Monthly Archives: January 2019

Eating badly

Posted on 30th January 2019 by Ian

The hamburger seemed to come complete in a cellophane wrapper. All that was required was to take it out and heat it in a microwave oven. There was even a slice of cheese, that appeared more plastic than cheese-like. “Healthy … Continue reading →

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When it snowed in Somerset

Posted on 28th January 2019 by Ian

The weather forecast is for a dusting of snow tomorrow. It brought a conversation recalling the days of 1978 when a blizzard swept across the West Country, cutting off entire rural communities for days. The fall of snow was not … Continue reading →

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Sky gazing

Posted on 26th January 2019 by Ian

The night sky was once a frightening place – its imagined terrors arose from black and white television programmes and the imaginings of local people. The 1960s were the times of the space race. The stories of the Sputnik and … Continue reading →

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Natural justice

Posted on 24th January 2019 by Ian

Year 7 students have a well-developed sense of fairness; and an even sharper sense of something being unfair. So it was with the history test this morning, as we tallied up the scores. Each question had a specific number of … Continue reading →

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Mr Keach’s England

Posted on 21st January 2019 by Ian

Mr Keach came to mind this afternoon. The class at school read through the account of the passion of Jesus from Saint Mark’s Gospel. The text from the Bible was broken into parts for a narrator and the various characters … Continue reading →

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