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 […]
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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 […]
Which books would you give on International Book Giving Day?
I’m not big on Valentine’s Day, but I do love that today is also International Book Giving Day. Continuing to learn, to look for new perspectives, to imagine new possibilities; isn’t this potentially what’s inside any book? Unlike trying to fit in a training course or workshop, you can always fit in reading with […]