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Make visiting UNESCO sites part of your mission

August 7, 2018

UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. It adopted the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1972. UNESCO places to visit Some places of natural heritage… More Make visiting UNESCO sites part of your mission

Naming your bucket list

July 31, 2018

What’s a bucket list A bucket list is a collection of goals, dreams and aspirations you’d like to accomplish within your lifetime. It is meant to reflect what you most desire in your life. Looking for help to name your bucket list ? This is the list that will become your dream plan for life. It represents your lifetime… More Naming your bucket list

Michael Jackson: On the Wall

July 26, 2018

Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop”, would have been 60 on 29 August 2018. While some people are known by just one name – Madonna, Cher, Bono, Sting – he could be recognised by just his hand or his eyes, his silhouette or a single dance move. Some have said that made him more than… More Michael Jackson: On the Wall

Tiny Thrills And Simple Pleasures

July 24, 2018

A bucket list is often thought of as a way of listing once-in-a-lifetime adventures. But it should also include a number of smaller, quickly achievable goals. And what about a companion list for tiny thrills you want to experience a lot? Jennifer Louden’s book, A Year of Daily Joy: A Guided Journal to Creating Happiness Every Day, suggests… More Tiny Thrills And Simple Pleasures

5 Easy Steps to Creating a Bucket List

July 20, 2018

We all have things that we could include on a bucket list. Things we’d like to do or see. And usually we also attach the date of “someday” to these activities. The problem is that life is uncertain. If you put off doing things who knows what fate has in store. In ten years time… More 5 Easy Steps to Creating a Bucket List

Leisure time increases with age

July 19, 2018

Chart by Merrill Lynch It should not come as a surprise that retired people have the most leisure time. A report by Merrill Lynch shows that leisure time gradually increases from age 45. And that’s good news, because it’s been shown that quality of life improves with greater leisure. Also experiences transform downtime into time… More Leisure time increases with age

You never know who you will meet over cocktails……

July 18, 2018

We were sitting back chatting to the other “students” after completing a cocktail masterclass when one of them mentioned her old school. “Oh” I said, “my friend used to go there.” “What was her name?” she asked. “K.S” I replied. “Oh my God! I was at school with her” she exclaimed, before launching into stories… More You never know who you will meet over cocktails……

Henry Moore: Upright Motives No. 1 (Glenkiln Cross): No 2; No 7 - photo by Juliamaud

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

June 28, 2018

The Yorkshire Sculpture Park features around 80 sculptures and installations to see in the open air. The other year we joined a group visit to the park. Some of the works are still on display, but Not Vital’s exhibition ended in 2017. Henry Moore Henry Moore was the first patron of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. He… More Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Magna Carta-inspired art at Runnymede

June 23, 2018

Back in 2015, we were invited to attend the 800th celebration of Magna Carta at Runnymede. In addition to the celebration and the plaque unveiling by Her Majesty The Queen, the Duke of Cambridge attended the dedication of “The Jurors”, an art installation to celebrate the Magna Carta anniversary. Now there is a… More Magna Carta-inspired art at Runnymede

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