This blog began in 1997 as a single news page called Nucelus. In 2005, during a long wait to move into a new house, I decided to learn some php and MySQL and write my own blogging system, which became inkyBlog and which now powers this, my own Webbledegook blog.
Thank you to my brother, Murray Ewing, for help with some of the more challenging aspects!
More progress was made on The Brambletye Box, though not nearly as much as it should have been. However, it was just not possible under the circumstances - I intend for 2026 to be way better on that front.
Work was difficult, especially as AI 'images' continue to stamp all over human creativity and spread itself to every corner, polluting the internet. Work did pick up a little more towards the end of the year, but my career definitely needs a rethink in the face of these new challenges. I have some ideas, we'll see where they lead.
The world is really taking a hammering at the moment, but we can keep doing what we love, creating, taking control of the things we can control and not letting the things we can't dictate our outlook. Acts of art, acts of kindness - the small things matter.
I wish you all a successful, healthy and happy 2026.
