Visiting Africa changes you……..
It changed me for the better and although not everyone would agree, I see that as their problem not mine. After all, I cannot expect other people to feel the way I do, as they have not seen exactly...
View ArticleSouth Sea Vagabonds by John Wray
I am reading a great book called South Sea Vagabonds by a Kiwi called John Wray. It’s a simple tale full of ingenuity, common sense and daring do, as it tells the story of a young man who decides,...
View ArticleSpring in Norway
Spring in Norway is initially a cautious affair as frosts continue well into May, but a week or more after the ‘last’ one, spring is really underway as I write this. Although slow to start, it really...
View ArticleWho tells children that flowers are weeds?
And should we listen to them? Spring means lots of time outdoors walking to school/kindergarten along rapidly growing pathways, verges…..well, rapidly growing everywhere actually! William especially...
View ArticleHot, hot, hot today in sunny Norway
Too hot for….well, anything much at all really. So I am going to make like Garfield today, Thanks Garfield for reminding us that really, less is so often much more…….. Stay well
View ArticleIntroducing the disadvantaged to polite society
I have been in a swelteringly hot Britain this week, packing up all our worldly goods ready for shipping to our new house in Asker, Norway. Of course being in the UK means catching up with ‘real’...
View ArticleHow a small shift in perspective….
….Can have a big impact on your life Surrounded by suffering and tragedy as an aid worker in the late 1990’s, I would often get overwhelmed with the apparent futility and desperation of it all. But...
View ArticleAnother gem….
Hugh MacLeod is a cartoonist with a twist, who often offers real insight with his distinctive style of cartoons…..this one is my favorite, but it’s hard to choose! Pretty subtle huh? Click on the image...
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