Time, a Lifetime.

If you could write a story of a man who had a pet monkey when he was a child, who always wanted to work with mechanical and electrical things, who learned how to plaster a wall just so he could do his own; if you could write a story of a man who learned to play poker whilst sailing on a ship called HMS EMPIRE ANVIL on his way to war, who was a 17/21st Lancer ( a Desert Rat ) and who returned safe to, with a partner, set up Park Auto Services repairing and servicing and, yes, making cars (he once re-constructed an MG sports car by panel beating all of the body parts) and who drove an f2 racing car until his own rear wheel sped past him in one race; If you could write a story of a man who had two sons and then took on somebody elses son, whose interest in electronics, mechanics of all kinds....cars, boats, aeroplanes,....who made an engine that ran on heat, all during his retirement years and was planning for the future even just a few days before his energy was transformed into another kind of energy,then you would have written the story of Kenneth, who was known to all of his friends as John, and to others as Pops, Dad, Grandad and Husband. Yesterday evening (saturday 12th February),at approximately 9.45 p.m., the man that story would have been written about passed from this world into another. We will all miss him, but we are all thankful for his not lingering in the pain of cancer and for going out in his sleep. I hope, once he has rested, he goes on to have ever more adventures. Three green lights, dad !

ARTCELL brings you ART@THE PARK, the first (to my knowledge) open air gallery in Hinckley, for ONE DAY only. Grab Your Pitch NOW ! Date; June 11, 2008 Venue; Shakespeare Drive,Hinckley, Leicestershire. Organiser; ARTCELL So,do what STEVE says and email artcell@hotmail.co.uk for application form. Be amongst the first to participate in the annual event which coincides with Proms in the Park. Good atmosphere, good footfall, good luck. What have you got to lose?

TIME

My artbeat and my heartbeat have stuttered today. We were told by the district nurse that she believes my dad has only days left on this planet. Although I was expecting this, still, it brings one down to earth and causes one to question what this is all about. But I find I come back to the ideas that I have formed through years of seeking and have found in Buddhism, Hinduism, Zen, Spritualism, etc.. This is all an illusion through which we learn for future life. We are energy at our core, which is released at the demise of the corporeal vehicle and becomes free to exist as it is, or to seek new adventures in other corporeal forms, or if advanced enough , to re-merge with the greater whole. So, in one way, today has made me very sad, but also content in the knowledge that this is part of the norm. life is too short to be serious and too long to be frivolous, so love all and hurt none. Peace is within us all. Peace be with you.

STRICTLY ENTERTAINING

Christmas saw our youngest son purchase two tickets for us to attend the STRICTLY COME DANCEING live show at the LG ARENA in Birmingham.......and what a great show it was. A really good entertaining evening. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. OK, it maybe isnt about my art or my artbeat, and yet I find Im inspired by the colour changes of the set, by the movements of the dancers, especially those in the Argentine Tango, and simply by the energy felt in the venue, and will take some of those "aromas" into my studio and therefore into my artworks. Thats my outlook on it anyway, but maybe I just wanted to share with you a pic of my wife laughing. Remember to love all and hurt none everybody. Peace be within you.