'Wonderful, poignant, interesting - what it is to be a young girl struggling for a place to fit in, in a harsh climate where belonging and exclusion is separated by a very thin margin. Well done again Christine on your fabulous story, beautifully written.'
Yes Christine -it’s a very poignant memoir of your time at boarding school here in the UK. It is an experience that I hope you’ve come to terms with over the years. Maybe aided by recalling it in your fun Substack work (seen here). Hxxx
I'm surprised no one suggested putting a plaque up in acknowledgement of all those black stars. At least you excelled at something. Plus it's given you something to write about! Your 'donut' experience reminded me of a friend who'd been at boarding school in S. Africa and organised a midnight feast where the girls ate little blobs of tooth-paste on toast confiscated from breakfast which they'd kept in their gymslip pockets all day.
Gail Louw
17:30 (9 minutes ago)
to me
'Wonderful, poignant, interesting - what it is to be a young girl struggling for a place to fit in, in a harsh climate where belonging and exclusion is separated by a very thin margin. Well done again Christine on your fabulous story, beautifully written.'
Yes Christine -it’s a very poignant memoir of your time at boarding school here in the UK. It is an experience that I hope you’ve come to terms with over the years. Maybe aided by recalling it in your fun Substack work (seen here). Hxxx
Thank you Hilary. Delighted you liked it. Next installment coming up soon. Keep watching out.
Warmly, Christine
I'm surprised no one suggested putting a plaque up in acknowledgement of all those black stars. At least you excelled at something. Plus it's given you something to write about! Your 'donut' experience reminded me of a friend who'd been at boarding school in S. Africa and organised a midnight feast where the girls ate little blobs of tooth-paste on toast confiscated from breakfast which they'd kept in their gymslip pockets all day.
This made me laugh.