I slip out of one set of pajamas and into its twin, a shower, intermission separating the two acts. Rafe’s voice floats up the stairs,‘Fancy a hot drink?’I don’t reply….
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Having lived in the UK since 1990, I’ve become accustomed to straddling two cultures and today is an apt example of that: Pancake Day and Carnival Tuesday. Normally, on this…
Being a logophile, lover of words, I started following Susie Dent on Twitter, stalwart of daytime quiz Countdown, last year. Her word a day has been a wonderful distraction in…
Winter solstice, shortest day and longest night. As a teenager, I enjoyed learning about the movements of the earth on its axis and around the sun. However, living on an…
There’s something New Year-ish about September, even if it’s been years since you’ve been near an educational institution. There’s a feeling of starting afresh, even if you didn’t have 6…