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Posted on May 5, 2012

Well, what a coincidence!  I hear from my daughter that the UN has been investigating life amongst the Native tribes in the USA and has some damning things to say.  The article is here.

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Wise Words

Posted on May 5, 2012

As I  continued my work on ‘connection’ for this week, I turned for inspiration to one of the great figures of the past, Chief Seattle.  The First Nations People of the Americas have had a tremendous impact on my own … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Weekend

Posted on May 4, 2012

A telephone call earlier this morning alterted me to the fact that I had forgotten to send in my contribution to a local newspaper’s, Thought For the Weekend’ column.  In fact, I hadn’t just forgotten to send it, I’d forgotten … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on May 3, 2012

For the past couple of weeks my work has led me to consider issues of inclusion/exclusion and connection/disconnection.  During this time I have discovered the work of Brene Brown, who is a researcher in social work.  Her video on ‘vulnerabilty’ … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Woods, (sort of)

Posted on April 1, 2012

Hello Lovely People! The weather here has been just about perfect for the past week, so I finally gave in and decided to get out and about in order to enjoy it to the full. I thought I’d take the … Continue reading →

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Fireworks…..

Posted on October 21, 2011

Technorati Tags: fireworks,sparkler,candle,light   As November arrives, so does the annual onslaught of fireworks. Now, I realise that some people actually like firework displays and pay good money to go and see hundreds of pounds worth of the things blown … Continue reading →

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A Little Piece of Heaven…

Posted on October 16, 2011

On a recent holiday in Northern Ireland I came across the story of St Bronagh – a little known Irish saint, who lived some time in the 6th Century AD. Even after trawling the internet, I can only find a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity….. is expensive

Posted on May 7, 2011

Yesterday, the Facebook page of my favourite yarn shop, Along Came Polly, told me that something called, ‘needle huggers,’ had arrived in the shop.  Now then, i wondered, what on earth might they be?  Well it turns out that needle … Continue reading →

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Wedding Fever

Posted on April 30, 2011

There’s no getting away from it. All day yesterday and all over the news today…… The marriage of Prince William and Princess Catherine. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, who could resist this sweet pic? Only the hardest of cynics surely? Even on Facebook, where … Continue reading →

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Walking and Witnessing

Posted on April 22, 2011

Good Friday dawned bright and clear this year. It also started very early as my little feathered “friends” have taken to waking me at 4.30am with their very own version of Songs of Praise. Folk from Churches Together in Nailsworth … Continue reading →

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