Today Vonnie asked a question: Do you speak more than one language? How did you learn the additional languages?As I pondered my utter failure to learn any other language anything like well enough to get beyond frustration I realised that there are many things I’ll never be able to do. Languages. I passed an O Grade in […]
182/365 Things we learned in Charlestown
It’s impossible to go to any beach and stay dry. It’s impossible to go to a beach and not throw stones. It’s probably best to pick a non-beach picnic spot if you want anything to get eaten. Charlestown is very pretty and photogenic. Eclectic would be a good way to describe the Shipwreck Centre there. […]
Things I learned from going kayaking…
Wet isn’t necessarily as cold as you’d think…It’s OK for journeying to be a verb.Just when you think that kayaking is a piece of cake, it isn’t. Something your muscles may remind you of for sometime. It’s fine for a day to feature two lunches. It’s not always as easy to deviate from your course as you’d […]
Things I’ve learned from eBay
Some people turn to drink, others eat chocolate. A good cry, or a hysterical shout can also hit the spot. Folk play patience or phone their lovers or their mothers. Gazing out of the window or running a hot bath.But for me it’s eBay. I’m talking about your pressure-release activity – the thing you find yourself […]