The Old Tin Shed

Yeah yeah I can hear you all sighing now.  I have spoken about Hate before and how its not acceptable to teach it to our young.  Yet I am sure there is not one of you out there, that in some form or another teach hate to others around you.  Yes that is a big call from me but please let me explain. Hate in itself is insidious, it reaches into every part of our lives, every day we repeat or see something that is hateful.  Not intentionally, in fact quite often its not intentional and the people sprouting the hate don't understand that they are in fact doing harm.  I'm guilty of it, I have often said things about different people races, creeds etc that are generalizations that are hateful in intent.  I caught myself today calling a Muslim woman a terrorist when she walked out in front of me while I was driving.  Not a nice thing to say, what made it worse was the three children she had with her. I sprouted the hatred that has gro...

Well we have all heard the phrase "you cant teach an old dog new tricks".  This is of course not entirely true. My mother and I have an interesting relationship, as multiple posts on this blog can attest.  To bring you up to date she has now moved house and my uncle has sold the place she was living in.  She is now begining to realise how difficult it can be to be a renter.  She has been asking since the day she moved in to put some hooks up for the collection of artworks collected over her and dads lifetime (some very nice stuff in the collection). The agent has been calling the owner who has not called back.  So I spent the best part of an hour imparting my wisdom and experience in dealing with asshole landlords.  She actually listened and took notes.  Yes I gasped in shock and horror that she did that.  She has been coping a hammering at work also so gave her some notes on how to deal with bullies there also.  After all having ...