Difficult to forget

Trying to avoid all the discussion about working mums, being one myself, not because wanted to, but because needed to support my son from a few weeks old. My work, a Swedish company present both in the UK and Sweden told me to quit my job because i was having a baby but i could […]

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Five year old Flash Mob

Yesterday had strangest experience being in the middle of a flash mob of five year olds at Brighton Open Market.  They appeared from nowhere and gathered round a Christmas tree.  They were waiting to see Sleeping Beauty and her Prince turn on the Christmas tree lights. They all sung Silent Night,  it was very sweet […]

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Poverty Alliance

Thank you for passing by – Poverty Alliance It is very impressive to see how Cuba is reaching out – it doesn’t have to be about money, althou this helps, more about helping pull someone up when they are down

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Lhasa Apso and Born Free Piglet

This is ‘Fluffums’ – a Lhasa Apso Tibetan Terrier and ‘Born Free’ Pig. Met Fluffums at a market. Unfortunately as i’m learning, probably didn’t get the angle of his head right – he held it a little higher, especially around other dogs and perhaps his body should be just a little shorter. But reasonably pleased […]

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London Road Regeneration

The Open Market area in Brighton is part of London Road Regeneration…more and the original market was established by returning WW1 serviceman The market is run as a social enterprise and the 12 studio workshops include ‘Open Arts’ that provides therapeutic support and social enterprise opportunities to people with Asperger’s, Autism and Learning Disabilities through […]

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Open Market – Like Tea?

We dont sell at the Open Market any more but first time we had a stall there, impressed that this new market housed many permanent small businesses, open studios upstairs (there is a lift in the corner – looks a little like getting into a white tardis) and traders like us on the big floor […]

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Secret Squirrel

Sitting underneath fir trees this morning and reallised something in the branches above was pelting me with bits of pine cone.. bits a little nibbled, were flying thru the air almost on target, until the middle bit of the pine cone came flying down as well. maybe he was just having a bad day

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