It's one of my very favourite novels, which I have loved for most of my life.I first encountered it when I was very little in an anthology my grandfather gave me, and instantly identified with Maggie of the rough unkempt hair who cuts her hair off … [Continue reading]
Christmases Past and Present
We're having an Oxford Christmas today and like Scrooge, I am thinking of Christmases past. Oxford and Christmas. Both words come to me freighted with so many associations, memories, traditions, books, films, experiences. Our family said … [Continue reading]
Evolving English: One Language, Many Voices
British LibrarySponsored PostThe British Library is hosts the first ever exhibition exploring the English language from Anglo-Saxon runes to regional dialects and modern day rap. This will explore the English language-- one of the most talked and … [Continue reading]
The British Library’s Exhibition on the Continuing Evolution of English
British Library Sponsored Post One of the things on my list for the New Year is to go to the British Library exhibition on Evolving English, which continues until the 3rd April 2011. It has treasures such as the only surviving … [Continue reading]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeWe are listening to this in the car with a good deal of pleasure and laughter. It is eerily familiar. Now none of us are autistic or have aspergers. However, we are pretty logical, and … [Continue reading]
Blessed are the Have-Nots
Blessed are the Have-NotsWhen my daughter Zoe, now a sweet 16, was 4, I was obsessed with the Beatitudes. I knew they were true because Jesus said they were true and every other saying of Jesus that I had personally experimented with was true.But how … [Continue reading]
God's Protection–Hannah Whitall Smith
La Cartuja, The Carthusian Monastery, GranadaWe are going to spend the next couple of days in the Alhambra. However, since we arrived at Granada at 2 a.m. last night--I know, bad planning!!--we took today easy, drove around, shopped, and visited the … [Continue reading]
The Third Way
The Third Way I love God. I love following him, even when I get it wrong (often!!). It is absolutely the most exciting adventure of my life. I particularly love it when he makes fun of my limited intelligence, and blows my mind open. He does this … [Continue reading]
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