The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Tag Archives: School
Skool Teekchers Wot Ay Haf Noan: part one – Maple Road Primary
I have been taught by the timid, the tremendous, the tired and the terrible – quite a few of the latter in truth. The best weren’t necessarily either good teachers or knew their subject but they had character – some … Continue reading
Posted in home, humour, memoires, miscellany, School
Tagged Maple Road Primary, Memoir, School, teachers
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French: Its Part In My Humiliation
South London tried its hand at snow today (Sunday) without much success. The alternating snow-rain-snow combo isn’t going to work, weather-people. It did generate a little brolly-flattery as we walked Dog, with a passer-by calling out ‘nice umbrella’ to the … Continue reading
N is for Nativity #atozchallenge
For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, family, humour, miscellany
Tagged A to Z blogging challenge, acting, family, memories, nativity plays, School
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M is for Monitor #atozchallenge
For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, family, memories, miscellany
Tagged A to Z blogging challenge, family, memories, School
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B is for Brockenhurst
Brockenhurst is a small town in the New Forest. If you want some boring stuff about history and population click here. No, what makes it truly memorable is it is where I went to school from 12 to 18 (1970 … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, brockenhurst, miscellany
Tagged A to Z blogging challenge, Brockenhurst, School
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School’s Out – and Education’s In
People confuse school with education, as if they were synonymous. School lasts for a relatively short period; education never stops. It should be like the universe, constantly expanding, abhorring vacuums (and most other household appliances – ho ho). I have … Continue reading
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