Category Archives: Odds & Ends

Winter Lights

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Scribe Doll

H. dislikes Christmas, which is why I am surprised he suggests we go to the Norwich switching on of the Christmas lights.  “Yes, but they’ve put up a tunnel of light that’s supposed to look like the Northern Lights next … Continue reading →

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A Day Bearing a Unique Gift

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Scribe Doll

I look at the clock.  It’s 5:50 a.m.  Beyond the windows it’s still night and yet I’m wide awake, with a sense of renewed hope and purpose.  Then I remember: the clocks have gone back an hour.  It’s the start … Continue reading →

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More Things in Heaven and Earth…

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Scribe Doll

There has been much news coverage, during the past week, of the experimental Mars probe, Schiaparelli, which is now suspected to have exploded upon landing on Mars.  No doubt, in time, another spacecraft will be sent to the Red Planet … Continue reading →

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Arcolaio

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Scribe Doll

Last week, when I was visiting my mother, I found an old toy spinning wheel. I had forgotten all about it and yet, by a mysterious coincidence, it had briefly surfaced in my memory last June, when H. and I … Continue reading →

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Clearing

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Scribe Doll

The catalyst was a book I was translating, referred to by my friends simply as that book, since I don’t divulge the titles of jobs I hate.  Luckily, although not all the books I’ve translated so far have always captured my … Continue reading →

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If Martin Luther had taken some Vitamin C…

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Scribe Doll

In my final year at University, where I was reading for a degree in French Literature, thanks to a new syllabus tried out by the French Department, I was allowed to specialise by choosing four options.  I was only too … Continue reading →

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Translator or Writer?

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Scribe Doll

I used to write.  A lot. I never set time aside to write but grabbed it as and when I came across it.  At home on a Sunday afternoon, when I had a twenty-minute Tube journey and could get a … Continue reading →

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Wine and Politics

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Scribe Doll

We were in something of a celebratory mood, so, being in London for the day, went for lunch at one of our favourite Italian restaurants, in Bloomsbury. “Let’s go there,” I said to H. “Last time we were there, the … Continue reading →

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What Exactly is Your Job?

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Scribe Doll

Last weekend, I had the joy of seeing members of the Norwich Stonemasons‘ Guild perform a Mystery Play outside the doors of the Cathedral.  It was a warm, sunny afternoon, a brief summer interlude before putting our coats, scarves and … Continue reading →

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Adventures with Chicken Soup

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Scribe Doll

My acupuncturist takes a quick look at my tongue. “You’ve got a low blood count,” she says. I smile and roll my eyes, thinking of how my GP had to draw blood and process it for a whole week before … Continue reading →

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