Handmade with Love
I haven’t been in the mood for writing the past few days, and late last night I gave in to the urge to get out some fabric and have a play – now that my sewing machine has at last been serviced it was time to try it out again. I took up textile arts [...]
Who needs Tarzan when we have Jane?
The need to challenge stereotypes, in particular negative perceptions around disability, seems to have been in Jane’s blood for at least the past twenty years (and, I suspect, more) – not just disability, but “difference” in a wider context – age, race, sexual orientation, religion, culture, gender and all the rest of it. When Plan [...]
What’s more dangerous – abseiling down a tall building, wearing knickers or failing to read instructions? (not for the faint-hearted)
Well, surprisingly, I’m in the position of having done all three recently, so I feel I have a certain degree of credibility in answering this question. In a previous blog (link) I related how my abseil for charity didn’t go quite according to plan, when I slipped off the ledge at the top, ten stories [...]
African Union Summit – update
continues in Kampala Uganda whilst several meetings have gone on since 19th July 2010 the Heads of State part of the summit got under way today 25th July 2010. On scanning the news the summit has thrown up two surprises so far the resurfacing of Gordon Brown (GB) who had not been seen in public [...]
Alex “Hurricane” Higgins dies of throat cancer
Alex Higgins was my mother’s favourite snooker player and for those of us growing up in the 70’s, this colourful and highly talented player was a perennial competitor at the World Snooker Championships. Higgins won the tournament twice and was a tearful runner-up twice. He was also a World Doubles champion with Jimmy White. It [...]
