Gin: Mother’s Milk or Hair Tonic?

5 years ago

One thing always leads to another on the intertubes and this particular ravel started with my friend David Nice. David…

Want to be a New Woman?

5 years ago

You too! can be a New Woman. Who knew it was this easy? And just think of the savings on…

Jeanne Mammen In Ruins and Recovery

5 years ago

Before the Nazis took power in 1933 Jeanne Mammen earned her living as a commercial artist, selling her work to…

The Watchful Eye of Jeanne Mammen

5 years ago

From George Orwell at the CafĂ© Royal : The coming of the Hitler regime in 1933 had a chilling effect…

The Welsh Connection

5 years ago

This is a follow-up to The Queen of Mean and one of a series about Headlands Grammar School and what…

The Queen of Mean

5 years ago

When Senior Mistress Miss A. Jacob retired from Headlands School Mr.Magson had this to say in the school magazine: Two…

Onwards: The Strategic Advance

5 years ago

I've long thought that the word retreat should not be linked with strategic planning. It's a bit of a misnomer…

Can and May and Merv

5 years ago

Everyone who ever had Merv Comrie as a teacher at Headlands has a story to tell. Merv left an indelible…

And of Course We Called Her “Nutty”

5 years ago

Before I learned to be afraid of Miss Jacob I was terrified by Miss Almond. First week, first form at…

The Changed Face of School Leadership

5 years ago

The schools we attend and work in help shape the people we become. Seven of my sixty plus years in…