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I was watching a program on Sky Arts called ‘Portrait Artist of the Year’, which is well worth a watch. One of the most fascinating aspects of the competition, whereby artists must paint a portrait in 4 hours, is the sheer variety of ways in which they approach their goal.  Some sketch an initial outline […][...] read more » There are many paths

I had an interesting personal lesson over the weekend.  I was doing a drive I know very well, I have doneit every other week for a number of years now.  I don’t have to think about navigation, though I occasionally still use my satnav to advise on traffic conditions.  This weekend I did the drive […][...] read more » There’s always another way to do things…

This part of the world is very popular with weekend cyclists who flock here to both enjoy the countryside and the sections of the Olympic cycle route.  We get all sorts from the mud spattered off-roaders, the grey haired gentlemen who are sensibly not trashing their knees by running, to the lycra clad racing fraternity.  […][...] read more » The nail that sticks out..

I listened to an interesting article today talking about the British government’s decision to spend £35m to help counter Female Genital Mutilation.  They were interviewing Lynne Featherstone, Minister for International Development and a woman called Nimco Ali who suffered this. They were talking about a campaign that is attempting to change the culture in Africa, […][...] read more » Change lessons from the campaign to prevent FGM

I wrote a month ago about my new regime.  I was reflecting on it today; I began when I came back from holiday in May and saw my photos.  I thought, “I don’t want to see any more pictures where I sport a Buddha-like belly!” and, thanks to my daughter started to use a bit […][...] read more » Changing times, changing me

We tend to forget that one change begets another and once you start this process you can’t necessarily either predict or control what results.  I watched a fascinating video about the impact of reintroducing wolves in to Yellowstone Park in 1995, as a result they changed the course of the rivers!  Watch this… Businesses, communities, […][...] read more » Unforeseen consequences

I have reached the age that makes it hard not to realise that Life is changing.  When I look in the mirror and I can’t help noticing that I no longer have a head of dark, thick hair.  I also noticed that I am no longer as svelte as once I was.  It was one […][...] read more » Change is inevitable.. YOU can choose what you do about it!

Today we were lucky enough to see an air-show where we we saw World War 1 style bi and tri-planes, followed by Lancaster bombers and a Spitfire, finishing up with The Red Arrows in the Hawks.  The physical vehicles could hardly be more different but I suspect the men inside perhaps are not so very […][...] read more » Different but the same..

Recently Facebook ‘fessed’ up to to manipulating some 689,000 users emotions in the name of science.  Facebook’s data scientists manipulated the news feeds of 689,003 users, removing either all of the positive posts or all of the negative posts to see how it affected their moods.  They wanted to see what effect the presence or […][...] read more » Good news not only works but is required…

We have lived here 20 years and the hedge in front was tall when we arrived, with a mixture of trees and other plants.  We always felt hidden behind our green wall and that was never really an issue.  However, as trees and plants are wont to do, they grew… and grew.  Every year I […][...] read more » How do you cut down a massive hedge?