Category Archives: Whatever next?

“Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner…..

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

…that I love London town.” This song from my childhood played on a loop in my head, as I walked towards and through the London Bridge and Borough area of London on Tuesday evening, just 3 days after the horrible … Continue reading →

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Whatever next? – May 2017 update

Posted on May 27, 2017 by

It seems that much of what I’ve written this month is about the choices we make.  LISTEN So much listening to do this month, what with local (mayoral) elections and the General Election next month.  Not to mention the French … Continue reading →

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Just playing around (and a request!)

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

After finishing the last big (crochet) blanket I felt like just playing around a bit.  So I got out all the odds and ends of blanket yarn and started on a small ‘granny stripe’ blanket using Lucy’s online tutorial (Attic24). … Continue reading →

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Whatever next? – April 2017 update

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

1. LISTEN Oh. My. Goodness. I had already written the rest of this post, but I was struggling with what to write under this heading.  I needn’t have worried.  There is now only one subject worth writing about.  The forthcoming … Continue reading →

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‘Whatever next?’ – March 2017 update

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

1. LISTEN Contrasting things this month – a small personal story; and two examples of inspiring courage from terrible personal tragedy. First the small personal story.  No details because they’re not mine to tell, but I think the lesson I … Continue reading →

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Whatever next? – February 2017 update

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

1. LISTEN I’ve read some very interesting articles in The Guardian from different perspectives on both Brexit and Trump.  By ‘different perspectives’ I mean different from my own – ie outside ‘the bubble.’   It has been fascinating (and I … Continue reading →

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“Whatever next’ – January 2017

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

1. LISTEN So here we have the Daily Mail ‘newspaper’, churning out it’s daily message of hate, division and misinformation.  How do we address the fact that it has a circulation of about one and half million? (and still more … Continue reading →

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