Winter fun Originally uploaded by Your Teacher. A Sunday walk. Lots of snow.

NY2006 Happy New Year Originally uploaded by Your Teacher. A happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year to all.

Today we listened to the recording of a rather creepy boss and his two employees. The most important terms discussed were "headhunting" and "headcount", in a business context of course. On searching for the term "headhunter" I found this amusing excerpt:- Although it is smart to be cautious, headhunters are also great people to know. […]

We completed the second chapter of A Christmas Carol. It was nice to see Scrooge join us, even though he wouldn't take the mic. Well done Meline and Girlie for reading out loud. At Meline's request we will continue to read this book until the end. Get well soon Giovanni.

starter Originally uploaded by Your Teacher. For an ex vegetarian I did quite well.

Anyone who joined me today will know that this month's book is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. We read the first stave (chapter) online on Monday and will continue in the next reading lesson.