According to my late grandmother’s Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, (used by her for the Telegraph crossword, done daily at great speed and with slight exasperation when it was too easy), to ‘manage’ is to organise, to regulate, maintain control over...
At last, it’s raining. Not only does this mean some much needed grass should grow so my sheep might stop ‘wandering off’ but it also means I find myself at my desk which is a place I have avoided for the last 3 weeks almost completely. That’s...
I came across this poem at a really wonderful memorial service recently and wanted to share it so you can read it and use it to re-focus on the important things in your world this week. Look to this day for it is life the very life of life. In its brief course lie all...
Today, International Women’s Day, will mean something different to all of us. To me, it serves as a reminder of all fabulous and interesting women I am lucky enough to work with. Some are going through a period of change – children leaving home, divorce,...
Yesterday, in the middle of half term, we upped sticks and drove to London for a day of art galleries, historic buildings and tea with London based family. The grown up part of our carload was looking forward to a day like this, the youth element less so. But, in...
