School Poles and next generation



My daughter's first day at school today. Location: St Mary's RC School in Canton. Cardiff.

There are around seven Polish children too. My father started there I guess just before the end of WW2.

She did very well... all grown up.

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Lana Banana said…
it's like she's sucked all the beautiful out of the world and put it right into that smile of hers.

world looks right damn shabby next to those eyes.

lovely girl she's turning into, sion. you're gonna have your hands full when she gets older.
9:00 PM
Sion Barry said…
Taken in the Pantheon in Rome.She can be a handful now, but learning and pushing the boundaries, which is what the human race is all about.
10:29 PM
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