There is a beautiful secret to English Life and when I discovered it many years ago, I was delighted. The stores are John Lewis. The perfect place for shopping and browsing and a real favourite of mine ! So any shopping spree for me is that department store. Can I explain why ? Not reallyContinue reading “Shopping Spree… Only one place JL”
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That Opera is the tenth largest private yacht and most secretive in world….
What is the last thing you learned? Driving to the University this week I crossed the bridge to the Island and was immediately struck by the appearance of a cuper yacht moored at the Harbour. Its splendour and breathtaking size and beauty, for a private super yacht, actually made me take a deep breath.The designContinue reading “That Opera is the tenth largest private yacht and most secretive in world….”
Failure suggests fault…success is to thrive!!!
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? A many points in my life I have failed?. Yet on reflection ( this is the key to success) I examined each of those supposed failures, whether relationship breakdowns, academic issues, career difficulties or family struggles. In each of these areas IContinue reading “Failure suggests fault…success is to thrive!!!”
When a survivor decided to write…
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? This may not qualify as an autobiography, however it does describe my blogging journey. My first book is a quarter way complete, he second in the planning stages. This gift by education accessible to all, including all ages and genders in Portsmouth, is the driving force. ForContinue reading “When a survivor decided to write…”
Dont forget your toothbrush!
What are three objects you couldn’t live without? Given the link that ancient to international medicine has show us between dental health and general physical health, I am never without my American patented and most amazing toothbrush. No toothpaste required… It is a fantastic invention that is the item that I cannot live without. TheContinue reading “Dont forget your toothbrush!”
The real question is what is a Job ? … I have loved every Job I have done!!!
Do you enjoy your job? My first job was when my parents handed me a bucket of soapy water and I cleaned the car. I remember it, simply because I was handed a shiny fifty pence piece afterwards. However during the cleaning the water slopped on my t shirt shorts and plimsoles. The sun seemedContinue reading “The real question is what is a Job ? … I have loved every Job I have done!!!”
The Final reposnse from Hampshire for covering for a rapist and attacking to silence…?
The court case over, the evidence given and London leading the way in making sure that sex offending towards women and children my men in police service and as time goes by, likely governance positions. The years have been long and arduous. Every aspect f my life has been affected by the attacks I sustainedContinue reading “The Final reposnse from Hampshire for covering for a rapist and attacking to silence…?”
Who else is there to be ?…
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? I have been thinking about this. Who would I want to be? As a child I wanted to be The Queen, a Princess, Cinderella, a ballet dancer… But now, I want to be myself, every moment of every day. FindingContinue reading “Who else is there to be ?…”
Censorship of language ? … Never.
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? As a non believer in censoring peoples language, as freedom of expression, is tantamount to freedom to be yourself. Without full and free language expression, there is a loss of expressive identity. However something that could very well doContinue reading “Censorship of language ? … Never.”
Poison Ivy
The location of the most recent post court drama unfolded in the City of Cambridge. The hearing completed, awaiting the settlement for damages, I book an afternoon tea.I dont do it often so it is a bit of a treat. I arrive, it was pre booked. I leave my coat with the maitre’d and amContinue reading “Poison Ivy”