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Memories…

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

We’ve been looking at a lot of old photos recently, sorting out my father’s collection after his death in January. The photo of Dad that terribly hot summer in Switzerland – the one and only time I remember him wearing … Continue reading →

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Remember your first Noddy book?

Posted on July 16, 2016 by

As a young child, I loved picture books, and one of very first I remember ‘reading’ was about Noddy. How I loved him. It must have been before the days of Noddy on TV, so ‘all’ I would have was … Continue reading →

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In memory of summers past…

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

Remember back in the day, when the long school holidays started, and weeks and weeks of sunshine stretched in front of us, and we had nothing to do but play – and read? Remember building caterpiller zoos in jam jars, … Continue reading →

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Temping

Posted on May 10, 2014 by

Well I remember that day in early 2012. I was sitting with a cup of Swiss bank coffee in front of me, informing my allocated financial consultant that I was proposing to sell our family home and buy one of … Continue reading →

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