A friend of mine has a particularly soothing voice, she almost whispers when she talks, so listening to her always evokes a sense of calmness. It’s no wonder that she’s a brilliant social worker, plus she’s caring and kind, with a twinkly smile. The lovely lady got me thinking one evening, we’d enjoyed a beautiful [...]

My late father was a diamond geezer, he was even shiny to look at:- a huge gold earring, matching teeth, and an awesome sense of humour! In spite of his tough start in life, with no traditional family, he collected diamonds; he found and loved many a gem in some of the people he met, [...]

Love, and of every variety, including contentment and kindness is all we humans need! Some of you may be lucky enough to have a loving partner but try not to despair if you don’t, because love, like sunshine, has the capacity to shine in many places. And contentment is the younger sibling of love, which [...]

My great late father used to tell us to: “Keep Kool Kat”, and he’d also say: “Don’t sweat the small stuff”.   His colourful, Cockney language, when I was younger, fell upon deaf ears. Actually, my dad was partially deaf, and he disguised his hearing aid with nifty glasses and a huge hooped gold earring. He [...]