Life

Winds of change

“Woopah, oh yeah yeah” I’m on a walk through the Sussex countryside. It’s a lovely walk around the village of Horsted Keynes taking in a wonderful country church, fishing lakes and walking right alongside the…


R U ready?

I receive an email from a former colleague. He was made redundant last year after 23 years at the same company. The email asks if I will endorse his work and provide a reference which…


Time to stand and stare

My watch has stopped. It stopped overnight. When I looked at it this morning, the hands were showing four minutes to midnight. Somehow the phrase “four minutes to midnight” has a familiar ring. When I…


Arrows of desire

Five things I’m not going to write about on this blog: 1. A list of things I’ve always wanted to do but haven’t had the time 2. A list of things I’ve always wanted to…


Open wide

It’s all over in 30 minutes. And that includes spending 10 minutes in the waiting room. I’m one of those compulsive early arrivers. I don’t like to be late. The dentist chats away merrily as…


I do like Mondays

I’m writing this at 9am on Monday 1 July. It’s the start of a new day, the start of a new week and the start of a new month. What better way to start anew….