I have been catching up with episodes of Big Scottish Book club recently. On one of them, Miriam Margolyes says that the best gift a parent can give a child is love. Read More →

I have recently been part of a Children’s Panel. We had a mock panel event and being on it I found myself trying so hard to say the right thing that I found I wasn’t really saying what I thought but what I thought others wanted to hear. Read More →

I am heading off to Puglia this August for a job. I should be hugely excited and I am but I am terrified in equal measure. I am not quite sure why as Italy is my favourite place in the whole wide world. Read More →

I have been busy working with the Caputh Village Hall to find signs for the backs of our chairs as a reward from our Crowdfunder. `I have been, therefore, thinking a lot about signs. But, not just physical signs…emotional….spiritual. Read More →

Life would be so much easier if people said what they meant! Since writing, a little bit, and reading, a lot, I have learned how powerful words can be; used well they can show leadership and be a role model, used badly they can inspire fascism and War.
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I have been catching up with episodes of Big Scottish Book club recently. On one of them, Miriam Margolyes says that the best gift a parent can give a child is love. This happened on exactly the same day that I received a Christmas card from my Aunt telling me that she loves me very much and it got me thinking about the truth behind the statement. Read More →

Woman writing on full calendar

What plans do you have for 2022?

I wish I was a great planner, someone who had my five-year goal but I’m not. I enjoy taking each day as it comes, to a degree, and seeing where the wind blows. Read More →

What do you think of when you think of peace? Is it a desire for peace and quiet, particularly at this rather hectic time of the year! Is it taking a sip of a ‘peace’ pukka tea or a time of entering a state of neutral nothingness- when you have nowhere to go and nothing to think about… but what do we actually mean by the word peace? Maybe there are lots of other ways for peace to come into our lives… Read More →

How do you prove your self worth?

Maybe your someone who is driven by making lots of money – but does money really make you happy? Read More →

I was baking with a friend’s daughter at the weekend. She had an imaginary friend called Maisy. I started acting along and introduced my imaginary friend to hers. It got me thinking though, what if it wasn’t an act. What if imaginary friends actually existed? A person, a being from the past who we can see and engage with when we’re young but, for whatever reason, loose the ability to see as we get older. Read More →