Proika and Yiayiades I left the UK in my late teens and came back in my early thirties. Until I moved back to the UK, I had never had carpet in my houses as an adult. Living in the mediterranean, carpets were frowned upon as unnecessary and quite frankly dirt...
Keeping your Head above Water So many changes have happened to most people over the last few months within all walks of life as well as within the arts and culture industries too. With a large amount of the industry being made up of self-employed folks, life changing...
Miggy Flux Local Artist – Landscapes and Seascapes
I have dabbled with various forms of art over the years purely as an amateur and I have discovered I am definitely happier appreciating other people’s works and looking into the intricacies of the English language – an art form in itself really! Finding out About The...
Josh Sims' paintings, Sarah Nicol's ceramic sceneries and Andy Irwin's raku creations all beautifully depict something we often see passing by as we sit on our lovely beach in Milford; boats. Gliding across the Solent gracefully (or perhaps not so much when the...
This week, Tradewinds have launched their Colouring for All project. We want lots of people to get involved, kids, parents, aunts, uncles, professional painters or people who haven’t coloured in decades! All you have to do is pop into our Milford shop and pick up one...
Seeing Sense in Living by the Sea I have always loved living in the forest and being surrounded by the trees – all that green makes my soul sing. Moving to Milford on Sea just over a year ago left me feeling a little out of sorts that the forest would not be on my...
The Golden Glow Of Gorse Walking in The New Forest on the heathland, your senses come alive with the aroma of the richly scented, bright yellow flowers of the gorse, or "furze" as it is locally known. The flowers take-on a glorious, golden glow throughout the year...
Tasting Words Sometimes I feel like I can see words as colours, sometimes words have a specific smell. Numbers don't seem to mix up the senses like this, just some words. It does not happen all the time but on occasions it is very tricky, especially if it is...
