by Mark Dodsworth | Oct 11, 2026 | Uncategorised
Music can be comforting and heart-breaking at the same time, can’t it? Nowhere is that more true for me than in Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Letter To You’. The tracks ‘If I Was The Priest’ and ‘Song For Orphans’ especially, but...
by Mark Dodsworth | Oct 10, 2026 | Uncategorised
During the weeks leading up to the beginning of this site we have been gifted some golden days. I walked to my appointments beside the River Ness,along quiet streets like this one. With the commencement of this journal in mind I have reflected on my life and have...
by Mark Dodsworth | Oct 6, 2026 | Uncategorised
I have recently been reunited with an old friend. The ‘friend’ is ‘Regret’,by New Order. A fabulous track. It takes me back to the days and nights I spent with Jeff,the time I tried to save his life. Sitting up all night chatting, in his room at the Tay Hotel in...
by Mark Dodsworth | Oct 6, 2026 | Uncategorised
With time,I hope this site will be like a mosaic,building up the representation of a life. It hasn’t been a conventional life,and at times I wished it had,but different panoramas come into view when one leaves a well-worn path. Welcome to my...
by yellowcherry | Sep 2, 2026 | Uncategorised
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 all....
by yellowcherry | Aug 15, 2026 | Uncategorised
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 drove...