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MAY IN MARCH

Last week the clocks changed and summer arrived. It was as if someone looked down on us as we trudged on, shoulders hunched against the wind and decided to give [...]

ZEITGEIST AND DREAMS

I recently read 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' and like all good books it made me think. I don't mean about the book itself nor even about [...]

THE ADVENTURES OF HERMAN

"I've got you a cake," said a friend of mine a few weeks ago. She must have seen my face light up because she quickly continued."Well," she confessed. "When I say [...]

A CLEAR HEAD

I am just back from my annual jaunt to the French Alps without my family. Early each March I meet myself coming back as I try to organise my life [...]

FRETTING

I've been getting myself in a bit of a pickle recently. It happens from time to time, generally when I have too much to coordinate. The fret lasts until the [...]

WHO’D BE A GOVERNOR?

Forget what's going on in America. Imogen Clark is standing for election as a Parent Governor at our secondary school. There are two vacancies and a startling seven nominees. The [...]

A BRAVE NEW WORLD

I am a fan of technology. I'm just not awfully good at it. But I'm trying to learn.I first decided that I needed to improve my almost non-existent knowledge when [...]

BRITISH ENGLISH?

I have a new computer. It's American and it can't spell.That's probably not fair. It's an American computer and it can spell in American but I am English and it's [...]

SOCK TROUBLE

My socks keep twisting round in my boots.  I know it's not the kind of news that is going to keep you awake at night but it is really annoying. [...]

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