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Ears for Finn!
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Ears for Finn!

By Gaynor Young on 21/10/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

Aren’t the advances in medical science mind blowing? I was watching Carte Blanche recently and was reminded of Chris Barnard performing the first heart transplant in 1967. Nowadays heart transplants…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Cochlear Implant & Deafness, Inspirational ThoughtsTagged: ears, medical science2 Comments
Drawing with Light!
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Drawing with Light!

By Gaynor Young on 07/10/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

Her arms entwined around his neck, Mums and Dad laughing into each other’s smile crinkled eyes. I love that photograph. It captures everything they were to each other so perfectly.…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Random Musings!Tagged: photography, photos6 Comments
The Power of Women!
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The Power of Women!

By Gaynor Young on 23/09/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

“I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.”                          …

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Inspirational Thoughts, Random Musings!Tagged: power, women6 Comments
Finding Nemo!
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Finding Nemo!

By Gaynor Young on 09/09/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

The young school boy looked around the new Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. He bounced on his seat. Yeah, the seats were great. His mother gave him a warning look. The lights…

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A choir of sorts!
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A choir of sorts!

By Gaynor Young on 26/08/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

“Sing, then. Sing, indeed, with shoulders back, and head up so that song might go to the roof and beyond to the sky. Mass on mass of tone, with a…

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Rays of Sunshine!
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Rays of Sunshine!

By Gaynor Young on 12/08/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

I was sitting in a small English tea shop, devouring what I always seem to devour when I’m with B – cheesecake. Maybe that is one of the reasons I…

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“Potty” Dancing!
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“Potty” Dancing!

By Gaynor Young on 29/07/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

“I have a surprise for you this morning,” B remarked linking her arm through mine. We were walking towards the town centre of Sheringham. “Or rather, Sheringham has a surprise…

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Filed under: Music & Entertainment, Random Musings!Tagged: cape minstrels, morris dancers6 Comments
Sweet Caroline!
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Sweet Caroline!

By Gaynor Young on 15/07/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

Recently I made a new friend on Facebook, Caroline De Lange who lives in Wales. She noticed I was visiting England and suggested that after our stay in the Cotswolds,…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Music & EntertainmentTagged: mistake, Wales1 Comment
Scream!
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Scream!

By Gaynor Young on 01/07/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

Recently I received the following letter: Dear Gaynor I am a friend of the director, Janice Honeyman and Denise Goldin. I am a professional actress, born in Cape Town but…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Cochlear Implant & Deafness, Inspirational Thoughts, SpasticityTagged: play, writing12 Comments
Strictly!
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Strictly!

By Gaynor Young on 17/06/2016 (updated 07/07/2026)

“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.” Oprah Winfrey Everyone looked stunning. Women and men, perfumed and Givenchy scented,…

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Filed under: Children, Family & Friends, Music & Entertainment, Sporting MomentsTagged: dancing, fundraising, George Sports Academy10 Comments

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