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Journal

So
2 September 2026
So - what is it that I'm hoping to achieve from starting this journal? I would say that I have been given the opportunity to experience life in a rather unusual way, and it has led me to an unusual perspective in some areas. It feels right to share it […]

This Summer
15 August 2026
This summer I was driving down a lane in the Scottish Highlands, listening to a favourite piece of piano music. The Wanderer Fantasy by Schubert. It is a work full of yearning. The same piece is one I turned to in July 2020 when my father was in hospital. I […]

For Now
1 August 2026
For now you can call me Jake, but with time you will find out more about me, and my real name. My current home is the Scottish Highlands, where this photo was taken, but I was born in Oxfordshire, in the early hours of February 12th 1964. The Beatles were […]