Journal

The challenge of creating art for our t-shirts is twofold.  We look for a relevant saying and then pair it up with an image that gives it meaning.  We look for the unexpected or the humorous in the marriage between those two elements. In the case of a recent kids t-shirt the artists paired up a saying “Just roll with It” and the image of the front end of a motor bike. So, the saying just roll with it for us is about dealing with and adapting to unexpected changes or challenges.  Don’t over think it just go with it. In searching...

Two things are happening to me. My hair is going grey, and I think I have got to that awful age where I bore people with stories of the past. I am fighting the thought that I am getting older. Sure, I pull the odd muscle more often when I play touch rugby, or my bowling wasn’t quite as quick when we played cricket over summer, but I am still playing tennis and I am doing physical things to prove how young at heart I am. There are those times when you suddenly realize that we often don’t value moments...

I spent most of December worrying how Santa would cope. Outside sparsely populated countries or those that have opened their boarders the poor old chap had to become very inventive to get presents to children worldwide. I am sure the job was done well, with a few subtle changes where necessary.  We have spent an era characterized by worldwide political turmoil and also dominated by discussion on the climate crisis which created growing division.  Then the Global pandemic hit, radically transforming how people lived and where they could travel across the globe. Our future seems to remain precarious, but now more than ever, it is vital to remember that often uncertainty breeds positive change through innovation, courage and...

We finish 2021, which has been an unusual year, with mixed emotions. It is fair to say that we have experienced a lot and the telling point, have we learnt a lot, will become apparent as we travel through 2022. Our commitment this year has been to become a better company and do things right as we navigate our path to become a B Corp company.  We chose this path because we felt that we needed an external measure to keep us on track.  We are committed but envious of startups that can set themselves off on the right path...