The countdown for my trip has begun in earnest. Tomorrow evening some good friends of mine from the Odense (Hans Christian Andersen’s home town) are coming to stay and they will look after my home whilst I am away. They are bringing their dog with them, I hope the weather stays fine, so they can go... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
The world is my oyster (Jacob reflects)
It is early morning here and still dark and quiet outside. This time next week I will wake up in Istanbul; a strange and exciting thought especially after reading Vogue's interesting posts from that city. Here is the next episode of my story: As Rachel and Sarah disappeared upstairs Jacob stood up,... Sign in to see full entry.
The world is my oyster (Confrontation)
S ome years ago when I was working in a children's club there was a boy with a Muslim mother and a Hindu father; living in Denmark they had to make sense of three different religious and cultural traditions. "How do you cope?" I asked. "We celebrate the traditions of all three religions; it's so... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The world is my oyster (No- man's land)
Two weeks later Sarah brought home a letter from school. “I should like to invite you to an informal meeting so we can review Sarah’s progress and general welfare. Yours sincerely E. Williams.” The following day Sarah shyly handed the reply to Miss. Williams. “I am at your disposal; would tomorrow... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Never say never!
Some time ago I wrote that I was going to spend time finding positive news stories in the press. After some days and a lot of fruitless searching I gave up. However visiting the following site I found some news that made me feel that there are after all good things going on in the world; the problem... Sign in to see full entry.