The pain of earthquakes in life

The pain of earthquakes in life

It doesn’t take much for the vivid memories of the Christchurch earthquake to come flooding back. Four years on, my body still floods with adrenalin when I least expect. The heavy rumbling of a bus passing a bookshop last week momentarily set me looking for...
Riding with the Devil Again

Riding with the Devil Again

Testing, testing.  Anybody there.  Ah well, who can blame you……I know it’s been a while but I’ve had a lot on my plate.  More on that soon. For now, here’s a post first drafted over 6 weeks ago.   It only seems right to confess...
How cake can make or break your sanity

How cake can make or break your sanity

As reality TV goes, the Great British Bake Off must be the sweetest show with plenty of sugar, bunting and I suspect lashings of ginger beer being drunk behind the scenes. Behind the nostalgic ode to the eccentricities of middle-class-middle-England village fetes is a...
When business as usual is a good thing

When business as usual is a good thing

If bad luck comes in threes, the we’ve had that squared in recent weeks.  The first daffodils in the garden that heralded Spring were my symbolic start to more writing and photography. Yes, 1 September was the deadline to start of my new blogging  rhythm but...
New Adventures and Why I need Your Help

New Adventures and Why I need Your Help

One of the biggest buzzes I get from my work is seeing people come up with a bright idea that makes them all excited and want to rush out the door there and then to start making things happen.  I’ve been that person in my managerial life, pursuing the next...