I was born into a Catholic family. We went to the local church every Sunday and sometimes during the week. We didn’t go to Catholic school because of the horridness of the first year teacher at our local Catholic primary school. So it wasn’t ’til we started homeschooling that we learnt in a methodical mannerContinue reading “Losing My Religion”
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Sister Hilary RSM
When I hit my teens, I suddenly needed to make music. I started by teaching myself the recorder. And by recorder I mean that, most commonly plastic, distant cousin of the flute in case there was any confusion. My brother and I played duets, which helped raise the recorder to musical heights, and I usedContinue reading “Sister Hilary RSM”
Mr McConnell
Mr Michael McConnell was my first choir master. A highly intelligent man, well educated and a natural teacher, he enjoyed having my brothers and me in the choir as we shared some of his knowledge of Latin and religion and would eagerly join his minor digressions. He lived alone in a beautiful house and taughtContinue reading “Mr McConnell”
Downtime
After a few days of rain I finally managed to get out for a walk. It was late as the rain only stopped after sundown. I walked down to a park and settling myself on a rather wonderful variation on a swing looked up at the few stars visible through the clouds. Cimorelli sang inContinue reading “Downtime”
Katherine Wansink Writes 