Culture, Courage and Creativity

Everyone has a voice and it's been a delight to interview Tigger. Tigger is a lurcher who didn't have the best start in life but he found his home at last. Now he has a solid audience on his social media platforms spreading the words about dog welfare, animal awareness as well as bringing a smile to a lot of people's faces. Tigger has the word! C ould you tell me a bit about yourself? I am around 6years old and I am a lurcher. My exact birthday is not known as I was found abandoned on the street. My capture and subsequent boarding in a really nice rescue centre turned out to be a very timely and fortunate one, as the humans I adopted had recently had their previous dog cross the Rainbow Bridge and were struggling. When I arrived at my, now, forever home I did have a few issues, but my humans looked past those and helped me grow into the happy newshound you see today.   Can you teach us a very specific fact about your breed? Of all the breeds, I would say lurchers are pretty...

In this feature, I am happy to introduce you all to Charlotte. the owner of Cottontails Baby .   She is a Herefordshire based woman in her 40s living  pretty much in the middle of nowhere on a little small holding with two goats, seven runner ducks and – of course – the beloved Ralph, her house rabbit. She went to university in York and studied sociology. Since then she worked mainly in retail one way or another. Six years ago she went ‘back to school’ to train as a yoga teacher – and now her life is a mixture of yoga and Cottontails. Here's the interview: How did the idea for Cottontails come up? I had been working in retail since university, and didn’t really know where to take it.   For several years I worked at Waterstone’s, the bookshop (I ran the children’s department in my branch – which I loved).   I didn’t much fancy the ‘management track’ and moving around the country and eventually decided to take the plunge and open my own little high ...

I am really happy to introduce you to this inspiring Australia based artist Si Black. In this interview, you get a great insight into her art, her thoughts and on the road to where she is today. I was inspired and I think you will be too.    Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? I was born overseas and travelled to many countries before settling in Australia as a   young adult. I have always been a creative person but like a lot of creative people, I had to overcome a lot of unfortunate childhood circumstances that sent me down a different path than I dreamed of as a child. It took me a few years to find that path. I have several university degrees ranging from   bachelor degrees in Liberal Arts, Science, and Botany. I plan to return to university in a few years to earn a master’s degree and a doctorate. Thanks to my inquisitive nature, university studies, and frequent travels, I managed to learn a few languages.  ...