Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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The marking is about to reach critical mass.  Added to the mock examinations, which take in virtually the whole school, I have media stud...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

It's only money

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At last, a piece of preparation which has paid off! If the condition of spectacles at the end of the day are an indication of the sort of e...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Things can only get . . .

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We have been back a week and a day and already the length of time before another holiday is beginning to oppress our hearts and minds. At ...
Sunday, January 16, 2011

I'm counting the days

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To be told that Terrassa was warmer than Castelldefels is an affront to nature and is not something that I can abide.   There was sunshin...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Half gone!

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After a working week of almost uninterrupted sunshine the first day of the weekend has dawned in a spiteful and sullen way – were it not ...
Friday, January 14, 2011

Deprivation and possibility

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Trembling hands; nervous looks, furtive and frightened; the tearing of small cambric handkerchiefs; lack of coherence and a look of wistful ...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Almost the weekend!

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The looks of envy continue to justify the exorbitant price that I paid for The Machine with new worshipers fawning and begging to touch its...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Never give up!

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Although cold there is always the sun to encourage one to believe that summer is not too far away.  This is self- delusion of a high orde...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Forward!

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My colleagues are beginning to talk about the length of time to the Easter Holidays – on day two of the present term!  There are ten l...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Days past

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5th January 2011 It's about now that I start to panic about the fact that I have done nothing in the way of packing for my short t...