When I came downstairs this morning, I was saddened to see that a dear friend has passed in the middle of the night. Although I did not hear the crash that was her demise, she must have fallen from the dish-drying rack and crashed the counter top below. To think of my dear cafetiere just lying there, all broken and crushed, with no one to hold her in those final few minutes.
So … I guess it will be tea this morning then.
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I am very excited to be able to share the news that a new book by the founder and former director of Survivors Fund is now available on Amazon.co.uk for pre-order. The book is called You Alone May Live and follows the story of Mary K. Blewitt as she journeyed through the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.
Having moved away from Rwanda a long time before the genocide of 1994, Mary returned there in the days following the killings to find that she had lost 50 members of her family. She then went on to start Survivors Fund, which is decided to supporting survivors of the Rwandan genocide.
I’ve already pre-ordered one copy and will probably order another one or two. One for me and one or two to share. Having seen the amazing feats that SURF has achieved under Mary’s guidance, I am sure that her story will be very moving indeed.
Please feel to read more about my involvement with SURF.
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Back in October of last year, I made my first trip to New York City. On a rather spur of the moment decision, I popped into the car on an early Saturday morning and drove the two hours north to New York. Crossing into Manhattan through the Lincoln Tunnel, I had arrived in the Big Apple.
One observation that I had about the city of New York was surprise at seeing so many telephone boxes along the streets. Those were being phrased out over the past 10 years, what with the rise of the mobile phone and all.
So, why does Manhattan have so many phone boxes? Do loads of people still use them? (I certainly didn’t see anyone using one during my 8 hours in there.) Could it be an on older city ordinance that requires the local phone company to keep them there?
