Living In Hope – facing a different future

Back in the 1970’s there was a rock band, Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP) who ultimately became famous for two things: first for being a bunch of gifted musicians who …

All bar the kitchen sink Read More

It has taken me a long time to get there, but I think I finally understand why small children hate shopping in supermarkets. The issue, folks, is frostbite. If you …

Don’t stop being curious – keeping broad horizons Read More

No, I’m not talking about disability, which is also a ‘d’ word, but rather I want to talk about ‘disappointment’. It is not a story which is unique to me, …

The ‘D’ word Read More

What would you like to be able to do that is physically beyond you? I’m not talking about flying, or walking on the moon, I’m more thinking about things that …

Dreamland Read More

I am an accountant at heart… no, don’t switch off, hear me out. As an accountant I understand that every action has an opposite and equal reaction – that is …

Debits and credits Read More

To what extent do you plan how you are going to invest your energy on any given day? The vast majority of you don’t give it a second thought – …

May the Force be with you Read More

(A reflective piece on the issue of body image and identity) I have always thought I had quite a nice bum – just saying – and I used to be …

Knowing me, knowing you Read More

I thought I should introduce you to the four ‘ladies’ that I am increasingly dependent upon for daily living (and that doesn’t include Sally, without whom my life would be …

Meet the Girls Read More

Were you surprised when you saw me? It’s been, what, three, four years since we last saw each other, ‘in the flesh’ that is, Zoom doesn’t count. I think the …

Were you surprised? Read More

Forty years ago today Sally and I made a solemn vow that we would stand as a married couple ‘from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for …

For better, for worse … Read More