
Yes the ‘Highers’ start this week – English today! I’m excited for two of my grandchildren, Sarah the Teacher and Ciara the Candidate. Here’s something from me to remind you that there’s always time for a giggle…….. Continue reading

Yes the ‘Highers’ start this week – English today! I’m excited for two of my grandchildren, Sarah the Teacher and Ciara the Candidate. Here’s something from me to remind you that there’s always time for a giggle…….. Continue reading
So …. here’s the thing. Since I decried all those people who start every sentence with ‘so’, I have become one of ‘those people’. When I write the word down I can always remove it but when I say it – it remains said. I even have a relative who takes great delight in counting the number of times I actually say it (the so-and -so!!). Oh, I am truly sorry, it is my firm intention to make a conscious effort never again to do so. (…oops… well at least this one’s at the end of the sentence…) Continue reading
I’ve been trying to choose a starting point. Should it be Europe,
America, Syria,the NHS, Teaching, Gender Disappointment (!), Nature v. Nurture, Whistle Blowers, Saving the UK from Aliens ( BBC Radio 4 Play, starring one Nicola Sturgeon (yes, the very same) as yet to be broadcast, Immigration, the Oscars…. or people who begin every sentence with the word,’So’…………!!!!! Continue reading