^..^ purr

it was over 17 year ago 

when we visited Beryl's house:

she worked for the Cat Protection League

and we chose two little abandoned kittens

to take home and love:

Murmur & Momus:

Momus was a ginger tom who sadly died 

mysteriously within a few months:

Murmur was the runt of the litter:

a tiny black cat with a lot to say for herself:

she didn't much like other cats:

but she really loved humans:

even tiny ones:

lazing around her favourite past time:

'talking' and purring:

such a vocal puss:

when we moved to a house on a busy road,

she moved to my brothers home:

he and his girlfriend gave her the 

run of their place:

they affectionately called her 'Madam Ming'

I would ring him up and I could hear

Murmur in the background,

miaowing and purring

'hey me me I'm over here'

dear dear Murmur:

watching the birds from her throne

and murmuring:

loved by us all and always remembered:

♀♂ kith and kin

family {latin: familia}

loving and complicated:

welcome to ours, Tricia

❤

❶ late night tales

on the first thursday of every month

the galleries and museums of

east London open their doors late

for a chance to see some amazing

art, culture and events after hours:

our mystery tour began with

'so the wind won't blow it all away'

a private view at East Gallery:

.... in front of you looking inward 

I'm still ....

by Joanna Burejza
the naked form blurred but still 
distinguishable:
like richter and bacon before her:

b.- d. working title 

by maeve berry

a hand portrait can be just

as expressive as the face:

                               

family obscured by sam taylor

discarded film negatives

reclaimed and destroyed 

to create a photograph of abstract warmth:

it was busy in the gallery

so we headed off to eat:

these streets are full of gifts:

around every corner:

you never know what you'll find:

irreducible complexity by andrea hasler:

quick march to the whitechapel gallery

richard of york gave battle in vain

selected from over 13,500 works from the 

Government Art Collection

by the artist Cornelia Parker:

a curious display of colour coded art:

which wall would you gravitate to?

yellow/green ....

odeon by bridget smith

shelf like no.5 by david batchelor

poor thing by gary hume

work no.253:things 2000 by martin creed

the gallery was closing as the clock struck 9

we strolled through the empty market

to find free books for all:

selecting as many as I could carry

we headed home with a heartful of art: