Now I am on version three of this site — it began as a commentary on found art and art experiences — shifted to document my experience as a care-giver that lasted through the passing of my partner. Now it focuses on my future life — that life that I am living following the great unravelling of 45 years, three of romance, and forty-two of marriage, the sale of our house and stepping off to a wholy new life. Many friends suggested I begin a blog or begin to engage with social media. The latter is not my forte, I am no digital native, so I fall back to something more comfortable. A blog….

So begins, “William and Wilson on the (W)road” — Steinbeck wrote “Travels with Charlie” then Philbrick (my high school classmate) recently completed “Travels with George” with Dora as his canine companion. I will invoke all four as my inspiration and hope that I can do them justice. My co-traveler is Wilson, a border collie mix and rescue. And I am William – a given name, never used. We are setting off in the “Silver Schooner”, a short wheelbase 2009 Sprinter conversion van.

Back after a Long Silence

Originally conceived as a site for art commentary on things that I found that interested me, it is now a site for the Culture of Care. My role has changed and I am now a primary care giver to one with the squeaky diminution of clarity. It appears to be a world out of time — while February, Christmas cannot come too soon. We must prepare — a world that gets stuck — You need to call Stephen. Have you called Stephen. You need to call Stephen for me