The office today:

Happy Friday! Found a shady spot #SpottesMill

I always take time to stop and stare.

Good afternoon from Moominland!

An airport day.

The office this morning:

15 years ago today I had to flee my condo with just what I could carry. For the third time. 14 years ago: at a Herbie Hancock concert in Bangkok. 7 years ago: a hot spring ryokan in Matsumoto. Life is never boring if you live it right.

August wedding in Paris! With a silk scarf enclosed in the invitation. This one will be very special. 🥰

Fresh is fleeting. Of course things must change. Do yourself a favour and try this: “What criticisms will the next gen have about the “new ways” I’m creating/endorsing?” Because with time, this “new” will become just as problematic and dusty to those who come after you.

Headed out to the office… #SpottesMill

Todays “all the way through” album:

Today’s “all the way through” album: 🙌 🎶 🇫🇷

Sawadii Pii Mai Ka! 😊🙏 Happy Thai New Year. 🇹🇭

13 years ago today I was back in Bali.

Businesses are people. Brands are people. When we say a brand did a “good” thing or a “bad” thing, we mean PEOPLE did a good or bad thing. We’ve taken the flesh and blood out of everything. Yet its the flesh and blood of us that makes the decisions.

Why am I still ion here? Because l’m ill and isolated and this is where the ill and isolated hang, so back off.

We say “be like a child” but it seldom turns out to be the good bits of being a child like curiosity and non-judgement and more like tantrums and throwing things. 🤷‍♀️

“Purpose” rather sticks in the craw when ends don’t meet. Put some real people on those shiny stages please. Because honestly? So many people would LOVE to do purposeful things…once the family is fed and basic bills paid.

Some talents are never recognised for they appear in people society has decided can’t, or ought not to, have them.

If someone has lifted you up, don’t take them for granted.

Over on Sp*tify, you can find the Apex Twin playlist for Supreme…🔥

Mood

3 All-the-Way-Through album picks. It’s a chilled selection today. Looking to soothe pain and jangled nerves so here we go: - CarBoot Soul, by Nightwares On Wax. For the chill of it. - And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, by Weyes Blood. - Momento, Dave Milligan. For the jazz.

Sending hugs and the news that I bought extra maple syrup again this week in a tiny but heartfelt gesture of support. 🍁 Also: maple syrup is delicious. 😋

Be uplifted people! Jocelyn Brown bringing it live. m.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqv...

We are surrounded by wild garlic at #SpottesMill

I stepped out into a sunny garden very early this morning and a pair of mallards flew over and dropped down into the burn right in front of me and it felt like they were waiting to say “good morning! 🦆🦆🥰

Album playlist today: - Rumours, Fleetwood Mac - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Steve McQueen, Prefab Sprout - Blood, This Mortal Coil - The Complete Stockholm Tapes, Ron Carter - Doolittle, The Pixies - The Very Best of Roberta Flack - Let’s Get Killed, David Holmes

Listened to Fleetwood Mac “Rumours” all the way through this morning. Still sounds so good. Second “all the way through” classics coming up. Clue is: tiger style! 😉

Very few things really matter but those things are worth every ounce of effort.

Not a care in the world! 🥰🐶❤️

6 years ago today I was in Tokyo. This was the bottom of my teacup. 🥰

“There are no secrets that time does not reveal.” Jean Racine

Having an incredibly strong feeling again of everything I want to say spilling over onto the page when I’m writing and wondering if this time I’ll actually do it. Tell all. 😳🤷‍♀️😂🔥

Shedding. Greatly underrated. Leaving space, time. Reducing the load. Saving the best of yourself for the people with the grace to give and take in equal measure.

With experience and distance, you see who’s going up and who’s going down. Those who treat people the same regardless of their success are the good ones. Remember that you’ll likely experience both states, maybe several times. And nurture your friends, always.

Blurry selfie popped up today…

All the incredible places I’ve been and the people I’ve met and the books I’ve read and the music I’ve heard and the food I’ve eaten and the dogs I’ve scratched and the jokes I’ve enjoyed. These the things I’m trying to recall and spend time with in these tricky times.

“Making music is like constructing a machine whose function is to dredge up emotions in performer and listener alike.” David Byrne, How Music Works m.youtube.com/watch?v=PH5J...

The newly re-opened Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok is a brilliant example of refreshing a gem whilst retaining its spirit. Japanese toilets, wonderful service, design nods to the heritage and wonderful Thai service. Bravo!

@fionatribe.bsky.social found a wonderful pottery studio in NZ I thought you might dig @authorceramics

If my dog launched a perfume line, the first fragrance would be called “Nonchalance”. 😂

Good morning Bangkok!

Good morning from the Land of Smiles. 😊🙏🇹🇭

Confidence burst into the room and boldly sat in capability’s chair. He put his feet up on the table and dared us to say something. We glanced furtively at one another, but said nothing, because we didn’t know what capability looked like.

@kincsobiro.bsky.social so happy to see you again! 😊🙏

In good news, the annual live feed of road gritters across Scotland has begun. Not content with merely making roads safe, these folk name the gritters to make us smile. “Buzz Ice Clear”. Enjoy! ☺️ experience.arcgis.com/experience/9...

“Talent is like money. You don’t have to have some to talk about it”. Jules Renard