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I am copying part of an email from Emily here, as it speaks of her extraordinary character between the lines and in the words. Her passion and felt sadness for Gaza, her imagination and curiosity - where did that toothbrush go - in the face of adversity (a rat!) Dear Rachel  Thank you  so much… Continue reading Emily

I was thinking as I turned my mind to this meeting with Todd who I'd first met in my 20's, that he was the last remaining connection with this part of my life. Others have either died or fallen by the wayside. While I welcomed this unique element, I also felt nostalgic and sad to… Continue reading Todd and Giulia visit

One day, one day less than a mile in circumference, one day before it is gone. It began slowly, I did not raise until 9.30, working on my computer in bed - what was I doing? writing about Peters visit, again before it is gone. I am writing less these days, aware of the energy… Continue reading A day in the life, before it is gone

Yesterday Trump ordered the firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report and data revisions. Fake news, he said. His team fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer. The new data revealed a slowed jobs market more sharply than previously understood - a worrying sign for the economy. "In my opinion, today’s Jobs Numbers… Continue reading Flood the zoon – sack the messenger to distract the message

After 10 years of owning / working a wood, discovering and loving the 2-3 thousand year tradition and process of coppicing, along comes Peter and asks 'Why do you love it?'. We were walking through the wood and came to a clearing and I was extolling the utility of coppicing."I've not been asked that before!"… Continue reading Peter and the coppice challenge

It was Fe who gave it a name. I found myself cleaning, dusting, brushing old dust and Kali's long dog hairs caught in corners of rooms. It was something I could do, amid a feeling of being at sea, missing the dog so much. It was a natural progression to turn to stuff, question it's… Continue reading Nordic clean

It takes the courage of a Canadian Journalist, Andrew Coyne of the Toronto Globe and Mail, to really tell it like it is. Published November 2024. Nothing mattered, in the end. Not the probable dementia, the unfathomable ignorance, the emotional incontinence; not, certainly, the shambling, hate-filled campaign, or the ludicrously unworkable anti-policies. The candidate out… Continue reading Trump from a Canadian view & Jeff Daniels

The most scary aspect of this surprising and shocking development, is how the UK appears to be following in the fearful footsteps of America. One persons direct action is another persons terrorist. London Met Police did a mass arrest of protesters (including one over 80) at the Gandhi statue in Parliament square. The protest called… Continue reading Following America?

With synchoronous timing, the news that the best seller book and block buster film 'The Salt Path' may be a lie, or contain fundamental untruthful elements, (as revealed by the Observer), comes at a time I am preparing for a Socratic Dialogue in the Woods: Why does truth matter. Although Dialogue form strictly calls on… Continue reading Truth and does it matter