Category: Open University

Romans in Warrington

Small daughter is studying the Romans at the moment and her teacher asked if I’d go in to talk to the children about the Romans who lived in Wilderspool, an area of Warrington.  As...

Finishing off

I don’t know about you, but the first week after a school holiday is always a bit of a jumbled up week for me.  It takes me a while to get used to having...

So that’s it, then …

Three years of study, nine months of research and writing, 85 pages and 16,952 words.  My Master’s degree dissertation is finished and it’s ready to be delivered to the Open University’s Regional Office on...

Summer of learning

Well, that’s it.  Both my daughters are back at school now and the summer is almost over. The air has got that autumny smell about it, and I’ve noticed when I’ve been out with...

Counting Chickens

I’ve spent the day trying to get myself organised.  It’s been a bit busy in our house recently with one thing and another, not least of which is my dissertation for my Masters degree,...