and why I donate Alexandria, Egypt. The fear had been building up for perhaps a month. Suddenly we were called together and packed away into a hot empty school building. The Egyptian police begged us not to leave the premises. They were protecting us from their own people. Those caring for us here were… Continue reading The Red Cross
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Word Perfect
Delightful words to add to your vocabulary!
Thanksgiving Week
Have you ever tried to celebrate a festival, dear to your heart, in an environment where no one else is celebrating it? I thought I was used to it, having lived in countries that didn’t celebrate Christmas. Thanksgiving is always more difficult. I celebrate it because North American Thanksgivings are the only national holidays I… Continue reading Thanksgiving Week
Something of no interest
A surprising comment leads to new adventures.
Hildegard
Have you ever had the experience of being very very near to something wonderful, and unknowingly passed it by? Something which, in later life, made a big difference to you? Years ago, my husband John’s jazz band was invited to the Wine Festival in Bingen am Rhein, Germany. We all went along as guests. The… Continue reading Hildegard
100 things
Hurrah for you! Here’s a beautiful way to start the new year.
Nothing like a cold……
Colds around the world — a multitude of solutions!
I can remember
Some things from the past are worth losing. Some aren’t.
Poems and Punkah
Grandmother: “How do you like to go up in a swing, up in the air so blue?” Me, pulling and repeating: “How do you like to go up in a swing, up in the air so blue?” Grandmother: “Oh I do think it the pleasantest thing ever a child can do.” Me: “Oh I do… Continue reading Poems and Punkah
Learning to Read
Six years old…. Canton, China. My six-year-old heart was burbling with excitement. Today I would be given my very own book with real words in it! Today I was going to learn to read. I rushed to our classroom – an unused room in the servants’ wing of the house, overlooking the canal (windows closed… Continue reading Learning to Read
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