The delights of teaching

One of the wonderful things about teaching is the sheer variety of people you meet.  This weekend, I have a lovely couple with fascinating backgrounds, and so much knowledge about a wide spectrum of subjects.  We have discussed travel, philosophy, geography/geology...

Never say never!

Never say never. That is something I’ve learnt as I’ve grown older.  Things are so black and white when you’re a youngster, and as you see more of the world and experience life and injustice and unfairness, you realise that very few things remain so...

Time

Time is something we feel we have so little of, and we frantically rush around trying to get things done in the time that we have.  But of course, time is an artificial construct – a man-made construct which is supposed to be there to be a framework.  Yet, as with so...

The Power of Words

I love words.  They have the power to harm or to heal, to empower or to reduce, to inspire or to deflate.  I try to write a journal most days and I do that in the mornings, before the day’s tasks and “must dos” get in the way.  It’s a stream of consciousness thing –...

Weaving Teaching is Fun

Now I’m back from the US, it’s back into teaching with a surge!  I love teaching.  I know I’m in a very privileged position because I’m self-employed and people from all backgrounds and geographical reach come to my home studio to learn.  And...