Thursday, September 21, 2006

Happiness ...

Happiness was different in childhood. It was so much then a matter simply of accumulation, of taking things - new experiences, new emotions - and applying them like so many polished tiles to what would someday be the marvellously finished pavilion of the self...


John Banville, The Sea

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Sheffield ...

We made the journey to Sheffield and have met Rafi! We both like him and hope he and Kate will make a good life for themselves here.