Oh Yoo-Hoo! It’s Friday, time to stop for a quick chat and a moment of tea and biscuits. What have you been up to? The Little Houses are still on a high after the Open Studios, thank you for your messages and to everyone who came by. It was so lovely to see you in real life!
I’ve not told them about the next one yet because they’ll only start preening and fussing and I think we could do with a bit of hush for a few days…
So now shall we focus on the troubles of a certain someone who’s just back from the framers?
Living on the Edge 236; Science Fiction…
“… and so, to conclude,” said Sally, looking very smug, “if it is science, then it can be reliably repeated in an experiment. If it is not reliably repeatable, then it is not science, it is a trick, not magic. Magic does not exist.”
At the end of school Stephen shuffled home feeling small and wishing he hadn’t asked the question. He always felt inadequate and stupid when he worked with her and so she wasn’t the kind of person he wanted to be partnered with in lessons.
He could see what Sally was saying and it all sounded highly plausible. But. If he was not much mistaken, whenever he touched a computer or test tube, unexplained forces were at work. Magic definitely existed. He just needed to learn how to harness it. As the sun began to sink behind the West Ridge he sat, not hiding but, out of the sight line of his parents, watching the shadows grow long across the valley. He knew they were immensely proud of him. Disappointing them was the last thing he wanted to do but…
He looked over at his well-read set of Harry Potter books and silently began thumbing through the college prospectus in search of a new direction… xxx
Things…
1.The beautiful Llantarnam Grange Craft Festival: Award Winners Exhibition continues, it’s on until August 10th 2024.
2. My next Open Studio is Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of June
3. My online shop is open if you wish to browse…
Let’s trot forward into the weekend smiling xxx