Autumn 2017

• Posted by Donna V October 11, 2016 989 views
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  jotting a few thoughts ,comments on recent happenings

  -Personally Transition wise ..waiting for the surgeons assesment GRS wise.Health wise I am okay .

  -Occupation work wise ..I transitioned from being a corporate electronic engineer to now a happy  mixture of Gardener,House keeper,Dog sitter ,and Artist sculptor in Metalwork.Just finished of a large water feature commission, the client was very happy, and so am I with it.They had lovely Dogs who made a great fuss of me when I visited.

  -The media stuff Brexit, Trump et al, and welcome reminder in the shape of Jan Morris age 90 talking to Michael Palin on UK Telly .So is  Democracy just  about having your right to be heard and represented by  elections and referenda  pronouncing the Winners and Losers defining those as  superior and Right and those cast as wrong? I find it is difficult to dismiss the feeling that the recent increases  reports of crimes of  Xenophobic ,Homophobic and prejudice are linked to the political success of a mixed voice of dissention considering itself to be legitimized.The flip side is responsibilty for your actions,and understanding how you affect others.

  I was pleased to see the short programme about Jan Morris , who I remember seeing for the first time  in the early 70s [when I was about 10]confronting a very sceptical television Panel  sitting in Judgement almost on Trial,including the late Robin Day about her "Sex Change".This was a revelation to me at the time, and I was just so struck , Jan is the kind of person I relate to and I felt a linkage , not to any of the others on the programme representing the norm and the majority .They Actually showed the same  archival footage as part the Michael Palin programme.well Worth seeing.    

  So toward the end of the programme Michael Palin  very informally inquired , "..so your 90 whats the secret , what do you want to say."  Jan showed the gravestone which declared her life long Partner as friends, and articulated the idea that kindness was a better guide than love.