An up-to-date driving assessment brings a shock.
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I vow never to…
Self-trapping vows never work.
Cousins
Valuing those who share 12.5% of my own blood — they’re important!
School’s Out
The freedom of being children, playing and learning how to get along with each other.
Find what the Future Holds
My first school reunion brings new understanding of what the school gave me.
Fish and Chips
Do you ever find yourself looking anew at something so commonplace that you always took it for granted? It happened to me recently. “Let’s go for fish and chips” I said to Tom, my visiting brother from California. We walked away from our village, strolled up a road by the church and on to a… Continue reading Fish and Chips
Grand-chickens!
Caring for chickens makes surprising links, and new learning.
Pen’s on Fire!
Astounding poetry from prison, a rare privilege.
Sixth sense
Who has and uses a sixth sense? Do you?
Should Grandparents be allowed to say “no”?
The answer is probably “no”. (This is a true story.) The telephone rings. You know that ominous feeling? With trepidation, I (the adult education manager) answer it. “I’m sorry that I’ll have to withdraw from the embroidery class” the voice says. The voice is attached to Mrs Smith, a retired woman who absolutely loves embroidery,… Continue reading Should Grandparents be allowed to say “no”?
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