It is 11 o’clock on Saturday morning. I am sitting on the sofa in my pajamas and dressing gown, knitting and watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race. Outside it is cold and grey with a fierce wind blowing from the North. I have no plans for the day except to not […]
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by Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Flower Farm Amidst all this uncertainty and downright scary stuff, today was one of those days that gave me real hope, taught me that life goes on and, if we help and support nature, she will thrive. Birds are starting nests, bumblebee queens are emerging, […]
I never thought that I’d be writing a pandemic-related column, but here I go. Covid-19 is here! Isn’t it ironic, the document I opened to write this column, was titled: ‘Go Outside’. Here, almost three months later, I could easily rename this ‘Stay home – stay inside. However I chose […]
I honestly don’t think I ever really thought I would see a situation like the one we find ourselves in now. I spend a lot of time worrying about the climate, inequality, food systems and sustainability in general, but this invisible enemy in the form of a virus has brought […]
“Around two o’ clock in the morning the key rattles in the lock of the first cell door at the other end of the corridor. We’re all awake at once. The unlocked foot-shackle makes a metallic clink on the floor. The prisoner from cell number one takes the first few […]
In this series of articles (‘Do we understand our child?’) Diana Radeva, child and adolescent psychotherapist sets out to consider the emotional life of children from birth onwards; and how relationships between children and parents evolve over time. It is a view of human growth, which recognises the importance of […]
