Tag Archives: childhood
There’s no Santa Claus but…
Tamsin wrote the letter with her favourite pen. The blue and gold one she had got for her birthday. She formed all the letters carefully, so Santa Claus would be able to read her handwriting. Her grandmother said good children … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, christmas, katherine gregor, santa claus, scribe doll, teddy bear
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Just About a Teddy Bear with a Wonky Nose*
“What does he think I am? A baby?” Deep embarrassment was making me peevish. I did not want my mother, grandmother – and, especially, the guests – to think I was still a little girl who liked teddy bears. After all, … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, katherine gregor, scribe doll, teddy bear, toys, writing
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Odds & Ends: ‘Hushabye Mountain’
As many of you will have heard, Robert B. Sherman passed away, last week, aged 86. With his brother Richard M. Sherman, he wrote songs for films many of us will remember from their childhood, such as – among others – … Continue reading
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Tagged bret jones, childhood, chitty chitty bang bang, hushabye mountain, katherine gregor, life, lullaby, memories, music, news, scribedoll, sherman brothers
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