Tuesday, 29 December 2020

A cull of the best of us

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  The table is set, the tree decorated slowly by stiff, twisted fingers and even red cushions added to make a festive statement. But no face...
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Monday, 21 December 2020

Gasses gather inside you as if your own personal air balloon is being inflated

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This plane is far too full. Given the many precautions of the airport with careful separation of passengers by means of floor signs, sealed ...
Tuesday, 24 November 2020

In the darkness, we must learn to find the light

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It is a lovely day for late November. Still a warm sun and blue skies. Malta is a good place to chill these days. You do have to wear a mask...
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Saturday, 31 October 2020

I was the non-speaking, unseen third tree in our village play

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I was the third tree, a nonspeaking part, in the village play. As a child, you’re trying to find your place in the greater scheme of things ...
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Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Malta - reconstruction, recollections and reflections

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  St Julian’s in Malta is a picturesque spot.  Walking to the love statue along the coast from Sliema is a therapy for mind and body.  The s...
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Thursday, 1 October 2020

The Trip of a lifetime by hot air balloon - London to Constantinople via Malta

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It seems an excellent offer, a wonderful adventure which would start at Charing Cross in London and then you would travel by air balloon to ...
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Saturday, 26 September 2020

Lise Meitner, a physicist who never lost her humanity

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  In 1963, at the age of nearly 85, Lise Meitner gave a talk in Vienna entitled “Memories of Fifty Years in Physics”. She looked back on her...
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