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Stories like this, which I’ve adapted from an American website, always have a way of putting the right perspective on life. Jean Thompson stood in front of her Year Five class on the very first day of school in the autumn and told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her…
Nelson’s Column, 400 cadets and a splendid Sunday morning
Mark and I had a lovely morning in Trafalgar Square today, attending the Sea Cadets’ annual Trafalgar Day Parade. The weather was glorious, the setting beneath Nelson’s Column could hardly have been more appropriate, and the young people taking part were a credit to themselves and their organisations. I’ve had a long association with Sea…
What people say about traveling
I’m spending a lot of time in the air at the moment. So I was very pleased to pick up these wonderful quotations about traveling from whatboundariestravel.com Perhaps you have other favourites you’d like to add… 1. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter,…
