In our last house the railway ran along the back of the garden. Not exactly pleasant for us, but for Ravi, a toddler and train enthusiast, it was pure heaven. Whenever he visited he would stand on a chair by the window and watch spellbound as each train passed by. One day we went to the local train station to get a closer ... Read More »

Reading others’ minds is something we do all the time. And although we use as many clues as possible – words, body language, general comportment and a knowledge of the person him or herself – getting it right is often difficult. Such judgements are so much part of the way we communicate, that I assume ... Read More »

Having returned to volunteering this summer at a local hospice I was amazed to learn how much I had missed the sense of reward that comes with giving just a few hours of your time to someone. The current economic climate, and government initiatives, have put even more pressure on charities which is restricting their impact ... Read More »