The season of work trips has started again, and the start of February saw me visiting Liverpool for the first time. One advantage of these weekend trips is that you get the chance to see something of the place where you’re staying. Given my parents’ choice of music while I was growing up, walking round …
Category archives: Moments
Changes in the line-up
It’s tricky to find the right title for this one. This January has been affected by new arrivals, and an unexpected departure. Many of my colleagues came back to work on 8 January, to the news that one, K, who also worked in education, had died the previous weekend. K had beaten cancer once, but …
Happy New Year!
So, time to put in another post, and make sure the blog continues into 2007, as we’ve promised. Despite the usual large numbers of visitors to Edinburgh for the Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve) celebrations, the night itself was not so great. Heavy rain and very strong winds meant that outdoor celebrations were cancelled in Edinburgh, …
Family focus
I’m told that I shouldn’t write too many posts, otherwise you lovely readers won’t be able to keep up. However, we did manage a family get together recently, and have another one to come, so I think they’re worth a mention. Last weekend saw us meeting up with my parents, plus my brother John and …
Dog and bone
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 …