Don't get me wrong - I LOVE Apple's AirPlay. Being able to send music and video wirelessly from iPhone or Apple TV or AirPort Express is brilliant and so beautifully implemented. I love the whole ecosystem. Mirroring Mac screen or iPad screen onto a large screen via Apple TV has saved my neck on many occasions […]

I'm going to be taking a break from this blog for a while. Lots to do, lots to think about. Time to step back and concentrate on the non-virtual world for a while. Back soon!

I am awake at 4 am. Sitting outside. Watching the dawn. The sky is beautiful. The birds are singing. I love the sound of sea gulls. It makes me so happy. My garden is a mess. Full of weeds. And yet there’s not a thing I would change about it. I don’t even want to […]

As little girls - and boys - we are taught to dream and to dream big. Whether that's fairy castles or great sporting victories, dreams are something that is ingrained in our upbringing. Sometimes in life the hardest thing is letting go of the fantasy and letting go of the dream, but there are times […]

An update to my previous post about our little e-family since last writing: Interaction Well, I am pleased to say that the kids have plunged themselves into activities in the outside world. This is a happy discovery. Living the way we did does not seem to have had any impact on their ability to socialise and […]

Between sleep and waking I hear you turn beside me and feel soft breath upon my neck. Life's overwhelming warmth envelopes me.  Greedy, I turn to face you, waking myself, destroying the dream, and, with my eyes open, I greet the empty mourning of another day.   by Kathie Kingsley-Hughes

In so many ways this is the blog post I never wanted to write. And I can honestly say I never thought I would write it. In the middle of January Adrian told me he was leaving, suddenly, scarily, angrily. My world shattered. We have been married for 18 years and most of that was […]

This year I've made a couple or three New Year's resolutions. They aren't usually very effective for me - the beginning of the year is a busy time so it's easy to forget your plans before you've really had a chance to begin. This year my resolutions are to: 1. Get back into the gym […]

This past week I have had the very great honor to be involved in making a short film for the London Screenwriting Festival Film Challenge. For me this meant having to be in front of the camera (yes that is me!) and trying to direct my rather offbeat vision for this script. Adrian made an excellent DOP, […]

"Hand-Span/Brain-Pan" by Kathie Kingsley-Hughes As I sit, my elbows resting on the desk, eyes tight shut, head-in-hand, I am struck by the narrow width of my temples between my thumb and forefinger. Is this all I am? The entirety of my being contained within a hand-span? I could live without ear, leg, appendix, arm, bowel, […]