Philippa Cordingley
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Passionate, still, re CPDL (don't forget the L) for educators & their leaders
Yes, & also ridiculous if 90% of news is about future possibilities & personalities. Distinction between things that have actually happened/ analysis re why, & re things that might happen & why matters 2. Chris Mason was reporting opinion polls as "black & white facts" on Today. Facts re opinion...
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Yes, & also ridiculous if 90% of news is about future possibilities & personalities. Distinction between things that have actually happened/ analysis re why, & re things that might happen & why matters 2. Chris Mason was reporting opinion polls as "black & white facts" on Today. Facts re opinion...
Every time I look at it I wonder about her more. Didn't even see her the first time! I think I can smell it!
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Every time I look at it I wonder about her more. Didn't even see her the first time! I think I can smell it!
Wouldn't it just! Such delicacy - in itself and on treading the line along the edge of sentimentality
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Wouldn't it just! Such delicacy - in itself and on treading the line along the edge of sentimentality
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Yes, it's almost a Somme salient comparison. He was very affected by WW1
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Yes, it's almost a Somme salient comparison. He was very affected by WW1
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Rather than an idea, it’s a compulsive requirement and more a stamina for looking that is acquired, like discipline needed to practice piano lessons.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Rather than an idea, it’s a compulsive requirement and more a stamina for looking that is acquired, like discipline needed to practice piano lessons.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
Looking hard instills curiosity, and a persistence to understand more, while developing endurance to look longer.
A very positive feedback loop.
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Developing a craft skill such as drawing gives confidence to communicating ideas, very useful later in life.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Developing a craft skill such as drawing gives confidence to communicating ideas, very useful later in life.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
Sometimes a sketch can convey much more than words, or in a foreign country bridge two languages, such as when briefing a French builder on a project.
Is the mysterious bit something to do with the contrast between the elevated silhouette of the buildings and the trees etc?
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Is the mysterious bit something to do with the contrast between the elevated silhouette of the buildings and the trees etc?
What a fabulous idea! I know a school that immersed pupils in art and uses it as a key to unlock learning across the curriculum. I will share this with them. But they probably know. I am probably just catching up!
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
What a fabulous idea! I know a school that immersed pupils in art and uses it as a key to unlock learning across the curriculum. I will share this with them. But they probably know. I am probably just catching up!
Oh dear. Not going anywhere near US on principle for now.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Oh dear. Not going anywhere near US on principle for now.
Where is this astonishingly lovely picture
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Where is this astonishingly lovely picture
The shapes and spaces in between say so much. Then comes the colour . Finally the power of these women. Never seen anything quite like it. Thank you!
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The shapes and spaces in between say so much. Then comes the colour . Finally the power of these women. Never seen anything quite like it. Thank you!
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Since the election almost all the vote movement has been within these blocs rather than between them. The centre/left bloc vote is rising because a lot of Lab24 voters who had been saying "don't know" are now saying "Green".
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Since the election almost all the vote movement has been within these blocs rather than between them. The centre/left bloc vote is rising because a lot of Lab24 voters who had been saying "don't know" are now saying "Green".
It makes me think that trying to paint portraits might help us all with sibling relationships. It might help us see our sisters and brothers as independent beings; something he communicates so vividly.
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It makes me think that trying to paint portraits might help us all with sibling relationships. It might help us see our sisters and brothers as independent beings; something he communicates so vividly.
Oh what a disappointment! Maybe it was focussing so hard on one thing, art, that blinded him to humanity and morality. I was quite blown away by all the Degas in The Burrell collection on a recent visit. Previously I had not focused because of a vague disquiet; I thought it was about voyeurism?
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Oh what a disappointment! Maybe it was focussing so hard on one thing, art, that blinded him to humanity and morality. I was quite blown away by all the Degas in The Burrell collection on a recent visit. Previously I had not focused because of a vague disquiet; I thought it was about voyeurism?
The lack of furniture makes the fire crackle...
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The lack of furniture makes the fire crackle...
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It’s not without problems for Norway.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
October 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
It’s not without problems for Norway.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
It wouldn’t be without big consequences here.
But I find it wild that wealth taxes are straight-off treated as impossibilities whereas expelling immigrants and leaving the ECHR is seen as totally doable, when the evidence is the other way around.
True. But also odd - feeding the very young human is anything but still!
October 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
True. But also odd - feeding the very young human is anything but still!
Yes - and grace. The gestures are exquisite, individually and in relation to each other!
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Yes - and grace. The gestures are exquisite, individually and in relation to each other!
Very sorry to hear about this although I enjoyed the reflections and analysis. Kidney stones are v painful. Hope all is resolved soon.
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Very sorry to hear about this although I enjoyed the reflections and analysis. Kidney stones are v painful. Hope all is resolved soon.
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That's why it's perfect. Painted until it was fully alive.
October 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That's why it's perfect. Painted until it was fully alive.
Almost shockingly so.
October 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Almost shockingly so.