May 2020 I entitled a blog “a trip to the dentist”. It was a blog written under Covid times, and while 2 years later we have moved on in time we haven’t moved on that much. May 2020 was not the last time I visited the dentist, but my 6 monthly visit has been delayed by 4 months due to lockdowns and the last place that I wanted to visit when out of lockdown was the dentist. But falling off the horse gave me not only one heck of a bruise on my backside, but also a chipped top left … Continue reading A chip

2022 started with so much promise. We dared to dream that we might get home for Summer. The Winter Olympics were on their way, we were heading to Naked Water #stillinsuzhou for Chinese New Year. We had had a boarding Chinese New Year dinner – albeit at school, but when there is a budget for a buffet, our caterers can provide. The students were amazed and grateful and for the staff – time to let hair down. In boarding many of the students chose to do door signs for luck to bring in the Chinese New Year and I was … Continue reading Resilience – part 2