New words and old feelings – values based living and loving

CakeMon 18th November 2019

I was lucky enough to speak with Martha Lane-Fox at the TEDx Open University event in November 2019....

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On the gifts of sadness

CakeFri 15th November 2019

Written in the Spring and shared in the Winter. I have been feeling very sad of late. Sadness...

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Co-habiting complexities

CakeFri 25th October 2019

Co-habiting and what it can teach us about how we relate to others in partnership I have, in...

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F*** the gin and fish fingers brigade

CakeThu 10th October 2019

For immediate context, this was written three days before the end of the summer holidays and in a...

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Relationship snake oil

CakeWed 2nd October 2019

There was this article in The Guardian recently. It is about the Gottmans’s new book: Eight Dates. John Gottman is...

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Friendship and feelings – more thoughts inspired by IT Chapter 2

CakeFri 20th September 2019

There are so many things to say in the wake of viewing IT: Chapter 2. It was reading...

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Friendship and change – thoughts inspired by IT Chapter 2

CakeFri 20th September 2019

This post was inspired by the watching of IT Chapter 2 and by the re-reading of the Stephen...

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Seasons of change

CakeThu 12th September 2019

The shift to autumn is one that focusses my mind on seasons and change more than most. I...

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September is the start of the year

CakeThu 5th September 2019

The children’s return to school, marks the start of a new year for me. Autumn has long been...

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