Bella |
The cat flap is obsolete now and won't swing in the evening anymore, we have put away the mat and the pink dishes for your food, your toys are lovingly stored away in a box, and we have kept your silv...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:48:00 GMT |
past memories |
Lessons for life..
My grandparents both came from Bolzano Novarese, a tiny hilly village at the foot of the Italian Alps, in the pink shadow of Monte Rosa. They were from ordinary farming people but l...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:28:00 GMT |
Retail therapy |
Credit crunch or not, a girl (even an older one) needs cheering up at times. After a non-descript week and a bout of low feelings, ending in a frantic chase after our neighbour's escaped rabbits at e...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:16:00 GMT |
A week like any other... |
New week, same routine, indifferent weather this is England after all. Why is it that little ones are so tactile? I taught my infant class on Monday, all seated in a circle, waiting for me with perc...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:16:00 GMT |
Ascari in London |
A very excited teenager got ready to go to her first gig, in a London club, no less. Emilie at the wonderful age of 15 could attend Ascari's gig and I was very proud to take her. She got ready at scho...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:10:00 GMT |
Little wonders |
Little wonders
Week one of teaching in 'my' primary schools. I was nervous as I am really a secondary teacher, used to giving back as much as I get from my grumpy teenagers. Little children baffle me ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:47:00 GMT |
fan club |
Wow, at last I have a fan club. Alright, it's only S. and J. and D., year 11s 'chavs', but they are way better than nobody! When I am on duty at break they come along, caps on, phones blaring out stra...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:34:00 GMT |
French people |
First full week and I am shattered, with a sore throat. My classes are pretty good so far, cute year 7s, predictably grumpy year 11s, and a bit of everything in between. I have started teaching Religi...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:12:00 GMT |
Back at school |
Never work with children and animals. Ever heard this? I should have paid more attention, maybe. Back at school for three days now, two with students, and I am already exhausted. Teenagers are ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:48:00 GMT |
A seaside holiday |
A broad semi-circle of honey-coloured sand, fringed by sharp rocks and oyster beds where the sea licks at it in foam-topped waves. At one end, the black rocks of the Devils' Bridge, supporting two bro...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:15:00 GMT |
