A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about clumsiness as a possible side effect of cancer drugs, and Helen left a comment that I think is really important:
Launched two bowls out of a high cupboard onto the kitchen floor the other day, and just 15 mins ago dropped a pan lid half frightening my 5-year-old [...]
Northumberland is a chatty old place. Partly because the people are friendly, and partly because even the people you don’t think you know probably know who you are, because they go cycling with the uncle of your doctor’s receptionist, or their Grandma lived up the back lane from your Grandma. So it’s worth talking to [...]
Joy re-read this on holiday and seeing it around reminded me just what a fantastic novel it is.
‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar
This novel for young adults is the story of Stanley Yelnats, a boy who is found guilty of a crime he didn’t commit. He’s sent to a detention centre where the boys must dig a hole [...]