I am very proud of our daughter Helen. She was born on the 28th of November and so, was always younger than the rest of her classmates. She once asked me why she got my brains and brother Martin got Joan’s brains. ‘Luck of the draw’ I replied. I suggested that people like us...not so gifted, had to work harder at it and she has since made a successful career as a teacher. I suspect they both got Joan’s brains. Hey, I was born on the 29th of November..maybe I wasn't so dumb after all?
Here is an article about delaying starting school for a year which even though we, Joan and I, were teachers didn’t consider at the time. In the U.S. the term is Redshirting.
She is also a great cook, experimenting with new cuisine...no sausages and three veg for her and James! Last Saturday she had a dinner party for eight. It was a curry night of four different curries; goat, beef, lamb and chicken with dahl and naan bread. For starters we had spiced potato, samosas and sambals and finished the meal with a desert brought by her friend Maria, a cassata made with biscuits, fruit, yoghurt and cream...delicious!
Maria is also an accomplished guitarist and we all joined in with her in a good old fashioned sing-a-long. Sort of like a 1950s stand around the piano evening.
A pretty poor pic of part of the dinner table. Should have taken a camera rather that a phone.
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