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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Horses
A complete turn-around about horses.
Driving
An up-to-date driving assessment brings a shock.
School’s Out
The freedom of being children, playing and learning how to get along with each other.
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.
Learning from Football
learning a permanent lesson in an unlikely environment
Pen’s on Fire!
Astounding poetry from prison, a rare privilege.
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
Sixth sense
Who has and uses a sixth sense? Do you?
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