It always provokes but this year I felt there were fewer standout pieces. Even the…
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A day of wandering and Sunshine – Siena
A beautiful day in the exquisite city with it’s architectural marvels, back streets, fascinating history and good food. I tool a long wander just looking around. I’d been once before but this time I took my time exploring. While I was there it was the annual festival of the Drago contrada one of 17 “contrade”…
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Rothko in Florence
This was a wonderful exhibition focusing on the artist’s connection with Florence and the Renaissance fresco cycles. I’ve always felt an affinity with his work on a visceral and emotional level but I admit I have not explored his work deeply in a more intellectual way. This exhibition opened my eyes to how his work,…
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Rothko in Florence
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Seurat at the Courtauld
Escape to myself 