Tag Archives: Grandchildren

Cakes and Ale — and Young People!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Touch2Touch

While I was lying awake at quarter to four this morning (a normal occurrence) a jingly poem leaped into my mind, and frolicked there for quite a while. I didn’t remember all of it, but I knew the ending for … Continue reading →

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Let Me Through, I’m a Grandmother!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Touch2Touch

The gloomy Danish philosopher Kierkegaard wrote a book called Fear and Trembling, which I always meant to read, but never quite managed. No great loss, though: I always felt deep down that I could have written it myself. As a … Continue reading →

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The Pursuit of Happiness?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Touch2Touch

The founding fathers evidently thought the opportunity to pursue happiness was on a par with life and liberty and ranked all three equally in the Declaration of Independence. But how that plays out in real life is problematic, never more … Continue reading →

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