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    Just Meryl of the Grammar police. This is not to do with Grammar but to do with the fact that Sethia said that as we were at the start of June ,

    Just Meryl of the Grammar police. This is not to do with Grammar but to do with the fact that Sethia said that as we were at the start of June , Just Meryl of the "Grammar Police" Ha Ha. Sethia , this is not to do with Grammar but to do with the fact that Sethia said that, as June had begun...
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    If you could relive any moment in your life, which one would it be and why?

    Have had many memorable memories in my long life but one that has stayed with me for me many years when we had gone to Sydney to meet the boat bringing him home from World War Two. When he kissed me I told him his moustache prickled and I didn't like it. Very shortly after this I went past...
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    What are you ‘too old’ for but still enjoy doing anyway?

    I have done many new things as I aged but one thing I still enjoy from my childhood is blowing bubbles- soap bubbles in the bath- real soap is better than liquid, or even the easily bought bubble tubes are still fun. I think "fun" is the key word. Looking for four leaf clovers, seeing (and...
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    How Reading Was Taught in the 60s

    VERY strange. I started teaching in Queensland in the late fifties, using the "Nip and Fluff", "Dick and Dora" series. Children were taught by simply being presented with familiar, sensible words using consistent letter combinations over and over and expanded . The method set out...
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    Struggling to open that jar? Here are some easy tips!

    I am over eighty and I have worked out a way to open tightly closed screw top lids. I believe that the lids become "frozen" in place after being closed for some time. I find this system almost always works and I can open any screw-top bottle with my hands. If I can't open a screw top lid...
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    What's a funny thing you recall a child doing?

    I was a teacher for over forty years before retiring and have had lots contact with small children. I feel that we always think too far in relation their actions and questions. Keep it simple. She is only three. Your niece could be asking for lots of explanations about the duck OR just...
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