"Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would. I'd spend all my life without ever going to China, but it wouldn't matter, because there was all the rest of the world to visit." ~ Philip Pullman… Continue reading The Family Way
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A Few Of My Favourite Things
I thought I'd have a go at the Weekly Writing Challenge again this week, and tell you about the most meaningful object I own. I actually own a lot of meaningful objects. Pretty much all the stuff in my house is meaningful, bar the electrical items and similar necessities, because it was either given to me… Continue reading A Few Of My Favourite Things
Mrs Medusa
One of my first and best role models for dealing with difficult situations was my primary school teacher. She was Yugoslavian. Well, she started off as a Yugoslavian, by the time we graduated to high school she wasn't. She grew up in Srebrenica. She was a good teacher, but quite eccentric, not like all the… Continue reading Mrs Medusa