I chose English because I thought it was an easy subject. To be absolutely honest, I used to be surprised that what we did in English classes at school counted…
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Sylvia Plath was an American poet, short story writer and novelist who lived from 1932 to 1963. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and then Newnham College, Cambridge. The…
I spent my upper sixth year – now known as Year 13 – studying for my A levels at home. No school, just a correspondence course. It was 1978/9 and…
Exams are important. But not as important as you might think. Now, I am in favour of exams in lots of circumstances and I believe they help us to learn…
My least favourite subject at school was maths. In a way I was lucky; I never had to ask, ‘what is the point of this? Why do I have to…
Today I drove to Cambridge to share the wonders of Mind Calm at Prime Time Fitness gym. I left plenty of extra time and the roads were nice and clear…
When I was an undergraduate at Newnham College, Cambridge, we picked up our post from ‘pigeon holes’ at the Porters’ Lodge. To find out if I had post or messages,…
Just over a week ago, I visited Newnham College, Cambridge, where I studied as an undergraduate. I was attending a celebration of the life of Valerie Eliot, widow of the…
This is my kitchen window from the outside just now. It’s not Ivy, it’s Virginia Creeper which will soon turn a wonderful red, and later all the leaves and stalks…
This subject keeps popping into my head so I thought I had better see what it looks like when it comes out of my head and on to paper. The…