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Childhood, captured or lost.

30th July 2012 by Jax Blunt 3 Comments

Childhood is: Long afternoons on the beach. Icecream dropping down your fingers. Damming a stream, paddling on the moors. Weeks in tents, books at bedtime. Endless games, never ending dreams. Tears over popped balloons, friendships broken and just as quickly mended. Childhood … [Read more...] about Childhood, captured or lost.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: LostChildhood, ShareNiger, worldvision

Just a basket.

25th June 2012 by Jax Blunt 3 Comments

Monday last week was a tough day, our second full day at Kentwell Hall. I got up in the morning when tigerboy woke me around six I think, and had pottered about getting organised. (I say pottered. It's more of a routemarch to the toilet than a potter, given it's a good two minutes walk up a hill. … [Read more...] about Just a basket.

Filed Under: Ages past, blog for good, It's where it is Tagged With: Kentwell hall, reenactment, ShareNiger, Tudor life

Measuring humanity.

11th June 2012 by Jax Blunt 5 Comments

When times are easy, it's easy to be generous. If you've got a lot, it's not hard to give a little, and there aren't so many ppl wanting stuff anyway. But times aren't easy just now. They are hard. Lots of ppl are struggling, both here and abroad. And it's how we respond to them now that says … [Read more...] about Measuring humanity.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: ShareNiger, spartacusreport

I'm struggling for words today.

23rd May 2012 by Jax Blunt 8 Comments

I've been reading the #ShareNiger stream and blogposts, and it's getting me down. So many ppl with so little, and we have so much. I went shopping today, filled my trolley for £67 with food that we'll devour over the next week or so. We don't eat particularly extravagantly, tonight was our … [Read more...] about I'm struggling for words today.

Filed Under: blog for good Tagged With: ShareNiger

I'm worried #ShareNiger won't be enough.

22nd May 2012 by Jax Blunt 7 Comments

I'm following the story on twitter. Sponsoring a child in Niger. Quite frankly I'm pestering ppl in an attempt to spread the word - tonight I sent it to two of the ppl who run #SMGirlfriends on twitter, which has massive reach. I've talked about it offline too. Told the Scout leader last night. … [Read more...] about I'm worried #ShareNiger won't be enough.

Filed Under: blog for good Tagged With: activism, ShareNiger

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