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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Offshore Baker Who Turned His Skill Into a Business (opens the original)

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    A friend’s neighbour used to work in the oil industry. He spent weeks at a time offshore, where his job was to bake for the crew.I’d already heard the food on oil platforms can be amazingly good. My brother is an engineer on one and he regularly waxes lyrical about what he eats. I knew somebody had to be producing all that food. I’d just never met one of the people doing it until I met him.He produced everything from bread and rolls to pastries and desserts, on a scale that bears little resembla

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    There’s Wiser Eating Grass (opens the original)

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    My dad loved getting his hands into the soil.It wasn’t just about planting or weeding either. The moment his fingers pressed into the earth, you could see his whole body relax. It was where he thought, recharged and felt most at home.<img alt="" class=

  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    The Answer Was No. Until It Wasn't. (opens the original)

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    My parents got married in the 1960s and lived in a small Highland village where finding somewhere to live wasn't easy. There wasn't much housing available, but my Dad knew of a large house in the village with a small cottage in its grounds. He approached the owner and asked if he and my Mum could rent it, but was told that the cottage wasn't for rent.My Dad accepted his answer. He was a businessman and had gone directly to the person who owned the cottage and asked the obvious question. If the o

  4. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    The Things Your Customers Can’t Tell You (opens the original)

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    For years, I’d wanted to walk the Path of the Gods. It had been on my bucket list for ages, and I was lucky enough to finally get the chance a few years ago.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YPUp!,w_14

  5. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    What Rolling the Dice Taught Me About the Numbers (opens the original)

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    I’ve got a group of family and friends who love board games as much as I do. And I don’t mean the Monopoly that’s dusted off at Christmas because somebody decides we should all play a board game instead of flopping in front of the telly. We meet up regularly to play properly, and a couple of them are so into certain games that I’d say obsessed is probably an understatement.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YVWK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progr

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