1970 Living above my parents’ newsagent shop in Warwick (cool with the free sweets and comics) and attending Newburgh Junior School. 1971 11+ test: Tough, slightly weird tests designed to sort the wheat from the chaff. The prize was choice of several grammar schools in the area. September: Started at Leamington College for girls asContinue reading “My 1970s”
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RIP Sasha – the most faithful of friends
Five weeks ago today, we said a sorrowful goodbye to Sasha, the most patient, loving Collie-cross a family could ever wish to share almost a decade and a half with. She came into our house nervous and afraid courtesy of who knows what experiences she’d suffered before turning up at the RSPCA centre. Scarlet, ourContinue reading “RIP Sasha – the most faithful of friends”
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