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Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers

As I boarded the train at Paddington, I suspected that I would be leaving London for some time. After four days of chairing two events, I put brochures, scripts and business cards into my backpack, and headed for home. That evening, I said over dinner that I thought that we should prepare for six months …

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Seeing The World Again

Seeing The World Again

“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” Eden Phillpotts Perhaps that is one of the things that has been happening over the past few months. A sharpening of wits. A heightening of the senses. If so, then we now have an opportunity to do much more than …

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The Reframery

The Reframery

Note To Self. The framing shop in the shire is closed. Now is the time to think differently. Now is the time to start a “reframery”. As Aragorn (played by Viggo Mortensen) in the Lord of the Rings says, “there is always hope”. Or, to quote another great Dane, “there is nothing either good or …

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After the Storm

After the Storm

“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” Haruki Murakami For some, this is a time of unusual peace. For others, they are weathering a storm. You may be wondering how all of this will affect how we see the world, …

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Back to School

Back to School

“It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won’t speak to me for fifty minutes.” Sherlock Holmes, The Red Headed League. This week I was invited by the charming Jim Hawker of Threepipe to go back to school, and to spend the morning with the Master (Helen Pike), former pupils and parents …

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