Kate ClarkeApr 6, 20212 min readA Year It's been a year, doll. Or it might be an hour, a month, or just a few minutes. Everything's changed and nothing has changed and I have...
Kate ClarkeJan 2, 20212 min readPictures and Paintings It's an odd expression, isn't it, to 'get over' someone. I don't really know what it means. Do you get over a beautiful view, a great...
Kate ClarkeDec 7, 20201 min readSoft-Soaping SwindlerThe hysteria has gone. I've been dreading this. At least I still have the intermittent horror to cling to. I know what you're thinking:...
Kate ClarkeAug 23, 20202 min readA Glass of Ricard, a Dash of WaterMy lovely brother, Martin, packed me off on holiday to Malta with my niece last week. I suspect she was under strict instructions to feed...
Kate ClarkeAug 7, 20202 min readBerkshire GirlsI keep thinking about those interviews Wilko Johnson did after he dodged the Grim Reaper. If anyone was going to side-step death it...
Kate ClarkeJun 30, 20202 min readMagical Thinking Smarter people than me have talked about magical thinking. In the first few weeks after it happened I set about gathering everything...
Kate ClarkeJun 25, 20201 min readRock & Roll Peacock I've had another try at going through Terry's beautiful clothes. Since he owned so very many (he was a bit of a peacock, wasn't he?) I...
Kate ClarkeJun 24, 20201 min readFearful and Vain Grief is fearful & vain too, isn't it? You aren't just mourning an adored person, lost. You are also mourning the fact that they were...