Dear Mr Fischbacher, I am not trying to nick your song lyrics – in fact I listened to them again last weekend. But I need to overcome my fear of gardening. I know that the seeds may be seedy, but I fear I am weedy (the grass certainly is) when it comes to getting on …
Author archives: alison
Write of reply
Here I am, chugging away at the blog, and all of a sudden, there’s two comments in a couple of days. Someone, nay, two somebodies, are reading what I’ve written! Now I know this is part of the point of a blog. You can have lovely conversations about the same things – or violently disagree …
You’ve got a Friend
Time for some mention of “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” – a TV show surely dedicated to people who love alliteration. I’m probably one of the few people in the Western world who didn’t watch “Friends”, the long-running US comedy. I therefore never saw Matthew Perry in the show, and so when he turned …
Has anyone seen my topic?
Most nights, no problem selecting what to write about. Tonight, I’m feeling weary, and suspecting a cold coming on. Still, not to worry, as I’ve read enough of these journalist “oh dear, I don’t have anything to write about but I’ll spin some words” pieces. Actually, if I’d called it “Has anyone seen my Topic?”, …
I gotta use words
A little light tidying at work to finish the day: English language teaching textbooks And yes, I couldn’t resist keeping a few myself. Some are collectors’ items in their own right, interesting now for what they reveal about life at the time they were created, as well as how people thought we should learn. Picture …