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Some animals hibernate as part of their winter routine, but it seems my blogging took a summer siesta. I didn’t forget, it was a choc-a-block busy period (good problem) and I just hoped it would write itself (unlikely solution). In 2017 Mango hit a bump, like those potholes that send you head-over-handlebars. It was a mix of good bikes, bad numbers, and some not-so-wise prophets. …

I’ve got 3 parasitic little bundles of joy (kids) who are generally a lot of fun. Generally. Angus, the eldest and only boy, is 5 years old and my number 1 hero. He enjoys lots of stuff but his 3 main aims in life involve building Lego, riding a bike and having fun. What a guy. Swap building Lego for drinking beer and it’s probably strong evidence that I’ve not progressed much since 1985.Deciding …

OK, so it took until the 3rd week for me to miss a "weekly" blog. As previously declared, I'm an optimist so............at least it wasn't after the first week. Honestly, we've been flat out keeping up with orders, dealing with customers queries and trying to plan for the future. None of which I'm complaining about, all of which are great investments of time.  I promise to do better …

I've always been great at coming up with ideas and plans (thankfully most of them stayed in my head and never passed my lips) but I may also have been guilty of starting plenty of "projects" that weren't quite seen through to completion. As my brother once said, when I get an idea about something I'm 110% into it but then find something else to be 110% into a while later. The "hobbies" cupboard is …