Posted in Beginnings, Work, tagged Alps, France, Work on 21 November, 2007 | 10 Comments »
It turned out to be a life-changing event, although I didn’t realize it at the time, sitting in that dingy office, squinting in concentration at the raven haired woman opposite me. How could I have known then, that my whole future would be determined in the space of half an hour?
I wanted the job, needed it badly [...]
Posted in Beginnings, tagged Alps, mountains, walking on 15 October, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I sidled up to the edge of the plateau and looked over. A stream of pebbles carved a passageway down through slabs of worn stone, in a vertiginous descent towards the green smear of vegetation far below. I shuddered and recoiled, my chest constricting in panic.
My future husband stood to one side of me. His [...]
Posted in Beginnings, Wild Things on 11 August, 2007 | 10 Comments »
The beam of light swept slowly across the field, then came to an abrupt halt. “Bloody Hell” said my husband, flicking the switch quickly, “there must be at least fifteen of them.” He closed the window and put the old army spot lamp and battery down on the floor before belting out of the lounge.
We had [...]
Posted in Beginnings on 4 July, 2007 | 7 Comments »
It was five thirty in the morning of the night before. We had been in bed exactly an hour, when the blast of car horns began echoing off the walls of our small Alpine village.
The door to the hotel room banged open and my brother-in-law fell through it, the last of our die-hard guests staggering in after [...]
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