A thought on phone calls this time. We’ve had some special conversations recently with friends far and wide. For all of the benefits of email etc, there is something about being able to chat to people too. So it’s been great to catch up with: K in the States R who’s been teaching in Asia …
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Keep taking the supplements
Confession time: I’m not very good at reading newspapers. I’m sure I should. But I’m always more interested in the supplement sections, especially on a Saturday. Buying the Saturday Times has been a bit of a ritual for some time, and I won’t write at length about it here. But I guess one of the …
Poems in public places
Discovered yesterday that someone has put a poem on each door of the women’s loos at church. A different poem for each door – and for reading from the inside. I’m not here to comment on the rights or wrongs of reading on the loo, or even any differences between men and women in this …
Anne Frank – through the eyes of her friend
I’ve written separately about the Berlin museums, and also about the shop selling products relating to German traffic light men. In the same complex as the shop, there’s also a museum focused on Anne Frank. I read Anne’s diary while doing A-Level German, and knew about her story in general. I also knew of the …
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Good use of an hour
When I was in Berlin in mid-September, on a work trip, the office was close to the Museumsinsel, a series of museums on an island in the river that runs through Berlin. I bought a 3-day pass, and although the museums shut at 6 most nights, I was able to spend a bit of time …