ByRobyn Harris
Animals For those of us who are now home based, and sharing our homes with animals, this Pause (or should that be ‘Paws’ in this case! ?) is the perfect opportunity to have more quality time with them. Many will appreciate some extra cuddles, grooming or play. Engaging with them in this way releases oxytocin…
ByRobyn Harris
Hello again! I’m back – a week later than planned, but I’m here now, and I thought I’d give you a bit of an update on what’s been happening here at Equenergy. The original plan was to take time off from posting here and to use it instead for reflection and for focusing on some…
ByRobyn Harris
How to recognise the escalation steps and know the appropriate response at each level. In another role, I recently attended a 1-day refresher course in MAPA® (Management of Actual and Perceived Aggression) run by CPI (the Crisis Prevention Institute). This course looks at what happens when an individual’s tension starts to rise, and how we…
ByRobyn Harris
Last week I wrote about the importance of Keeping It Simple & Straightforward so, on the surface, the title for this week’s post might seem a bit of a contradiction. And maybe this is one of those fabulous paradoxes that I love! But as well as valuing simplicity, I also feel that diversity is essential…
ByRobyn Harris
…and what, if anything, does it have to do with me? According to Rewilding Britain: Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of ecosystems where nature can take care of itself. It seeks to reinstate natural processes and, where appropriate, missing species – allowing them to shape the landscape and the habitats within. To me, though, rewilding…
ByDebs Atkinson
We had finished pointing most of the outside of the building so next on the list was beginning to sort out “the room next door”. This was part of the cottage but had not had anything done to it. There was a gap between the habitable part of the cottage and “the room next door”…
ByDebs Atkinson
When we first moved in, we knew that the cottage had a working septic tank, it did not however conform to new regulations and we had been made to sign when we bought the cottage to say that we would replace it. We did plan on doing this but it is a huge expense and…
ByDebs Atkinson
Moving in day was a bit stressful. Our car broke down just as we were about to sign for the house so we had to borrow Roger and Julia’s van. By the time we had finally got to the Notaire’s office to sign, picked up the keys and then dropped a van load of stuff…
ByDebs Atkinson
Whilst travelling back from Brittany on the ferry Tom had several times bumped into the same man and they had got chatting, Roger, a white haired twinkly eyed man had a home in Brittany with lots of land and was back and forth himself to the UK as his wife was staying there at the…
ByDebs Atkinson
When I first left Sri Lanka, I was a bit concerned as to where I might go with two Sri Lankan mutts. My wonderful friend Holly had always said to me that if ever I needed a place to go, then I could go and stay with them in Brittany. I phoned Holly from Sri…
ByDebs Atkinson
In the early part of 2010 I went to Sri Lanka and began working at an animal rescue centre there. Tom and I first met when he arrived as a volunteer towards the end of that year. We got on brilliantly and realised how much we had in common right from the start. One of…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I remember someone noting that there are only 2 things. fear and love. I’m not sure I entirely agree with the premise.. but I suppose in terms of polarity/ binary/motivation.. in our current paradigm ( physical plane).. there is toward and away.. love=toward.. fear=away. whether we call it yin/yang, or positive/negative/ away/toward… Love would equal…