A Galaxy of Thoughts and Creativity
This is my last post in this series for my Toastmasters assignment – Write a Compelling Blog. (You can read the other posts here.) In today’s post, I talk (quite … Continue reading What Toastmasters Taught Me About Myself
This is the next post in this series for my Toastmasters assignment – Write a Compelling Blog. (You can read the other posts here.) In today’s post, I talk about another … Continue reading What Toastmasters Taught Me About Family
This is the next post in this series for my Toastmasters assignment – Write a Compelling Blog. (You can read the other posts here.) In today’s post, I talk about a … Continue reading What Toastmasters Taught Me About Mentoring
This is the next post in this series for my Toastmasters assignment – Write a Compelling Blog. (You can read the other posts here.) In today’s post, I talk about a … Continue reading What Toastmasters Taught Me About Being Different
This is the next post in this series for my Toastmasters assignment – Write a Compelling Blog. (You can read the other posts here.)
This is the next post in this series for my Toastmasters assignment – Write a Compelling Blog. (You can read the other posts here.) In today’s post, I talk about the … Continue reading What Toastmasters Taught Me About Teamwork
This is the second post in this series for my Toastmasters assignment – Write a Compelling Blog. (You can read the first one here.) In today’s post, I talk about a … Continue reading What Toastmasters Taught Me About Business
The following is a slightly edited extract from a Toastmasters speech I wrote in December 2012.
The following is a speech I recently delivered at one of my Toastmasters clubs and it was so well received that I just had to share it here. Though technically … Continue reading How To Tie A Bow
When I first joined Toastmasters International, I was in awe of those Toastmasters who visited our fledgling club to assist us with learning what to do and how to do … Continue reading Becoming Distinguished
As promised, below you will find the words that make up my winning speech. I say words because, as with all good speeches, words alone cannot convey the three key … Continue reading My Winning Speech
I love blogging. Sharing my thoughts and my photos. Although I know I’m no pro photographer, I do try to take decent shots of the things that interest me and … Continue reading My Main Distractor
It’s no great secret that I love the Moon. This blog is full of pictures I’ve taken (and stories I’ve told) about my fascination for that beautiful, big, natural satellite … Continue reading Mesmerizing Fascination
Despite the primal fears of most adults (yes, I know I’m generalising), I love speaking in front of an audience and am not afraid to do so. However, I must … Continue reading Time To Shine
I have just 30 minutes before I have to head off to ride the train. Plenty of time for a quick catch up. It’s hard to believe the last time … Continue reading A Quick Catch Up
The following is another speech I wrote and delivered at my Toastmasters Club. Yes, writing speeches takes me away from writing blog posts, but I have a place for both … Continue reading Making Spaghetti
This week’s Photo of the Week was not taken by me. It was taken by my dear friend Denise. (Saturday, October 15, 2016) (Apologies to my Facebook friends who’ve already … Continue reading Photo of the Week
My mother, Marie Clare came into this world on the 25th August 1941. She was the second child of William and Agnes Brown and a little sister for her brother … Continue reading With Mashed Potato, Mushy Peas, and Gravy
The following is another speech I wrote and delivered at my Toastmasters Club. The (speech) project was How To Say It, the fourth project in the Competent Communicator manual, the … Continue reading Butter, Flour and Milk
The following is a speech I wrote and delivered at my Toastmasters Club. The (speech) project was Leave Them With a Smile, the second project in the Humorously Speaking manual, … Continue reading The Day of the Omelette
What did you dream about when you were young?
Sometimes it’s possible to be so cold, that even a scarf can be the warmest thing we place around us. I was sitting huddled over in one of those retro … Continue reading The Warmest Thing
During their darkest most difficult times, when a warm hug from mum can’t make it better, I tell my children that everything happens for a reason. That even though, right … Continue reading Where Fate Intervened
On a quiet little street, in a quiet little town, there stood a little patisserie for sale and one day, a pastry chef purchased the little patisserie. The pastry chef … Continue reading The Pastry Chef and the Business Man
