As kids start getting angsty about all the back to school signs, who’s going to break it to them that we’re never done with learning? I’ve got some long train journies coming up so am busy looking for new to me books to pass the hours with, and stimulate some new ideas. Here’s what’s […]
People and Views
Be more human: notes from Nottingham Digital Summit
Conferences are a hit and miss affair in my experience, but I wanted to give a thumbs up to the Nottingham Digital Summit last week. I already thought this was a win, given all the ticket price went to the Nottingham Samaritans. And at £50 per person, it was accessible to many. And raised a […]
Inspiring, amusing and obsessive reads for this Bank Holiday weekend
I know we’ve joked before as these long weekends have approached that when you run a small business then the idea of a weekend, long or otherwise, is sometimes a little tenuous. Whenever you might get some time to grab even 10 minutes, then each of these books offers something a bit different. No […]
Apologies to Jeffrey Bernard: Helen Tarver is unwell
I find myself indisposed this week, so apologise for the lack of post. Unlike Jeffrey, this is not caused by alcoholic excess (though I did learn which pub is best in Lyme Regis for a lock-in). However, I did have a fall at the weekend which has rather messed up writing anything much. And […]
Celebrating working relationships
This is not quite my usual Thursday kind of post. Though I imagine that I won’t be feeling quite my usual self today. With good reason though, as I am spending Wednesday night celebrating a 20 year working relationship. The working part is coming to an end as they retire, but hopefully not the […]