Super Stars
In the side pocket of my handbag I carry a small paper star, the kind that usually finds its way to the top of a Christmas tree at this time of the year. It occurred to me that it’s been there for at least the past 5 years that I can recall. It’s five points are […]
Control Freak
In small business I strongly advocate small business owners ‘staying in control’ of every thing in their business, until it becomes financially viable for them to
Motty the Cat
Trust between human and animal kind never felt so fragile. Yesterday Motty the Cat, our beautiful-hearted LHDT (long-haired domestic tabby give or take some dubious heritage) who appeared one day at my Dad’s and has stayed four years (so far) paid his first visit to the vet.
Mulling Over the Christmas Spirit
Christmas doesn’t have the feeling of being Christmas like I knew it growing up as a child. No biggie perhaps but I worry when I feel like this? Why? Because it feels unnatural. I should ‘get’ the Christmas spirit, I should
One Up
One upsmanship is something of a treacherous mindStyle. It’s like an opening in chess in which a minor piece or pieces, usually a pawn, is offered in exchange for




