Box Breathing

Box Breathing

It has been hectic in Ruckusland of late, lots of changes and life is a little more complicated than usual – turns out adding “open a pub” to your to-do list comes with a rather impressive number of subtasks. Over the last couple of years, I have...
Cellar Management

Cellar Management

On our journey to becoming best stocktakers in the world, I have descended the steps to hundreds of cellars. As part of that noble mission, I went on a  cellar management course yesterday which, aside from being unexpectedly interesting, means I need to have some...
“Use Two Hands!”

“Use Two Hands!”

I nearly dropped my digital scales this morning, I was juggling them with a bag of flour and in my head, my father’s voice was chiding me to “USE TWO HANDS!”. I then gave myself a good chide as that is the piece of advice I hand out most often to...
The power of a ritual #blog

The power of a ritual #blog

It is my birthday today and our family celebrated with a ritual that developed, quite by accident, a few birthdays ago. The cake is made the day before, the kitchen table decorated with lights and banners and when we wake, a fuss is made, we sing the song and have...