If I was to write a novel, I’d base it in a secondhand bookshop. Two reasons. First, I’ve overheard* the most wonderful conversations, in the past, while selecting secondhand books. Snippets that a whole story plot might be built on. I would even suggest that it’s the best location for […]
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Christmas Jumper Day
Seeing one of the children rushing out of school, clutching a note, has one of three effects on me. A sense of dread (small slip of paper, typically, letting you know that they have unwelcome guests in the classroom – nits), sense of the inevitable (sponsorship or school trip requests […]
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Standing in the playground this week, a friend asked me, if I was ever fed up with lugging my daughter’s harp around. In all fairness this is a question that people have been asking frequently over the last few years. I must make it look like a trial. The answer […]
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Being the child of a knitter
Let’s face it. Having a mother who sews and knits, is a mixed blessing. On one hand, garments can be magic-ed up over night, on short notice, and to exact requirements. On the other hand, “unique” outfits and the phrase “I could make that for less/better/different” haunt your childhood. I […]
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