Ten years ago my beloved feline friend and companion, Galahad, died, age 14.5 years. To some the death of a pet is like, So What. To others, like myself, it’s a loss as profound as that of any human friend. In some ways it’s worse. There is something about the relationship with an animal that… Continue reading Life, Death & Cats
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Halloween is My Favourite Day
I love Halloween. As a child it was my favourite time apart from Christmas and in some ways it still is. It was exciting dressing up and going out in the night with a group of other kids, collecting tons of repulsive sweets that would rot our teeth. (If Candy Corn isn’t the work of… Continue reading Halloween is My Favourite Day
Discovering my Grandfather: a piece of Russian history
Some years ago I lived near Cambridge in a wonderful flat that was the top floor of a large Georgian house. The owners, Terrence and Iris Armstrong, were friends as well as landlords and I was often invited to Sunday lunch which I enjoyed since they almost always had interesting guests. One time they particularly wanted… Continue reading Discovering my Grandfather: a piece of Russian history
Parking and the Kindness of Strangers
Unlike Blanche DuBois I do not depend on the kindness of strangers but when it comes to me I feel restored in my spirit. I experienced kindness just the other day when I had the misfortune to scrape the bumper of another car while trying to park near my home. My first hope was that… Continue reading Parking and the Kindness of Strangers
You Have to Start Somewhere
This is the very first post in my very new blog. I was hoping to do this yesterday. June 1 is my birthday and if I had done it then, my blog and I would have the same birthday and that would be somehow meaningful and aproppriate. It didn’t happen that way. Events and ongoing… Continue reading You Have to Start Somewhere