Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
Jeanne Moreau
Archive for May, 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
21 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2009
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Trade Unionists from Palestine
One of the sections at the PCS conference covered ‘International Issues’, which gave us the opportunity to hear guest speakers from a different part of the world. Fathi Naser and Hana Joma, representatives from the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) gave us an insight into what it is like to be a Trade [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Book(s)
I am posting early this week because I am off to the Love Music Hate Racism festival tomorrow and I will be there all day. So there will be no chance for blogging, but probably lots of photo opportunities. Some of you may have seen the first picture before but I just couldn’t resist posting [...]
31 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2009
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A Bit of Relaxation
After my hectic week of Union business I took advantage of the lovely weather at the weekend and went to visit one of my favourite gardens, Hodnet Hall. The garden has lots of features and and is a wonderful place to relax. It is only open some weekends and bank holidays so I was lucky [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2009
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5 by 5 Insight
James has challenged us to complete the 5 by 5 meme:
1. Five pet likes
Friendship, gardens, good conversation, boardgaming, visiting new places
2. Five pet hates
Lies/deceit, being kept waiting, grumpiness, disloyalty, new years eve
3. Five pet colours
Red, Pink, Lilac, White, Mint green
4. Five pet genres
Mystery, Romance, Action, History, Fantasy
5. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2009
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PCS Annual Delegates Conference
On Wednesday morning national president Janice Godrich opened the 2009 annual delegates conference. She started by reminding delegates that we were meeting against the background of the worst economic crisis in living memory and that 11 million adults are now living below the breadline. She went on to say how this was affecting people [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on May 26th 2009
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MoD Group Conference
I spent most of last week in the Brighton Centre. They were long days lasting from 9 in the morning until 5.30 in the evening, with only an hour for lunch. At the main conference you don’t even get a few minutes break for a cup of tea in the morning. Most conference sessions [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2009
