Image thanks to PinkVilla Memories are funny things, each of us has them. They are things that come up when families get together and we’ve been getting together quite a bit over the last few weeks. My memory is poor however and I am often shocked at how much people can remember that I have … Continue reading Memories
Social care
Image thanks to ITNinjas Adult social care is something I have had very little to do with, until very recently. It has been a steep learning curve, everything has been new and there have been many twists and turns. Whilst the subject has been new, the experience has not. I have been very much reminded … Continue reading Social care
Drawing faces
If I say so myself, my drawing is coming along quite nicely. Ever since taking lessons, my confidence has grown. My eldest daughter bought me a little book for Xmas, encouraging me to sketch something every day. I’m over fifty days in and have managed to keep up so far. That is me all over … Continue reading Drawing faces
Work friends
Image thanks to FastCompany When does a work colleague become a friend? That is a question that I tried to avoid. For many years, during almost all of my working life, I was in a position of management. I started with a team of three way back in the early eighties and peaked in the … Continue reading Work friends
How do dogs think?
Image thanks to Animalia-life.club It seems like a long time since Xmas. January, which is normally the longest of months, dark, damp and dreary, has rushed past and thoughts of spring and warmer weather are emerging from their winter dormancy. Yet this story goes back to a family gathering just after the big day. We … Continue reading How do dogs think?
Consumer Confidence
According to the BBC, there is ‘one measure that can tell us a lot about the state of the UK economy’. That measure is Consumer Confidence. This is a measure of what people are apparently ‘feeling’ about their prospects, currently and into the future. NIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company (sic) and producer of … Continue reading Consumer Confidence
Away strips
It’s been quite a couple of weeks for Newcastle United but then isn’t every couple of weeks these days, the matches keep coming thick and fast. An away win in the league at Burnley, home wins against Crystal Palace and a thriller against Leeds United have seen the club up to a more respectable 6th … Continue reading Away strips
Getting there
For me, it has always been about the journey rather than the destination. I know this sounds like a cliche yet I don’t mean the physical act of traveling somewhere but rather the movement from one particular position to another. At work I was far more interested in seeing movement towards a desired objective rather … Continue reading Getting there
A Completionist
To be honest I had never heard the word until the other day when one of my connections on BlueSky used it. He was interested in my quest to read a book from an author born in every country in the world. He said ‘As a fellow completionist, I love this project, and am glad … Continue reading A Completionist
Monsters
I wrote a while back about my internal conflict in that I love the music of Wagner, even though there is plenty of evidence that he held some abhorrent views. I never met him so I only have what others have written to go on. It is no defence but his opinions were shared by … Continue reading Monsters
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 