Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement
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In one of her recent podcasts, author Joanna Penn ruminated on how we encourage or discourage children from writing. https://pca.st/episode/ece3776a-71e7-42ee-b1f4-21cdcf3cb84b During her conversation with Coleen M. Story, Joanna commented that our creative selves are a bit like children, and we need to have our self-confidence boosted every now and again.
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This photos shows a mug that was on sale in one of the Greek museums earlier this year (2025). The statue of the Discobolus (the discus thrower) is a famous ancient Greek sculpture, and is generally agreed to be a masterpiece of classical art. The original bronze statue by the
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The photo that I have included with this blog post shows some of the note cards that I have used in my research. When I first started (a good six years ago, now!), I had no idea where the research would take me. Plus I was, and remain, a bit
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Helga Bejach was a little girl who was forced to leave Germany at the start of the Second World War. Her mother had died sometime previously, so it was her father who made the difficult decision to send Helga and her sister, Irene, away, hopefully to keep them safe. Helga’s
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At last, a day came to which I had been looking forward to for a year. The ancient ruins at Delphi. I had been looking forward to this day in particular, as Delphi is closely connected with Irene Mawer. In 1930, the Ginner-Mawer School were invited to perform in the
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