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Frankly, I have no idea what I'm going to say when I write to a law firm where I don't know who I'm writing to, and there is no indication other than some oblique reference. I might as well say "dear reference" or "dear unknown", for what it's worth. 2/2

Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 13h

I see The Law Society has now given guidance for all solicitors to abandon the use of the expression "Dear Sirs".
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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 15h

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Job Creation

Today’s poem, and it’s a short one, is from Mary Oliver. It’s called “The World I Live In.” I won’t drag this out. I can’t be the only one to question our …

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 1d

The photography on @bsky.app is out of this world.

Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Books, ITVX and Audio (I have found all 42 episodes online). A bit of Mortimer QC fest tbh. Oh, and on Audible.

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Job titles still mystify me especially as they rarely make sense alongside what the person actually does in practice, e.g. Chief People Officer. (What is a 'people officer' in any event?)

Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 1d

It's a heart warming story and if only we'd leave nature alone...

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 1d

I'd like to think so . . . www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Not much has changed in the world of work strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/

STRIKE! Magazine – On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant

Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you weren't doing that thing you do 9-5?

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 1d

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I wonder, I wonder . . .

Today’s poem is by Charles Bukowski. It’s called “The Poetry Reading.” The rubric posits a longing, a longing for the past. Namely, I wonder what it would be like if we rein…

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 2d

George Mackley’s wood engraving The Deserted Farm, 1952

a road crossing a narrow stone bridge, a broken tree, still with leaves, and a larger house by the road side

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Do you have this one?

Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 2d

One of my favourite artists www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/an-arti...

John Minton, an artist killed by prejudice - The Oldie

In 1954, when I was seventeen, I went to an exhibition curated by the ballet critic Richard Buckle. It was in honour of the pioneering Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev, whose name is for ever assoc...

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 2d

"To not grieve is a violence to the Divine and our own hearts and especially to the dead. If we do not grieve what we miss, we are not praising what we love." - Martín Prechtel

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 2d

I love how Porsche have a gallery of all their models. My favourite is still the 356C followed by the 928. www.porsche.com/internationa...

Model Overview 928 | Porsche Classic

The Porsche 928 was popular as an easy-to-handle, comfortable and effortless grand tourer. When designing the 928 the focus was on lightweight construction.

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 2d

I have so enjoyed getting back into Rumpole of the Bailey. Great stories; great writing; and lots of old-style, legal humour.

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 2d

I love it when you do some digging in the garden (turning over the soil with an old fork) and the birds -- mostly blackbirds -- start queuing for feeding time. It's like: "Hurry up, mate; we're hungry".

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Julian Summerhayes @juliansummerhayes.bsky.social · 2d

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Where are we headed?

Today’s poem isn’t from Charles Bukowski, but instead from Diane di Prima and her book “Revolutionary Letters.” This is #104. This question, the rubric in other words, will …

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