Can you remember the worst teacher you ever had? There are a few individuals who sprang to my mind when I was trying to decide which one was the worst. My Grade 1 Teacher My Grade 1 teacher, Mrs Lickerfit (pretty sure that’s not how it was spelt, but that’s how it was pronounced) was […]

I was dusting the bookshelves on the weekend, when I happened across the scrapbook of all our old love notes.  Only too happy to be distracted from the housework for a while, I sat down to browse through the mementoes from the early days of our relationship more than 30 years ago. It seems I […]

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in the magical land of Bris-Vegas. Now this was in the days before modern medicine, so the people were in fear and trembling, as at any time pestilence could be upon them. Fortunately, our little girl was of a robust constitution and was mostly […]

I saw some very sad news on Facebook last week – Stafford Skate Centre is closing. Roller skating first appeared on my radar when I was a kid. We used to go to Redcliffe for family outings and there was a skating rink perched right next to the waterfront (weird place for it!). I found […]