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My working career spans the Royal Navy, a spell as a dairyman in the Highlands of Scotland, many years in military survey in the British Army, and a fourth career in Information Technology. I have recently become a budding author. See more...-
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- Scat the Black Cat returns! 25 June 2020
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Tag Archives: school
Book Review: Drowning With Others by Linda Keir
Drowning With Others by Linda Keir My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is an onion of mystery and intrigue. Initially, it looks fairly simple and perfectly formed but as each layer is peeled back, more defects and flaws … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, crime, linda keir, mystery, school, teacher, thriller
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New Chums – HMS Conway – 9/9/69
Half a Century! Exactly 50 years ago today, I arrived at HMS Conway, in the grounds of Plas Newydd, on the Anglesey side of the Menai Strait and close to the infamous village of Lllanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, or Llanfair PG as we … Continue reading
Posted in First Day, Personal, school
Tagged Anglesey, Cadet, First Day, HMS Conway, Llanfairpwll, Menai Strait, Naval, Navy, Nelson, Plas Newydd, school
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Inspiring Children to Read and Write
via The Hook
Posted in reading, Writing
Tagged education, eloise de sousa, librarian, library, reading, school, writing
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The Invincible Black Arrows
A short story from my early days. Some of it is made up to add a little colour. Some of it is simply mis-remembered. Most of it is true. Our school banned football! Can you imagine? We couldn’t believe it. … Continue reading
Wow! WaW – What a Week!
Originally posted on Thoughts by Mello-Elo:
A while back I used to write a post called Saturday Confessions; it was a way of opening up and sharing things I had never shared with anyone else; kind of releasing the inner…
Posted in Children, inspiration, literature
Tagged Children, education, enrichment, inspirational, learning, librarian, school
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Review: The Boy with No Shoes
The Boy with No Shoes by William Horwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars Brilliantly narrated Reading my way through this book was like walking through a hall of mirrors at a fairground. Every turn revealed a new reflection of … Continue reading
First Days
Lots of my friends have been posting photos of their children on their first days at their new schools. I just posted a couple of my first day as HMS Conway, which was exactly 47 years ago today on 9th … Continue reading
Posted in First Day, Personal
Tagged 1956, 1964, 1969, baby, Brocksford Hall, Doverage, Dronfield, First Day, HMS Conway, knitting, Naval School, patons, Prep School, school
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New Chums – HMS Conway – 9/9/69
Exactly 47 years ago today, I arrived at HMS Conway, next to the Menai Strait and close to the infamous village of Lllanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, or Llanfair PG as we preferred to call it. This was where I completed my final five … Continue reading
Posted in First Day, Personal, school
Tagged Anglesey, Cadet, First Day, HMS Conway, Llanfairpwll, Menai Strait, Naval, Navy, Nelson, school
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Review: Speak Swahili, Dammit!
Speak Swahili, Dammit! by James Penhaligon My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found that I was able to relate to so much in this autobiographical account of Jimu’s childhood. Being about five years younger than the author and having … Continue reading
Posted in African Culture, Book review
Tagged africa, book review, fifties, school, swahili, tanganika
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