To be brave?
How brave are you? I mean, on a scale of 1 – 10 how easy would you find it to: – be admitted to hospital for an operation spend an evening with strangers make a speech at short notice go … Continue reading To be brave?
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The Colour of Snow
“What colour is snow?” The child had topaz coloured eyes and dimpled cheeks like punched dough. “Well,” I looked down at him, puzzled, wondering if the cold had turned his head. Building snowmen on the field with thirty nine and … Continue reading The Colour of Snow
Prayer, Advent and Latin Verbs
Call me sad but I loved Latin verbs. At an all-girls school, stuffed with hormones and self-obsession (I levelled out but have recently declined again – for obvious reasons), Latin verbs were immensely comforting. Like the shipping forecast , there … Continue reading Prayer, Advent and Latin Verbs
