Talking, teaching and documenting. Especially using mobile tools. Running workshops and consulting worldwide with a focus on social technology.
If my Granddad were still alive this year, we’d be celebrating his hundredth birthday. We often made fun that his birth was the second major disaster of 1912. When he died he took a thousand stories with him. And just as many songs. He was a guarded man. The few stories we shared only offered [...]
After moving house I now find myself surrounded by boxes that had recently been stashed away in an attic. In one box was a BSAF 90 minute cassette tape. The label had only one word.. ‘Granddad’. I had the feint recollection of recording my Granddad singing but wasn’t sure. So this week I bought a [...]
“I’m happy if you’re happy” I just said to my Gran.“I’m too old to be happy” she replied.I had to smile. “..And I’m too young to be sad. My Gran (@Granumentally) is 85 years old. She has good days and bad days. Today was a bit of both. My oldest surviving relative and one of [...]
My Grandad John is a very private person. A recent Widower he now lives alone spending his time taking photos and saturating in himself in his main passion, photography. Get him at a family gathering with a glass of wine though, and the stories start flowing. Always off the record, private stories just for us. [...]
The stew like soup, Borscht can be found all over the world. Originating in Ukraine It’s regularly found it’s way to my table having either being cooked by my Ukrainian Grandfather and now after he has passed away, his wife, my Italian Grandmother. I call her Nonna. The dish has many different variations. I enjoy [...]
When i look at a photograph of my Granddad, it’s as if he is still here. There’s still life in his eyes.
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