Gordie Jackson·Jul 11GrievingSt Albans Museum and Galleries hosts ‘The Art of Grieving’ exhibition — Conscious Cafe had chosen ‘Exploring grief’ as our theme for this month. The subject pushed me towards the ‘Art of Grieving’ exhibition at St Albans Museum. I visited on Saturday ahead of Conscious Cafe tonight. I will let the work speak for itself. The Artists have also written about their work. I only photographed a part of the exhibition as I felt overwhelmed as my emotions were touched by the grief of others. I knew I was emotionally touched, the tears just confirmed it.St Albans3 min read
Gordie Jackson·Jul 2What is important to me?Year 4 at Alban City School say what is to them — I was walking back to the car when I noticed this window display in the window of a Building Society. I was curious about what they thought was important.St Albans1 min read
Gordie Jackson·Jun 27St Albans PilgrimageHertfordshire city remembers its Saint — If you happened to be in St Albans on a Saturday morning nearest 22nd June you may be surprised to hear a Public Address (PA) informing you a pilgrimage is about to begin. A typical English High Street within minutes becomes the route for giant puppets. In between the puppets…St Albans2 min read
Gordie Jackson·Jun 16A shadow of myselfI went to Conscious Cafe on Monday night. The theme was ‘Our Shadow’. I almost always saw the shadow as our darker side but a quick read before suggested it can also be our light. What did I learn? A narcissist believes their view is correct and everything that falls…St Albans2 min read
Gordie Jackson·Jul 20, 2021Friends conversing on what anti-racism requires of us3rd Monday discussion group — Three of us gathered at the front of the meeting house with the patio doors wide letting in a breeze to cool us in the heat of the July night. It was more a conversation than a discussion. For those unable to join us you may wish to listen…St Albans4 min read
Gordie Jackson·Jun 29, 2021Friends, Romans and a decaying toothSunday 27th June 2021 — Do you have a certain time for tasks that feel like work? Mine seems to be early on Sunday morning. If I am sharp I can be up at 6 am. This week I had numerous forms to look over sent from the solicitor. Who knew that a lease extension…St Albans2 min read
Gordie Jackson·May 31, 2021An open-air second-hand sale helps Friends reuniteSt Albans Quakers #SustFest21 — For the past few years, St Albans Friends (Quakers) have taken part in the Sustainable St Albans Festival by having a second-hand sale of books and goods alongside Preserves and Plants. Sustainable St Albans | Homepage - the latest news from St Albans District We are Sustainable St Albans. Together, as ordinary people, we find positive and creative ways to act locally to raise…sustainablestalbans.orgSt Albans2 min read
sunday fall·Jul 25, 2020Lorna May Wadsworth “A Last Supper” installed at ST Albans cathedral for #BLMIn Paul Beatty’s novel, The sellout, the narrator categorizes blackness in four stages. Stage 4 is called unmitigated blackness. David Hammons, Bjork, Frida Kahlo, Charlie Parker, Maya Deren, Sun Ra, Wu Tang Clan all share this form of blackness. …St Albans2 min read
Gordie Jackson·Jun 7, 2020All lives matter when Black Lives MatterYesterday across the UK many thousands of people got up and joined the chorus that proclaimed ‘Black Lives Matter’. In St Albans, they knelt in Verulamium Park while in Luton they gathered outside the town hall. The social segregation that exists due to inequality meant that the crowd in St…St Albans1 min read
Susan Hughes·Apr 21, 2020Ask for the Old PathsI have a favourite walk near my home, across farmland, a vast expanse that has cereal crops grown in it. I love it because it is wide and open and has a big sky and panoramic view. My thoughts find order as I walk and the wide views and open…St Albans6 min read
