Saturday, 24 December 2022

Christmas controversy or a long-winded message of season's greetings.

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It amuses me that some of my festive tastes and habits are apparently controversial: I like tinsel (I don’t overdo it but the abhorrence tha...
Saturday, 20 February 2021

Covid#31 - Never prouder to be a teacher

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It’s the end of the half-term break from schools.  It was a break I went into thinking I might get halfway through and decide I’d just as we...
Wednesday, 17 February 2021

Covid#30 - We're all scientists now

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  Three days ago I had the first of my Covid vaccinations.   The next day was a total write-off as I suffered what I am assured was only a r...
Thursday, 24 December 2020

Covid#29 - Finding whatever merriness I can this Christmas

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At the weekend, Boris made his most depressing announcements so far, putting swathes of the south-east of England into a new tier four, tell...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020

It's the goldcrest that did it

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The day hadn’t started well.  The milk was off, my coffee went down the drain, I dribbled toothpaste down my shirt and the dog threw up.  By...
Sunday, 8 November 2020

Covid#28 - A reminder that we are not invincible

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This must surely be the first time in human history when our response to an emergency such as coronavirus has been to impose lockdowns on en...
Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Covid#27 - It's back

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By the time I wake up tomorrow, England will be in lockdown again.   A dejected sounding Boris announced his plan on Saturday with all the e...