100,000 paper airplanes and Heima online

Just watched the video of 100,000 paper air-planes being released from the roof of buildings in Michigan, while 20,000 people below sing, hum or play an instrument to the tune of sigur ros’ “olsen olsen”as part of “artprize” event. Strangely pleasing and fun!

Also this week you can watch in full Sigur [...]

Inspiration

Just thought I’d share a few things that have been inspiring me lately….

Conversations
Had some great conversations with a few people lately… sharing hopes and sparking ideas… conversations with people you love and respect surely have to be one of the best ways of finding inspiration.

“Be the change you want to see”
Enjoying the quote [...]

Hope for a tree cut down

I really like the album Hope for a tree cut down by the Church of the Beloved. This original music is written, performed and recorded by their community… and is free to download! I’m not a great fan of much in the way of Christian worship music, but this is fresh and creative, with deeply [...]

Sigur at the Palace

Had a great time experiencing Sigur Ros on Friday at the Alexandra Palace… fantastic views of a clear night over London from up there too… just a shame my beloved wasn’t able to join me due to a bug that has been rampaging it’s way through House244. In particular enjoyed the wall of cascading water [...]

Summer’s here

I’ve been far too quiet for far too long… and already summer is here, so I thought it was time my blog got a summer make-over… and what better way to mark the summer than a camper van by the sea?
We’ve been looking for a replacement of Dixie (our former vw camper van – as [...]

Sigur Ros – Heima

Went to see Sigur Ros‘ new film Heima on the big screen recently – if you like their music then I’m sure you’ll love this beautiful film following them round on their homecoming tour of Iceland. The film/documentary is one to get lost in, with their wonderful brand of emotive reflective music providing a [...]