Tuesday Haiku

Once we were poets
storytellers, stargazers
believers in dreams

To London for 2 days @thekingsfund.bsky.social with the voluntary sector award winners. Seriously impressive leaders. Can’t wait to meet them.

A Ticking Clock on American Freedom It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.

Don’t wait for a better time.

Next door’s peacock is showing off again

A spring bouquet from ma belle-sœur to cheer me up. Job done.

Don’t play under the apple tree with anyone else but me..

Mood

A good drying day. I have officially turned into my nanna.

Evening in sud Touraine

Inspirational women in space

I’m convinced one of these is an April Fool. Or maybe all of them?

Happy birthday to the aged P ❤️❤️

Library books for the holidays.The top one’s mine, the Vonnegut his, the rest? Doesn’t matter. 3 each and we can swap.

To Scunthorpe & a reminder that the NHS isn’t alone in facing massive uncertainty.
We need collaboration more than ever, to support each other through challenging times. There’s real energy & commitment here & passion for the place and the people. I’m looking forward to getting to know both

Cagney & Lacey: the early years. Makes me laugh anyway.

Oh yes! Forgot about that company…I used to wear their scent, hoping it’d turn me into a sex goddess…but no, it’s not quite what I meant. Boat rockers. We need the energy in the team, not outside.

Hello Charlie. We could certainly revisit it sometimes. Some teams have a role akin to agent provocateur which people step into at different times to bring that questioning lens to the work.

Red or Dead review – Peter Mullan never walks alone as Liverpool FC hero Bill Shankly A cast of more than 50 delivers an inspiring adaptation of David Peace’s epic novel about a manager who prized socialism

To the theatre and wondering about etiquette- does one wear the tiara or the #LFC scarf? The 2nd-best tiara I’ve decided- it’s a matinee after all.

Loving this. The Aeneid retold, beautifully.

In which case La Pasionaria said it best.

Royal Court Liverpool Royal Court Liverpool is the friendliest theatre in the city. With pre-show dining and a range of drinks served before and after the show, a trip to The Court is night of great entertainment.

Going to see this on Saturday liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/main_stage/r...

Yesterday was full of light & family & spring. We saw a sign in the sky, walked 7 miles, ate ice lollies…I managed to fit in 2 meetings and blood tests at RLI.

Lune walk, sundown

Cartoon by Tony Bosma of people in a small boat explaining to the captain of a huge ship that they’re earthlings

If you couldn’t stay in the UK - because of war, societal collapse, political fear - where would you try to get to? Why?

Mood

Spring on the Lancaster canal

I’m sorry if you are coping with that pain. For me, time has healed over the wound but the scars remain, deep, occasionally painful, mostly just part of who I am.

Eid Mubarak

50th Mothers Day without a mother. School used to be tough - these days I remember her on walks in the high hills which she loved. Love to all who find today difficult ❤️

Today with leaders in NLincs, piloting a model for INT development and we’re starting with action learning. Is it the best method to translate learning into action that supports change? My former coach #johnburgoyne thought so. He taught me a lot.