Why do animals taste so good?
Published: Sun, 01/10/16
Hi Last night I cooked V and I a venison stew for supper. There is enough left for tonight as well. That was one leg and shoulder and there is still…
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The greatest modern sin
Published: Sat, 01/09/16
Hi I have a student who attends on Monday evenings. He is in his late twenties and lives in supported accommodation as he has quite serious learning…
Welcome back to the sun (in the morning)
Published: Thu, 01/07/16
Hi Today I am welcoming the return of the sun in the morning. You may think that the shortest day of the year was round about the 21st or 22nd of…
Happy Christmas from Somerset, UK
Published: Fri, 12/25/15
Hi I am sorry I have not been broadcasting more regularly in the past few weeks but I have been under a lot of pressure recently. Not in a bad way at…
Burning holes with sunlight
Published: Thu, 12/10/15
Hi Winter here in the UK and the shortest day is less than two weeks away.Then each day gets a little longer and the sun is a little higher and shows…
The hardest thing of all
Published: Mon, 12/07/15
Hi The hardest thing to do.It isn’t to start something for the first time, that is easy because of the novelty and interest in a new e perience.The…
Looking in old boxes
Published: Thu, 10/29/15
Hi We have had a change around at home and V and I have swapped rooms that we use as studies (or is mine a ‘man cave’?) Anyway, it has meant moving a…
Summing up the essentials
Published: Thu, 10/22/15
Hi CQC class last night and someone new came for the first time. The student concerned has been training at the foundation class on Mondays for a few…
Finding a USP for Stav
Published: Wed, 10/21/15
Hi I sometimes get asked what Stav means, in the assumption that S T A V is an acronym for at least four words. Actually it isn’t, as you may or may…
Angry at myself
Published: Tue, 10/20/15
Hi Geoff Thompson tells a story of how one of his fellow doormen once allowed himself to be intimidated into letting some very unpleasant characters…