Eggs

Eggs ... new beginnings, new life, new anything.

This week saw a new beginning when I committed to blipping every day (and doesn't that force the grey cells to start turning).

Today sees the start of another new project for me - I have registered to begin studying towards an MA in The History of Fine Art with the Open University. It is nearly a year since I finished my BA studies (in Photography) and the intervening year has been a combination of marking time and beginning to feel invisible, so a metaphorical kickstart is definitely needed. The goal is to finish it for my seventieth birthday (three years away) so it might be a bit tight as I need to fit in a 'refresher' module first.

I studied for an A level in Fine Art many years ago as a related part of my job (I was printing art catalogues and this piqued my interest). Halfway through the course my eldest daughter, Aisling, died suddenly from a brain haemhorrhage at the age of 36 and, for a while, my world greyed out. I finished the course but only achieved the very lowest pass possible.

For years, my art books sat on the shelf ... and once I nearly sold the lot on eBay ... now I will be meeting new friends again in their pages and am daring to hope that the art studies will influence my photography.