Life with cats, and other things…
It is shameful to know that if I had lived during WW2, I would have been a dreadful coward. I would have been scared witless. I had very minor experience with the troubles in SE Asia and I was not afraid then, but I was detached from it. The chances of a Western child getting … Continue reading Small satisfactions
A crack of dawn appointment this morning rather disrupted things. We got home in time to feed the crowd, then we grabbed our own lunches and left the kitchen "for later". Quite a bit later, I finally went to have a look at what seemed a bit of a disaster area and I saw poor … Continue reading Little drinkers
It was all very well to cast aside my beanie and avoid social functions, but some requirements could not be dismissed, as without them, I could not graduate. One was that I had to pass a swimming test. I don't know if this is a standard college requirement. If so, it's obviously a good idea. … Continue reading A listening ear
