Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
Here is my son’s Chat with Grandad (my Dad) Can you tell me what countries my relatives are from? My parents, and my father’s parents, were all born in England. My father’s paternal grandfather (Jean Gerard) was born in France, and had “mixed” (African?) decent. My mother’s…
From the sanctuary of the margins
There are many memorable stories in the real that beg for another life, that of fictionalised and immortalised. My memory is initially drawing them as if I am an eager girl artist with chalk on a pavement. Yet these stories ask for more than a moment and long not to be washed away like chalkContinue reading “From the sanctuary of the margins”
Yarning with Bubu
Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
This is my youngest son’s interview with his Bubu (grandparent) ? Hello Bubu. I am doing a project about my family history. Can you help? What do you want to know about your project? I am studying my family tree for school And we have your father and…
Frangipani Dreaming
Dear Daughter is teaching me how to use parts of the photoshop program that I don’t know very well. There are lots of online videos, and classes you can go to, but I love that my daughter can teach me. She’s learning it at school, but experiments a lot in the programs too and hasContinue reading “Frangipani Dreaming”
THE ROLE OF MEMORY IN STORYTELLING
Originally posted on Melissa Shaw-Smith:
My youngest son just turned seven. Watching him play with his birthday Lego, it dawned on me that he has reached my memory lifetime, that is, the age from which I have distinct memories. It was also the age I vividly remember writing my first story. It was about a…
