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The Fabric of Decency: Why Care Matters

How have we ended up in a situation where a lack of care, a lack of basic human decency, has become normalised?

Running Free at Sunset

We should never underestimate the profound love that dogs bring into our world, and we should always treat them with the respect they deserve, not as mere anthropomorphised ‘fur babies’ but as creatures of nature, with their own inherent ‘wolfishness’, their own distinct selves.

Beltane and the Barometer of Discontent

The quiet work in gardens and local initiatives may seem small in the face of these larger political currents, but it is in these spaces that the seeds of a more hopeful future are quietly being sown.

Reflections on Blondie and Clem Burke

Clem Burke’s passing has brought back a rush of memories, a reminder of a time when music felt like it could genuinely change the world. And in a way, it did.

Creating Your Personal Sanctuary

In difficult times, we all need a refuge, whether physical or mental.

Garden Reboot: Stone Frogs and the Art of Letting Go

The old sheds were beyond saving, and if I’m honest, I’d been putting off the inevitable for far too long.

Dreaming and Greening

This week, my focus has been on the burgeoning life in my garden and the subtle greening happening in my community. It’s a community that faces a stark reality: a mere 3% canopy cover. This leaves our terraced streets vulnerable to sweltering heat in the summer, the concrete and lack of shade creating a desert-likeContinue reading “Dreaming and Greening”

Soul Cooking

A strange craving for vegan sausage casserole last week revealed a culinary oversight: I haven’t owned a proper casserole dish in years. A perfectly acceptable hob-top version fuelled my desire for the real thing – a heavy, dependable cast iron casserole, a cauldron for slow-cooked dishes, infused with love and intention. Yesterday, I found itContinue reading “Soul Cooking”

Northern Nostalgia

It’s a difficult world at the moment. There is a pervasive bleakness that is impossible to deny and it would be easy to sink under the overwhelm and hopelessness that characterises the times in which we find ourselves. What does an individual do in times like these? In our Philosophy in Public Spaces group (youContinue reading “Northern Nostalgia”