(The motto of the Royals).
My own struggles while growing up were based upon that same motto. However, I cannot help but live each day with my heart on my sleeve; it is how, and who, I am.
But at that time, emotions were not to be expressed, so I dove into daydreams, but quickly discovered, nor was daydreaming permitted.
I learned to live in my head and created an outer shell to not only protect myself, but to protect those around me from my outlawed feelings.
~ ADF Spring 2023
Fifty-seven years ago a small, blonde, nine-year old girl eagerly awaited the launch of an exciting new TV series. After sneak peeks of the series’ trailers, she’d badgered her parents mercilessly to allow her to watch and, to her surprise, they acquiesced. (In those days, television was held in slightly suspicious regard by her family).
Thus, the evening of Thursday, September 8, 1966 found that wide-eyed little girl, rapt, in front of the family’s black and white Marconi television, as a colourful cast of characters launched boldly to go where no man had gone before.
Fast-forward to present day, and you will find an older woman, with the odd streak of grey in her hair and now bearing an array of life stories within every line and wrinkle.
However, one thing remains the same; she sits, eager and wide-eyed, awaiting the future of an equally colourful ensemble of characters who continue to go boldly where no one has gone before!
~ Thank you Mum and Dad.
