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Carol Preston's avatar

Hi Heather - I really do agree with you completely. My childhood was late 40's/50's a time you'd expect to be awful but it wasn't. A very ordinary working family but we as children has freedom. I went to a girls secondary modern with big classes, scattered around the town in different buildings but we had a Head who taught us occasionally and she knew us by name. I owe so much to her and her staff. I have never forgotten our English teacher telling us each year she chose something new to her, to study, learn about. The same lady who overheard my friend and me talking about opera and soon after took us to Manchester to a performance of Aida. I have always taken up new hobbies, years ago at evening classes that were plentiful and didn't cost a fortune. The demise of these is a great loss, you met people, tackled something different and had fun. The last few years I've got to grips with Photoshop and the opportunities found on-line for research not just Family Tree but anything that puzzles you, catches your attention, when you think what's that? where is that? Why?

Keep writing Heather

Best wishes

Carol

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Rona Maynard's avatar

Hi, Heather. Sister Ontarian here and writer of Amazement Seeker. I found you in Debbie Weil’s thread and zipped over here to take a look. Your work intrigues me and I’d like to explore further. From time to time I pair a poem with a visual art work and write about the what they say to each other. For example, Mary Pratt meets Anne Sexton. If I find a piece of yours that cries out for a poem, perhaps we could collaborate on something. Interested?

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