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  • Who’s in Charge?

    For some years my home was on the MV Logos, the world’s first floating book exhibition ship. I started my time there as an AB (‘able bodied’) seaman. Able-bodied sounds as if all that was needed was brawn. Possibly true. There were many days chipping rust and painting, handling of ropes thicker than arms, hauling tarpaulins…

  • A Big Shout Out for Metaphors

    I am aware some reading this are English teachers so will tread carefully. Nevertheless claiming no expertise in English does not mean I can’t have the occasional amateurish excitement about metaphors! Also a nice thing about having your own blog is you get to choose what you want to write.   For some English is…

  • The Man and a Mystery

    The way, You shall follow it. Success, You shall forget it. The cup, You shall empty it. The pain, You shall conceal it. The answer, You shall learn it. The end, You shall endure it.  Dag Hammarskjöld ‘Markings’ I have found the journal writings of Dag Hammarskjöld* a rich source of comfort and help. A Swede, he was the second…

  • What’s In a Name?

    Last Autumn on one of many walks in 2020 I came across the above scene. It was a chilly yet sunny morning with a clear, blue sky. Also atmospheric with the sun’s heat burning off the dew as a mist that hung in the air.  For some time now I have been interested in trees.…

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