In the couple or so years that this Philosopher-In-Residence has been pondering on these pages, one thing has always been constant: in true Make Me A Plan style, I’ve always written about the topic I promised was upcoming in the previous fortnight’s...

We are officially in the month of Spring, yay!   I have seen enough rain and stormy weather to last a lifetime over the last couple of months, with all the doom and gloom in the world right now, let’s look forward to the fast-approaching summer months, ditching...

Hello there Fans of Plans, our working well blog this fortnight is taking a look at Fairtrade Fortnight. Never heard of it? Well let me tell you a little more…   Fairtrade Fortnight this year takes place from 21 February to 6 March. It dedicates time to...

If the aisles of pink and red-festooned pieces of tat/tasteful gifts/delete as applicable are not your bag, you can’t get in to your favourite eaterie as all the tables are booked for two and you are essentially more interested in hibernating til Spring than...

Most people will recognise these words from their childhood.     Sticks and stones may break my bones But words shall never hurt me.   The rhyme is used as a defence against name-calling and verbal bullying. Had we been less concerned about dealing with...