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Monday, October 10, 2005

He stood, I sat

I had just got settled on the train home tonight when the man sitting next to me - who I vaguely know - started craning his head towards the entry doors. The carriage was packed with returning commuters but he had managed to spot an old gentleman who had shuffled on while I had my head stuck in my... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 9, 2005

An English Country Garden

We've all been in the garden for most of the day today. It was a bright, autumn day and the sun shone throughout. It made you feel really good just to be able to witness nature's determination to withstand man's attempts at controlling it! However, my sister and brother-in-law and mother and father... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 7, 2005

At a canter

My little girl has been having horseriding lessons during the year. She hasn't been able to go every week because we couldn't afford it but she goes as often as we can get her there. I took her for a class this afternoon and, wow, she is just so natural. Susan told me that she was going to be a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Show me you can write

It seems that a number of our universities are proposing that students take and pass literacy certificates before they can begin to hand in coursework – such is the decline in standards of written work. Is this to do with our increasingly fragmented lives, which I’ve already written about in these... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 4, 2005

Cinderella Man

I saw this film on Saturday evening. I'm not a macho, boxing type and I'm not a particular fan of Russell Crowe - though I haven't seen anything bad he's done either. I loved it. From the poignant early scenes through to the feel-good triumphs, it carried me along and carried me back again. What a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 30, 2005

Jogging on tables

I shared a train journey last week with someone from work. The journey lasted about two and a half hours so there was plenty of time to chat. I’ve worked in the same office as him for about four years but never really spent any extended time in his company and certainly not socially. I’ve always... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Home work

I worked from home today which I often get to do once or twice a week - certainly saves on the lOndon commute. I'm always much less tired having had a longer sleep and more relaxing evening. Knowing you have to get up at 5.30 each day doesn't put you in the best physical shape. Having said that, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Swallowed

When I was a small boy, I would run round to my grandad’s coal shed, very early on spring mornings to see whether our ‘visitors’ had arrived. He would watch me and, puffing on his pipe, would tell me to be patient and that summer would soon be here. But I only believed him once the first swallow had... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

You're welcome

As I was leaving the train this evening, there were two young girls waiting to do the same. They were standing, patiently, while other commuters filed past them without even bestowing a sideways glance on either. The girls didn't try and push in and weren't mouthing off about thewir wait. I let them... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 26, 2005

Fragment but remember how to spell it

I’ve just been reading a Headmaster’s Foreword in a school prospectus. Our middle son – Christian – is due to go to High School next September and we have begun to look around the area. Our main mission is to avoid the local, designated school which is appalling in terms of teacher motivation, exam... Sign in to see full entry.

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