September 2011
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Conversations on a Farm
I was always envious my father never bought me an Alfa Romeo. I remember when he…
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Conversations about Cats
My mom shouted down the passage while my father was still in bed. “Peter, come see.…
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Conversations on Holiday
For most of my school days we were dragged to Greece on holiday for six weeks…
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Conversations with an Herb Seller
I really do not know what else to call her. The walk to the open market…
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Conversations with a Portuguese Tiler
My father had a Portuguese tiler working for him at the time of the main expansions…
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Conversations on Olympus
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. It is also the most revered, as home…
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Conversations with a Lamb
The carcasses would normally arrive Saturday morning, sometimes three or four of them. They would be…
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Conversations on Filing
“An office stores documents. It’s up to us to organise them.” That’s what my father thought…
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Conversations with a Physician
My father had a diligent team of physician, cardiologist, cardiothoracic surgeon and a cardiologist specialising in…
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Conversations at a Funeral
Our neighbour, Mr Austen, used to work for MGM, Metro Goldwyn Meyer, in South Africa. In…
