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Catching up on my diary

I have not written a serious diary entry  for some time so this is a summary of what has been happening in the last week or so. We been doing quite a lot of work in a garden in Peasedown St John for a delightful customer who has a garden area that he does not have the time to maintain and we have stepped in to tidy it up. I first started working with him in 2018 and then did another clearing job...

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Allegiance to a group

I am attending a particular group on a fairly regular basis and have issues with the way the group is being organized and the path it is intending to take in the future. The question is 'who owns the intellectual property which is the group'? The likelihood is that the responsibilities are not clear. In my thinking the wisest thing to do is to get everyone together and get their views to make...

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The benefits of meeting in small groups

At  heart I am only partly a group person though I do encourage networks and networking and have created a few in my time which has been a great privilege. This morning I attended a small group in the welcoming home of a family from South Africa. Françoise kindly made a gluten-free apple cake which all enjoyed. Apart from three couples the rest of the gathering were people living on their own....

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What is fear? plus ‘the metaphorical use of the word ‘skin’

Brian: I don't want to develop a thick skin but I find that when I put ideas to people and they just laugh at it ignore it or reject I find it difficult not to take it personally.  I do my best. Out of the goodness of my heart. I wrote a report to our local Vineyard group that now has been defrocked but there is still a crowd of people ,about how to move on. I wanted to relieve the previous...

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A trip to Honey Street, Wiltshire

The Barge Inn at Honey Street which is in Wiltshire would not be a name that trips off everybody's tongue. We decided to go today because the weather tomorrow is forecast to be worse and warm weather was promised. I spent my bank holiday perfecting a video for my new website. This is an absolutely brilliant place not for everybody but for those aware of alternative things to spend time in a...

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