Teatime at Hull Minster
I am always amazed by serendipity. Two thoughts came together for me today at approximately the same time. The first was when I was rummaging through my photo archives to… Read more Teatime at Hull Minster →
Welcome to 2020!
“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” Jean-Paul Sartre It has been a while since I have… Read more Welcome to 2020! →
Christmas 1843 – The Gift That Keeps on Giving
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in… Read more Christmas 1843 – The Gift That Keeps on Giving →
Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?
“I am prepared to go anywhere, provided it be forward.” Dr. David Livingstone Words hold power by generating an emotional response. For me, the word “resilience” has become one of… Read more Dr. Livingstone, I Presume? →
Outliers & The Man from Wales
“To train and educate the rising generation will at all times be the first object of society, to which every other will be subordinate”. (The Social System, 1826) From the… Read more Outliers & The Man from Wales →
All the Children
“The smallest child in the factories were scavengers……they go under the machine, while it is going……….it is very dangerous when they first come, but they become used to it.” Charles… Read more All the Children →
