Here are some words to go in the house book that you made at the weekend. Filled it? Make another one. Think of your house, your home, where you have been for the last year; where parts of it have gained significance that you would never have dreamed of. Walk yourself around your home, literally … Continue reading Home sweet home
Here is how to make a simple house book. You could use it as a thank you card or a collection of memories from the past year in the house, or as a special letter for someone you haven’t seen for a while. Start with a piece of A4 paper -you can of course use … Continue reading A house book 1
A friend recently sent me a paper by Vivian Gussin Paley called Listening to What the Children Say,published in the Harvard Educational Review. In it she writes about truly listening to children; about being genuinely curious about what they have to say. As she often does, Paley reflects on her own shortcomings and her sense that … Continue reading Believing
I was introduced to Edip Cansever’s poem, ‘The Table’, years ago, probably by the poet Dean Parkin. I am happy to use it again and again. It always feels so expansive. It’s the first poem in Kate Clanchy’s book How to Grow Your Own Poem. Edip Cansever ran a carpet shop in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. He … Continue reading The Table
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