you don’t have to be shot at to be brave
Staging a one-woman “demonstration” in London’s Trafalgar Square in July 2009 was not without hazards. Just as my short “protest” came to a close, three of the Heritage Wardens who…
the shape of things to come
A poem about life’s potential and living it.
inspiration for underdogs: the story of david and goliath revisited
As an Aquarian, I often find myself on the leading edge of change. I’m an early adopter. I see possibilities where others don’t; I have a never-ending stream…
i fell off my bike
First cycle of the season = first fall of the season. Yep, fell over in middle of road in the midst of changing gears. It may have been a…
the paradox of chaos
“Paradox is the very core of the universe,” I wrote, having spent a good chunk of the last decade contemplating exactly that. I keep running headlong into seemingly diametrically…
how many men does it take to change a light bulb?
One. And a drone to capture it.
15 pics of a snowy spring morning
Just when you think it’s going to be spring – oops! It’s winter again. When you wake up to a morning full of snow, it’s great to strap on your…
fight for your own creativity
I love this.
20 pics of my glass and crystal Christmas tree
My love of Christmas and Christmas tree decorations is decades old. For about 10 years from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, I sewed my own soft decorations and mailed them…
7 leap before you look lessons from Mandarin ducklings
Hatching a new venture? Or reinventing yourself? In my experience, there are lessons to be learned everywhere all the time – especially in nature and the animal kingdom. The…