Bare branches stretch
through tumbling green;
so many kisses
beyond my reach.
mistletoe
Category: UK
of maths and chocolates
This labelling on a box of ‘chocolates and toffees’ makes me want to reach for a pen and paper and start drawing Venn diagrams:
the bright side
I was at a writing workshop this weekend and one exercise involved writing about our childhood homes. When the first few pieces were read out they involved anecdotes of family arguments and illness etc.
Some of the people involved grew up during the War, so it’s not surprising that there were some bad memories, but the tutor commented that her experience shows the vast majority of people will write something negative. I suppose this ties in with the fact that first memories are often of some traumatic experience.
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fats and figures
A story in the Metro caught my eye today:
One paragraph in particular leapt out:
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more damned lies
The BBC website reports that the Office for National Statistics has released figures describing the average man and woman in Britain today.
The bit that really bothers me is this:
The average British man is 38, will live another 41 years and is educated at least to A-levels.
The figures […] show the average British woman is two years older and will live to 72.
don't confuse the narrator 