Clubs and Camaraderie
A few weeks ago I went to the pub for breakfast, dressed in this year’s Lion’s gear. We were supporting England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the battle for the […]
Summer Solstice
It has been the hottest day on record, previously registered in 1976. I was 14 that year. I don’t remember that day – in 1976 it was hot – all […]
a Muster of Minis
It just so happened that I left Hythe a little bit earlier than planned this Sunday, the sun was peeping out from behind a puff of wispy clouds. I was […]
Speed Networking
Speed networking is a great way to make lots of new contacts, expand your personal network and generate business leads. In the short one to one meetings you quickly establish […]
Ring out the Old; Ring in the New
Sticking to the theme of resolutions this cliché has been lifted from a rather dark poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson published in 1850. It has been recited annually at the […]
The Silver Lining
At the Sydney Olympics Nick Rogers and his team mate Joe Glanfield came fourth in their sailing event. Two points short of the bronze medal – they were gutted! After a […]
A Season of Goodwill
I had a strange day yesterday. I drove for an hour to a networking breakfast without my purse. Staring forlornly at the Full English being served and desperate for a […]
Perfect Public Speaking
I love TED Talks! I will often click on ‘surprise me’ on my TED Talks app and watch something I’ve not considered before. Few people willingly commit themselves to speaking […]
Three Wheels on My Wagon
Don’t read this post … oh too late. If you’ve read the title, THAT tune is already in your head for the next … (your guess!) I heard it on […]
Love Changes Everything
Ask any designer, worth his/her salt, what a brand is and they will tell you that it is so much more than a logo and its colours. Sure, they are […]
Inside the E-Type
A Post-Script on Business Vision. Until recently I had never recognised my intuition or gut feelings. This is because I was born an ‘analytic’. I learned to be ‘dynamic’ […]
Silence is Deafening
I often get accused of being silent. In another dimension, my New Look team accused me of being manipulative with my silence – especially when they came to me with […]
Best Laid Plans! (Six Sentence Story #152)
Josie had planned to catch the 6.10 am ferry service from Hythe to Southampton but she missed it by a minute; the pier train was rattling down the tracks – […]
Bananas in my Golf Bag
It sounds like it should be a metaphor and potentially one given to us by Harvey Taylor of the Chicken in my Lingerie Drawer fame. Don’t you think? Actually; bananas […]
Orchidaceae
Here’s hoping that I am out the other side of a blog block period! It’s been going on for a couple of months now. It’s not that I don’t have […]
I’ve lost my place and now it can’t be found!
I have never watched Life on Mars or indeed the sequel Ashes to Ashes but given that they are titles of tunes by my songster hero, Bowie, perhaps I really […]
A Portrait in Time – The Writer’s Way
Slowly; so very slowly she opens her eyes. In contrast she darts a glance around her. Had anyone noticed the passion that had suddenly and uncontrollably coursed through her body? […]
Eats Shoots & Leaves
At the end of a rather wet and windy Weymouth bank holiday weekend, the sun has come out just in time to put fingers to keyboard to type set this […]
