Windflowers

Tuesday, 6 April 2021

George Orwell - his craft and his challenge

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 My father had a huge set of Encyclopedia Britannica which travelled the world with us.  I remember as a child fondling the huge black volum...
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Thursday, 4 March 2021

Jeannie McCafferty and the sorrow tree

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Jeannie McCafferty knew she was unlucky.  It was clear from before she was born it would be the case.  Her mother Mary had had a difficult p...
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Thursday, 18 February 2021

Pearls within, sun powered, holding fast and drawing near

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    "... the pearls of wisdom and utterance have appeared from the shells of the great sea of      Thy knowledge ..."     So fas...
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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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