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Thursday, November 20th, 2008Last night I had the pleasure of meeting with two Kaos Pilots!
Rowan (from Denmark) and Zulma (from Columbia) have recently moved close by (with their adorable newborn Naira) having finished studying at the Arhus Kaos Pilot school in Denmark. They have clearly landed with a cargo packed full of really interesting and innovative ideas and [...]
Charles, happy at 60
Thursday, November 13th, 2008I didn’t know quite what to expect when I settled down to watch ‘Charles at 60′, though I had a vague idea that he is passionate about the environment and fairly active for a monarch.
But when the program ended I can say I was nothing less than inspired! Prince Charles seems to have committed the [...]
Doom and Gloom and Happiness!
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Jackie, France - “My 10 year old daughter looked surprised that you should need a reason to be cheerful! She said life just makes her cheerful. Being happy makes other people happy so what more reason do you need?”
Did you hear it? The Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2 last Friday gave some time the [...]
You buy one pair, and you give another pair for free!
Monday, October 27th, 2008We’re very proud to announce Socks for Happy People’s ‘Buy One Give One Free!’ initiative. The scheme ensures we all make a genuine difference to others with every pair of Socks for Happy People we get our feet into!
It’s really simple. Whenever you buy a pair of our Socks for Happy People, you also buy [...]
Questions for Gordon?
Friday, October 17th, 2008No, not the PM, he’s busy enough for the moment I think.
I met a happier Gordon through a bit of volunteering I’ve been doing recently. Gordon is a chirpy 73 year old with a real spring in his step, and I recently found out why. It turns out that he’s spent the majority of his [...]
SFHP heads back to The Sock Drawer
Friday, August 8th, 2008There’s been many benefits of SFHP relocating to an idyllic Swedish Island for a few weeks, and one has the been the farmhouse in which we’ve enjoyed many a long discussion over green tea and umpteen cakes. But with the farmhouse, came the farm next door, and with the farm next door came the frolicking [...]
What’s the difference between a courgette and a sock?
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Whoa! I’ve just picked the biggest courgette ever (in my life at least) from the Farther-in-Law’s garden here in Sweden. Look at the flippin’ size of it!
This locally grown fairly traded (and free!) beauty is also organic, which means no pesticides or chemicals were used to help it grow to this ‘bigger than a bodybuilders [...]
Great Socks! Good Times!
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Dear Jildau,
From today onwards our household will no longer be treated to your charming collection of bright socks** after your move back to The Netherlands. But the thing we’ll miss the most, even more than your bright sock collection, is your unwavering love of wearing them in odd pairs each and every day for no [...]
Money can make a world of difference
Thursday, July 10th, 2008With Tom away in Mongolia looking at Camel Hair socks for one of our social initiatives, I get to busy myself with all things official. Recently my specialist subject has been banking…..with an onus on the ethical management of our money.
Because if ‘money makes the world go round’ then surely it makes sense to choose [...]
Happy to not be Primark
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Did you manage to catch the Panorama program on Monday evening about high street retailer Primark? It was called ‘Primark: On the Rack’ and is still available to catch online here for the next few days…it’s definatley worth watching.
The one thing that stands out for me is the sheer complexity of the situation. Economic, commercial, [...]