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A Little Less Conversation…. Please”

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  The titular “Wee Room” is a safe haven at the bottom of our garden where friends gather, music is played, books are read and ideas flow. It certainly saved my sanity during lockdown, it was a place I could go, watch the birds, be close to nature and to just be .   “A Little Less Conversation…. Please” I have never been a big fan of Elvis or, Kings in general as it happens. It does however strike me that these lyrics, (albeit that from here, the song descends into somewhat concerning territory), could be the soundtrack to a career in social care. “A little less conversation, a little more action, please All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me A little more bite and a little less bark A little less fight and a little more spark.” (Lyrics by Billy Strange and Mac Davis) I probably don’t need to explain to many of you but, indulge me. Meetings, consultations, stakeholder groups, short life working groups, have all featured heavily in my working life. Some years ago,