Insanity has been defined as “Doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results”. There is disagreement on who coined the phrase. There is even disagreement on whether the saying is useful at all. But I was reminded of it this morning on a rural walk. I take the same walk most mornings […]
I heard an unusual quote the other day. It was just a throw away saying on a radio program. A music professor said, “Craft doesn’t need art.” “But art needs craft.” That took a bit of thinking about. But he had a point. In fact, a very good point. It takes practice to make something […]
Bramble Patch Purpose Is time management important to you? You may not have even thought about it until someone asked you to add one more to a long list of tasks or you got sent on a time management training course. Maybe you have just found that it’s impossible to do everything you might WANT to […]
Are You A Bramble Marketer? On my frequent walks in the local area, I get time to observe the local environment and sometimes really useful ideas spring up from things I have seen. The local hedgerows have a lot of brambles and this year, they have been shouting at me to watch them and learn. […]
This is a guest post from Stig. Fish Are Running When I was about 9 yrs old my father took me to one of his favorite fishing spots. It was a dam on a river feeding into Lake Michigan. Steelhead (Rainbow Trout) were running in mass and pooling at the base of the dam […]
What is Procrastination? Procrastination means putting off doing something. Sometimes that is what we do, even when we KNOW we HAVE to get something done, whether it’s pay a bill, take exercise, prepare a long report, decorate a room, apply for a grant or return something bought online that doesn’t fit! We all do it. […]
This page contains affiliate links The Daruma Doll: The Figure For Good Luck In Japan If you spend some time in Japan you are bound to encounter a unique doll – a red, round, humanoid creature that lacks legs or arms. The doll may or may not have eyes while others have some fancy facial […]