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Telling a new story

October 24, 2018 by Julie Tomlin

What tales do we need to tell ourselves if we are going to meet the challenges of the future with the finest versions of ourselves?

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Ideas, Notes Tagged With: cafes, earth, environment, grief, stories

Speaking to be heard

December 1, 2017 by Julie Tomlin

Even if we don’t feel heard, our words can have a wayward effectiveness that works quietly away, unseen but slowly taking shape

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: cafes, change, new politics, war

The art of retreating

October 16, 2017 by Julie Tomlin

For a long time it’s felt that not much has been happening, but I’m beginning to realise that a lot of change has been taking place

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: cafes, change, grief, rebuilding

A hand made life

October 9, 2017 by Julie Tomlin

The search for the perfect breakfast or brunch is on, and it feels that the boundaries of what people are prepared to do to get the perfect table are being pushed all the time

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: cafes, consumerism, culture, hope, London

A revolution of the mind

February 19, 2017 by Julie Tomlin

What do we have to struggle against if we are going to be free to dream?

Filed Under: Books, Ideas, Notes Tagged With: cafes, capitalism, change, Edward Bernays, hope, politics, protest, Spain

Ending of a chapter

January 30, 2017 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Another cafe has closed, which means I’m looking for somewhere to replace it, as well as trying to find answers to some of the questions I have about life…

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: cafes, community, hope, London, new politics, politics, protest

Heading for the exit

July 3, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

My overnight stop in Barcelona was a welcome opportunity to step back from the fallout from ‘Brexit’

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: cafes, Europe, Spain

Finding the words

June 18, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

There is a deficit of language in relation to the apparent contradiction of the ongoing pain of loss and the emergence of hope

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: cafes, Greece, London, new politics, rebuilding

The spaces between

February 9, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

What was it about the cafe tucked away in the reception area of Guy’s Hospital that made me think of a place where we had warmed ourselves with cups of chai in ‘the jungle’ in Calais?

Filed Under: Books, Notes, Uncategorized Tagged With: cafes, Calais, migration, refugees

What we can learn from an artist’s work

January 20, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Agony and incompleteness, lack of hope in anything other than just showing up, these are all experiences we find we share with many artists…

Filed Under: Books, Notes Tagged With: cafes, creativity, London

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