Tag: childhood

  • Tilly the Hamster

    When I was a child, I had a pet hamster called Matilda aka Tilly. Tilly was fab as far as hamsters go when you’re 10. I still remember the distinct smell of hamster wood shavings, the sounds of the wheel going round and the glub of her water bottle. Tilly the Hamster had a ball…

  • The Life of a Bird

    When I was a child I used to do two things specifically regarding my bedroom window. The first was that I would turn out all the lights, open my windows and stare out at the stars. The second was that we used to get birds building the nests in the roof and the birds would…