OPD 05/01/2006 © 2006 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published May 2006 in International Family Magazine In 1966 my sister, Ruth, and I spent eight summer weeks in St. Mawes, Cornwall, a sleepy fishing village with a population of perhaps 200 souls. My grandmother had fallen in love with a two bedroom thatched cottage thatContinue reading “Choose Adventure”
Author Archives: Brooke Allen
If I Were Running for President
Last night’s presidential debate depressed me. I slept poorly. I awoke this morning upset and tearful. Must we be treated like shareholders in a proxy battle for the management of the largest enterprise on the face of the earth? Do none of us want our passions stirred for our own good?Is there no leader hereContinue reading “If I Were Running for President”
Free 7-Day Voyage on the QM2 if you’ll help me collect stories from fellow passengers
OFFER SUPERCEDED This offer was superseded by another offering a more reflective quieter one. I have kept this post and moved it way down in date order merely as a matter of record. Can you survive seven days with only slow-speed internet access?Do you like hearing people’s stories?Are you up for adventure? If so, thenContinue reading “Free 7-Day Voyage on the QM2 if you’ll help me collect stories from fellow passengers”
