Five ‘don’ts’ and one ‘do’

I don’t taste food when I’m cooking in case it tastes horrible and I have to find something else to serve up.

I don’t research destinations before I visit so as to be able to discover them without prejudice once I arrive.

I don’t read the blurb on the cover of a book to remind myself of the story just before I start reading, knowing that it informed my decision to buy it in the first place.

If asked “have you any questions” when embarking on a new course I don’t ask about the content, on the assumption that if I’ve decided to apply it will be fine, and that the discovery will be part of the learning process.

I don’t – cannot – read guidelines and instructions on how, for example, to set up a blog page, because I don’t know what I need to know before I’ve found out what I don’t know.

I do like printmaking because I can proceed with blind optimism and imperfect remembrance and more often than not the results are a delightful surprise.