Category Archives: (re)storying society

Day 5: Answering the Call

I spent today working from home, some days its the only way I can actually get work done.  But the opportunity to give came calling despite my geography.  I was home when the Scottish SPCA phoned this afternoon asking for an increase in my monthly giving.  I took the opportunity and increased my donation by £1 aContinue reading “Day 5: Answering the Call”

Day 3: Sharing through Giving with the Edinburgh Tool Library

    Day three, I gave away a brick bolster.  Yeah, I didn’t know what one of those was either.  I’m working on de-paving part of my back-yard with the ultimate goal of creating a forest garden where now there is only concrete.  Last weekend, Mike and I set up a small pond in theContinue reading “Day 3: Sharing through Giving with the Edinburgh Tool Library”

Day 2: Stories of 29 Gifts

Gifting is a little addictive.  Spurred on by my soupsploits yesterday, I picked up a box of my favourite gluten-free, dairy-free truffles from Booja Booja to mail to a friend whose been having a bit of rough time lately.  Incidentally, I was first introduced to Booja Booja by receiving a box as a thank you giftContinue reading “Day 2: Stories of 29 Gifts”