Touching, happy dinosaur and a class.

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1. I discover this wonderful thing here in Tunbridge Wells -- Art at Your Fingertips -- a library of tactile pictures for people with a visual impairment. Each picture comes with audio to help the user understand what is under their fingertips.


2. Overheard: a woman talking to her colleagues about a phone call to her little boy. "He said: 'Just a minute, I have to go and do the stompy happy dinosaur dance.'"

3. I hurry across London in the gathering dusk for a class at the School of Life -- How to Survive Your Family. I like the idea of people gathered in the same room for one purpose.

Comments

  1. AnonymousWednesday, January 20, 2010

    I think I could do with that class. Was it any good?

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  2. ClareWednesday, January 20, 2010

    Yes -- it really made me think. I was alert and attentive for the whole thing (unusual for me!) and I enjoyed meeting some of the other participants.

    I think you get out what you put in -- if you go in willing to engage and keen to know more, you'll come away with lots to consider.

    This is the man who ran it -- http://www.markvernon.com/ -- I thought he was very engaging and authentic, so I felt as if he was making the journey with us.

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  3. BALLET NEWSWednesday, January 20, 2010

    Adorable. The class sounds heavenly. I think we should all do one now and again !!!

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  4. TesoriTrovatiWednesday, January 20, 2010

    My dear friend Rainy believes that art saves lives...I think it is a dynamite idea to share art with those who are visually impaired. Thank you for sharing that little bit to brighten my day, Clare! Enjoy the day! Erin

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  5. rosebud101Thursday, January 21, 2010

    #3 I need a class like that!

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