November 2018
From the Dragons’ Den
November already! For me, a good time of year – or, a not-good time of year. It’s the birthday month and, although it used to be a really exciting prospect, well, now I am not so sure!
I was looking at photographs of early Little Dragon days recently and remembering those little tots aged 1,2 and 3 now being 13, 14 and 15. Meeting some of them still and seeing how they are developing into responsible nearly-adults, it is good to know that we at Little Dragons have perhaps made a positive input into their characters and values.
Perhaps you, as I do, think back to your own early days. Some memories go back many, many years – maybe pre-school, early and later school days.
My own earlyish memories involve air-raid shelters, gas masks, sweet coupons and the appearance of whale meat on one horrendous occasion. No one else in the family would touch it but I – possibly being rather hungry, downed the lot – not a good memory.
So many memories over so many years. Some memories are crystal clear, others are less clear and may be coloured by bigger events going on around one at the time.
When reading newspapers or viewing news programmes on TV it would be easy to get quite depressed about how the world will develop and affect the lives of today’s youngsters – the current crop of Little Dragons who play and learn, apparently without any cares other than whether the red car or big bike are free to use.
We can continue to do our utmost to make these little lives the very best, along with our prayers for a wonderful future.
Best wishes, Val Butterworth
P.S. Best wishes, George, Uncle Sam and Idris.
