Category Archive: work

04 Apr

Macrotermes

Macrotermes

As a child Boris had spent hours constructing elaborate ‘houses’ out of playing cards. He slipped cards into the pages of books to provide sound …

 
By Lynsey
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01 Apr

Less is more

Less is more

Sometimes it’s easy to feel dragged down by the petty struggles of life. Yes, they are irritating, and yes, if you get enough of them …

 
By Lynsey
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24 Sep

Coffee mornings

Coffee mornings

Oh, Saturday morning. Isn’t today the big day? Big plans, plenty to do? Action packed places to go, people to see? After a very solid …

 
By Lynsey
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21 Sep

Zoom!

Zoom!

Do you ever have one of those days when a number of plans, ideas, blue sky thinking, and general staring into space finally starts to …

 
By Lynsey
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18 Sep

Administrata

Administrata

It’s that time of year again. That time when I think the piles of paper and filing has reached a level where the bottom layers …

 
By Lynsey
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12 Sep

Drowning in work

Drowning in work

I watered Plant at work today. Yes, this is the legendary plant, known to friends the world over as Plant. I didn’t want to over-water …

 
By Lynsey
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11 Sep

Clipping the vines

Clipping the vines

I’m growing plans that I hope will lead to an exhibition next year. The trick is to clip off the twigs and branches that lead …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Sep

Precious moments

Precious moments

There’s the Zen story about the man fleeing from a tiger. The man climbs down a vine over a cliff face, and then sees another …

 
By Lynsey
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03 Jul

Correction

Correction

I cleaned the shower today. “Wow, big deal”, I hear you say. Quite reasonably so too, cleaning a shower is no big deal. It’s the …

 
By Lynsey
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02 Jul

Drive time

Drive time

I’m walking back from a visit to my dentist, and it’s cold and raining. There’s that familiar feeling of being on a path that’s somehow …

 
By Lynsey
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