16/09/2017
Published by Odette Elliott at 16/09/2017
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Recently there has been much discussion in the media about a foster child in Hackney. I suspect that there has been misinformation and perhaps photo-shopping of […]
02/01/2017
Published by Odette Elliott at 02/01/2017
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A Very Happy New Year to everyone reading this! As we start the New Year I look back with gratitude for many things. We have […]
01/08/2016
Published by Odette Elliott at 01/08/2016
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My brother and I were brought up in an international atmosphere. Our parents were keen members of the Esperanto movement. As readers of this blog […]
04/07/2016
Published by Odette Elliott at 04/07/2016
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Princesses (?!) I don’t necessarily advocate filling girls’ heads with fantasies of being ‘princesses’, but on the other hand I am committed to the view that […]
07/06/2016
Published by Odette Elliott at 07/06/2016
My last blog ended with this sentence “I have heard that there is more help for adopted and looked-after children nowadays.” This is good news for […]
04/04/2016
Published by Odette Elliott at 04/04/2016
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When we moved to London, I was overwhelmed by all the amazing things one could see and do in the capital. In earlier days I thought […]
22/02/2016
Published by Odette Elliott at 22/02/2016
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I do not know anything about the numbers of children who attend organisations today, like the Brownies, Girl Guides, Woodcraft, Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades and Youth […]
18/01/2016
Published by Odette Elliott at 18/01/2016
I suppose I risk of running out of historical events in writing about the upbringing of Jah and all the family. However, I don’t think I […]
04/01/2016
Published by Odette Elliott at 04/01/2016
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Resuming the story of our multiracial family. . .When we moved to London in 1983, we joined a church in Camden Town. The congregation was very […]