Ne’er cast a clout…
'...till May be out' English proverb. Last weekend - on one of the last chilly days of spring before the sizzling summer burst upon the UK - I visited the…
Prerequisites
As you may have gathered from my last post, after nearly 8 weeks of incessant rain, below average temperatures and unbroken cloud cover, the weather in the UK has suddenly…
Best work day of the year!
"Summer Dress The Surmaster would like to announce that from now on pupils will be allowed to wear summer dress. This means that ties do not need to be worn…
Testing, testing…
There is a certain nervous tension in the air 'chez nous' this weekend. Both Pearl and I are in need of examinations. For new readers I should explain at this…
A word from our sponsor
There is quite enough to be done in putting together an application to become a permanent resident of Canada without having to think too much about the hoops through which…
A tough occupation
“Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it.” - Martha Gellhorn As I noted in a previous post, Kickass…
…the darling buds…
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. William Shakespeare May is usually my favourite month. The first true taste…
Apposition
I have to work this Saturday - the occasion being the main event in the School's calendar - the annual prize-giving and speech day which, in our case, goes by…
Reasons to be cheerful
"A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it You're welcome, we can spare it - yellow socks Too short to be haughty, too nutty…
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
A few evenings ago I watched a fascinating TV documentary about Kenneth Grahame and the creation of 'The Wind in the Willows'. The story is an interesting one, but I…
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