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Coastal Command
My uncle Lawrence Holford was killed by a Bristol Beaufighter. Maybe two. My father worshipped his older brother Laurie, and…
An Abundance of Caution
In an abundance of caution, Density reducing, I stay at home. I keep my social distance Leave bleach and hand…
Disease and Pestilence: School Edition
As my inbox and timeline fill up with Corona Virus updates and advisories this is little footnote to my post…
The School is Dead, Long Live the School
This is actually a story about books but somehow the schools took over. It does start with the books -…
Gin: Mother’s Milk or Hair Tonic?
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?
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
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
From George Orwell at the Café Royal : The coming of the Hitler regime in 1933 had a chilling effect…
The Welsh Connection
This is a follow-up to The Queen of Mean and one of a series about Headlands Grammar School and what…