Rosie doesn't like liquorice, partly because she read somewhere as a kid that it was made from rats' blood. Perhaps it was, in ye olden days, but, ingredients aside, the taste, the colour, the texture - it just doesn't appeal to her sweet tooth. But liquorice allsorts, where the nasty black confection is made more palatable by being covered with different coloured sweet layers, are more interesting as a metaphor for life. Don't you often find that society, and the organizatio

Rosie's new shoes! You've heard of a "Personal Best"? Well, at the most recent ParkRun she took part in, Rosie managed to record her "Personal Worst" - her slowest time in over 40 events. She realises she isn't getting any younger, but finishing behind a poodle and a kiddy being pushed in a buggy was a bit humbling. ParkRuns are supposed to be a good way of just getting a bit of exercise on a Saturday morning, and interacting with folk, but the competitive edge is bound to cr

Just a life observation! It's fascinating how one often seems to be invisible to, or ignored by, our fellow human beings. Unless they perceive that something we can do can have a positive effect on their happiness or well-being. I guess that Kate Bush has also "been there, seen it, bought the t-shirt", judging by the lyrics of her song: I found a book on how to be invisible Take a pinch of keyhole And fold yourself up You cut along the dotted line You think inside out And yo