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#1: Silence Author: pim, Location: Helmel Hampster

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:36 pm

I appear to have had a small, very persistent pink bunny nipping around my ankles since Sunday night (yes, that would be Clara) and as I'm in pre-holiday wind down today this is the result. With many thanks to Liz, Nell & Ally who I have been wailing at all morning until I got beyond the first two lines Laughing

Il y a des silences qui disent beaucoup (There are silences which say so much) ~ Michel Berger

I love the sound of silence. I love to just be able to sit somewhere, anywhere, surrounded by nature and silence. The kind of silence where you daren’t even breathe in case you disturb it. It puts things back in perspective as well and then it really doesn’t matter how bad things seem.

I love those first moments at the end of term after everyone has left when the silence is overwhelmingly deafening, when all the trials and tribulations of the term fall away like a bad dream on waking.

I love those final moments of the holidays before everyone arrives when the silence is comforting having been my constant companion in the run up to it allowing me those precious moments to gather my thoughts on what might be.

It’s hard to find silence in term time, always one thing after another wishing that I could split myself into at least two to be in all the places that I am needed at once. I don’t begrudge it; it’s been my life for so long that I can hardly imagine it any other way. I don’t think I’d want it any other way.

I just think that sometimes they forget that their headmistress is, after all, only human.

#2: Author: Róisín, Location: Vancouver for now

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:00 pm

Beautiful sentiments there Pim thanks Smile

#3: Author: Alison H, Location: Manchester

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:00 pm

Thanks Pim. Poor Hilda, she had so much responsibility!

#4: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:00 pm

Thank you Pim, that was lovely, and it's interesting to see more of Hilda outside school. Very Happy

#5: Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:02 pm

Wonderful

Thanks Pim Very Happy

Liz

#6: Author: Nell, Location: London, England

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:16 pm

Beautiful, thank you pim.

#7: Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!!

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:40 pm

That was beautiful Pim! Thank you sweetie!
*pats Clara*

#8: Author: Mia, Location: London

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:53 pm

Lovely, thank you Pim! Very Happy

#9: Author: Chair, Location: Rochester, Kent, England

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:01 pm

Thanks, Pim. Is it definitely Hilda, though? Could it have been Mademoiselle Lepattre or Madge even?

#10: Author: Cath V-P, Location: Newcastle NSW

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:11 pm

I think it's Hilda - but it doesn't matter really does it? It's the idea that's important...
Thanks Pim.

#11: Author: Sarah, Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:53 pm

I can relate to this just now - I work in a school office and today, all the teachers and students have gone to rehearse for our annual rewards evening. they left at lunchtime and right now there's only four of us left in school - such a lovely silence!!!! Very Happy

#12: Author: Lesley, Location: Allhallows, Kent

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:02 pm

Lovely Pim -think it's Hilda - she mentions having done the job for a while - but it could apply to anyone.

Thanks.

#13: Author: Josie, Location: London

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:47 am

Thanks Pim.

*agrees with Lesley*

#14: Author: CatherineS, Location: Smalltown, West of Scotland

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:03 pm

A lovely start. It made me wonder when was the last time I experienced or appreciated one of those precious silences.

#15: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:36 pm

Oh, Pim, that is lovely, thank you.

#16: Author: Gem, Location: Saltash/Aberystwyth

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:58 pm

Beautiful, pim, thank you Kiss

#17: Author: Le Petite Em, Location: Cheltenham

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:57 pm

Very thought provoking- and just how I imagine Hilda would feel at times!

#18: Author: RuthY, Location: Anyone's guess

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:04 pm

It makes you think. Thank you Pim

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