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Another example of dogs being judged by their perceived reputation, rather than by their own personal behaviour was brought to my attention today, by a member of The Dogs Trust. ……… (more…)

Well, it is Friday the thirteenth, and as if we needed telling…… it is now official that Swansea is “Britain’s Wettest City”! (more…)

I am as pleased as Punch and very proud of my son who has been awarded his PhD

Congratulations, Rich ! Well done!

On Boxing Day, on the second anniversary of the dreadful tsunami in the southern hemisphere, we were also reminded of something that happened during our sailing years.
In 2003 there was an earthquake in Algeria. (more…)

Hooray for Pott Row First School in Norfolk!

They have realised the benifits of allowing children to run around outdoors and and fill their lungs with fresh air.

Some forty four years ago, I was a teacher in Pimlico, in Inner London. ‘Outdoors’ as far as our kids were concerned consisted of a tiny rooftop playground, seven stories up, or a bus trip to Wimbledon. (more…)

It was the week before Christmas…. well, a few weeks before, actually, and I was teaching in a secondary school in Pimlico. Just before the first lesson after lunch, the Head received a phone call from the manager of a swish department store in Victoria Street, nearby. Apparently a boy had been seen stealing from store during the lunch hour. He was well known locally, so they named him (more…)

Years ago, I was a full-time working mother. One afternoon, I finished work early and visited my son’s classroom. All around the walls were pictures of females, drawn by the children, all entitled ‘My Mum’. All were drawn with great care, but I must admit, none was recognisable as anyone that I knew! (more…)

Swansea schoolchildren have been stopped from taking part in Inter-school matches as a result of what one parent described as ‘political correctness gone mad’. As reported by BBC Wales on Friday 24th November, following a question raised by one school govenor at one school, all matches have been cancelled. (more…)

Congratulations to the Powers That Be for seeing sense at long last!

On November 8th, the Animal Welfare Bill finally received Royal Assent. This is very good news because (more…)

I attended a reunion of Chelsea College students last weekend in London. We had a good time and saw lots of photos, particularly of “Thieves’ Carnival”, in which Irene played the lead. (more…)