Sunday 23 March 2014

Memories of my youth

30 odd years ago I attended an international Guide camp on a Swedish island in the Baltic!  I hadn’t thought of it for years, but seeing the wind-blown trees in Keilder forest yesterday suddenly brought it to mind.  Although initially I felt a momentary sadness for my gauche, 17 year old self, with a dire hairstyle and frumpy clothes, I soon remembered the joy of making bivouac shelters from the fallen trees around us and cooking our food on open fires. For a clumsy, unconfident girl like me, it was blissful and proved to be a window on the future

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