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Unfortunately due to greed, lies, deceit & an untimely passing our rescue & over half (possibly all) of our breeding program is shutting down after 14 years. My mom passed away In May of 2022. Prior to that in 2019 I put a manufactured home on my land (roughly 20

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Owen, Fisherman in the COVID-19 Pandemic

As some of you may already know, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the local fishing industries, all across the United Kingdom. Restaurants and fishing exports were closed, causing the fishing stocks to drop, leaving fishermen with no viable income.

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My Experience of Soft Skills in the Workplace

After a 40 year career plus an MBA, I know much about business models and theories. As an Asian man, I have built my career on technical expertise, and thrown myself 100% into advancing that skill set. Part of me always scoffed when reading articles about Emotional Intelligence at work.

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Coping with Loneliness

When loneliness hits, I often do not even realise it has crept up on me. A good life has been lived and yet suddenly, I find myself alone. I try to fight it and tell myself it is temporary.

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My Dad invented English Wine Week

It was around 1995. I had a friend with a vineyard, the late Charles Cunningham and he couldn’t sell his wine, because he had no passing trade. Camel Valley, on the other hand, situated in a busy tourist area, had lots of visitors.

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Pandemic Funeral

My neighbour died recently. She had been ill for some months and although she was over seventy could have passed for ten years younger easily. She was involved, was the thing, full of life and interest and action.

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My Struggle and Jesus

Chapter 1: 11 years old. My family was never deeply religious- we believed in God, we believed that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, we occasionally went to church. However, in the year of 2011, I found myself unknowingly drifting away from those beliefs. I cant quite remember

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Discovering the Mayans

The Mayans were an ancient culture, although still alive today, leaving behind many spectacular ruins. It starts at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, down through Belize and Guatemala and into Honduras.

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