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Breaking up is hard to do!

After nine years I will be moving on to pastures new in September, where I will be enjoying life in the heart of Kent in the Garden of England. You know, sometimes things are just meant to be. When we try to make things happen the way we want them to, one of two things can occur; either one finds one has pushed against an open door or the door remains firmly closed with a large "No Entry" sign stuck to it.
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Sprinting at a snail's pace

I was recently invited to attend a local senior school evening for Prep School Heads and was asked ahead (no pun intended) of the dinner to provide some information about myself. My first reaction was to complain to the Almighty; my second thought was to wonder who the information was for; my third was to consider cancelling! In the end, I wrote a brief CV and sent it off.
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Welcome to Hawaii!

Welcome to Hawaii, I thought, as I surfaced after a celebratory evening with friends to mark my fiftieth birthday. How does it feel? The same? Different? I'll tell you later.
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From grumpiness to happiness in one speech!

Time is so relative. As Stephen Hawking said “Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end”.
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Party Bags? Balderdash!

"Party bags" and the grumpy Headmaster (who never used to get one when he was a boy!)
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St George's Day blog, by St George himself.

For England and St George!

I do not know what all the fuss is about, really. It was only a Dragon. In the good old days they used to be ten to a penny; let's face it there were hundreds of them about in those days, lurking in their dens, coming out to snatch the occasional maiden as she wandered innocently past.
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Open Day

The Spring(!) term Open Day is usually the quietest of the three that we hold each year but this year was the exception. In October 2008 (last term) we had our busiest EVER and this term we enjoyed the busiest ever Spring term Open Day. It would appear that there are still plenty of parents seeking a quality Prep school education for their children.
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