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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Lao Lao, Mormor, Grandma, Nanna – becoming a grandmother
This past week I have been rather pre-occupied by the arrival of my first grandchild – in fact I have been on cloud nine. He is the most wonderful baby and I am completely besotted. In fact I am going … Continue reading
An unsung hero – He Fengshan – China’s Schindler
If it were not for the book ‘Schindler’s Ark’ by Thomas Keneally, which was subsequently made into an award-winning film by Steven Spielberg, I doubt whether many of us would have ever heard of Oskar Schindler, the German who managed … Continue reading