A seasonal thing


Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? It has to be the mountains in summer and the beach in winter. Here’s why. The thrill of over-exposure to wind, the grind of sand in every crack and sandwich, pales quickly, but that’s life on the beach in the UK. Go to the Med, swap windContinue reading “A seasonal thing”

Napoleon Bonaparte


If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? He was a genius, gave us laws protecting the working man from feudal nastiness, sensible system of measurement based on the mass of a cubic centimetre of water, city planning – where to end the list of achievements. One could go on.Continue reading “Napoleon Bonaparte”

First impression


What’s the first impression you want to give people? Cool but honest. Articulate but not a bullshitter, which I probably am, so gotta hide that one. Laid back, but short of horizontal. Charismatic but not arrogant – difficult to manage. Well educated, (easy) but knowledgeable, (not easy. There is so much one will never know).Continue reading “First impression”

Sewing machines


Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car). I don’t know how many. I had a sum of money and was told, at a purchase power of 15:1 it would be enough to equip a trading/training workshop. I paid, the bank took so much in charges that it wasContinue reading “Sewing machines”