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Cherry

The Rest of My Life: Thoughts on looking at mum and dad's wedding photograph.

When my father was the age I am now - 66 - he became homeless for the first time. He was living on the streets. It was around this time of year, too...
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Cherry

10 Life Lessons. Number 6.

The most important place in the school was “The Hall”. We had our morning assembly in “The Hall”. We had our school dinners in “The Hall” And we also...
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Cherry

A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part One

Becoming governess and traveling with a wealthy family, didn't seem like a problem. I was living my life to the full, but I should have perceived the...
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Cherry

A Victorian Lady's Memoirs

This is complete fiction and has no connection to anyone, apart from mentioning death of Queen Victoria. The story takes place in Bishops Park near...
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Cherry

10 Life Lessons. Number 5.

My first teacher in the juniors was Mrs Burt. Mrs Burt didn’t like me. But, to be honest, I can understand why. There wasn’t much she could teach me...
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Cherry

The Rest of My Life: Fate Accompli

Everything is different because of everything else I came across that line this morning in the book I'm currently reading. It's one of those lines...
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Cherry

10 Life Lessons. Number 4.

Dad kept Pigeons. At the bottom of our tiny garden was a Pigeon Loft. Dad raced them, as did my Grandad and my Uncle George. Pigeon racing was...
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Cherry

The Rest of My Life: First Day...

Monday, 8th September 1975 That was the day the then callow 16-year-old me started work. Fifty years ago, bar the shouting. We were living in Devon...
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Cherry

Grave (Episode 10 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

In which 'Arry unearths more than anyone wanted, Gwladys has the job of covering it all up and Aeflethrith has an unexpected visitor.
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Poem of the week

Sea-Salt

Why is the sea blue? They say it has to do with reflection—or other— but I think there’s more to uncover. So, if that’s true… why is the sea so...
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