I have spent a large chunk of my working life within the health & social care sector and wanted to share with you some of the highlights...

So, I’m back from 3 weeks off…. Last week we headed down to Padstow. It’s an annual event for us and special for many reasons. This year,...

Recently I have had an unsettling situation arise and it was suggested that I should create a blog about it. I welcomed the new portal...

So on the bank holiday weekend my girlfriend and I went to visit a friend and his partner in Richmond. Pre visit we both felt rather...

Apologies for not contributed to these blogs for a few weeks now, little hectic to say the least…but I am back! So what have I been...

My daughter came to stay a couple of weeks ago when I had returned from my annual leave. We were celebrating my birthday and that she had...

When my son was a youngster I encountered our 1st home computer. I remember this couple of large boxes arriving and there being a huge...

How Time Flies! A year ago this week I attended an interview. I was so nervous and despite having done the job as a temp for 5 months, I...

Embracing lockdown, holding it in my grasp, accepting willingly. This was the plan. To bring it into my way of life as the “new normal”....

So we move forward and we take a few steps back too…. For personal reasons I am isolating for whole of August. This is a preventative...

"Even car cleaning can be an activity! Just need to get him working on ours now!" I have an adult son who goes to a Day Centre 4 days a...

MY LOCKDOWN. Early March. As my husband and I sat watching the increasingly depressing news on the TV , I looked out of the window to see...

THE DASH. I READ OF A MAN WHO STOOD TO SPEAK AT THE FUNERAL OF A FRIEND HE REFERRED TO THE DATES ON HIS TOMBSTONE FROM THE BEGINNING ….....

So 15 years ago I went backpacking and quite frankly it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I was working in the IT...

"I’m a granddad – In the middle of all the loss, worry, anxiety and concern at the moment, my daughter has gifted me with this wonderful...

Music, pop and theater have always played a large role in my life. I was reminiscing this week on some of the songs which run like water...

The Oxford Influence Group Last Thursday, 23rd July I was invited to join the Oxford Influence Group to help residents who are with...

When we first moved into our house a couple of years ago, we were shocked by how friendly and welcoming our new neighbours were… Within...

This is a personal post relating to words and labels, expectations and understandings. This impacts our team work as we develop our...

Hi team, I hope you’re all really really well. I can’t believe how much time has passed, since the outbreak. I am an early riser and at...