It’s been a mixed summer – nice times with the family in Cornwall and the Isle of Man, going to the Olympics, watching the Olympics and Paralympics, difficult times with my ailing parents in Stoke including a week sitting by a hospital bed.

Things have improved slightly, but time is still squeezed, and so it’s been a bit of a struggle to get going after a long summer break.

I had a number of private orders outstanding before going away and finally finished them this week as well as starting to fill gallery orders.