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The Lions, the Deer and the Blackbirds

Three young male lions have arrived at Africa Alive, our local wildlife park. On Tuesday Bertie, Will and Mak travelled 140 miles from Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. Zoo director Ross Snipp said: ‘You don’t get to do this every day so these moments are sort of career highlights. I’ve been as excited today as everyone…

The Positive-Negative Dilemma

Thirteen-year-old-grandson Luca and I were discussing two negatives making a positive. In maths, 8 – – 7 is the same as 8+7; in English, don’t not eat means do eat… Hitting somebody that annoys him is wrong; if he hits them twice, do two negatives make a positive – so that’s good? Stealing a chocolate…

Busy-ness

Recently several folks have said, ‘I’ve had a busy day’. I’ve realised that ‘busy’ means different things to different people. An older friend drove to the hospital for an appointment, waited to be seen by a doctor, waited for test results, drove home, had a cup of tea and a nap… They’d had a busy…

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