Witchypoo, shaper of minds

I just had to post this (with names changed) - an e-mail that WP received yesterday. Just how cool is this?

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Hello (WP),


I have just found these two old email addresses for you, hidden in the depths of my computer. Not sure if you still use them or even if you remember us!


Alma Whitney was a little blonde girl in your reception class at Farthen school in the year 96-97. Sometime in that year you went whale watching (in Canada I think) and inspired the class with tales of Orcas and how you could identify them by their dorsal fins. I think you brought photograhs into school (or it may have been a book about Orcas which was full of pictures. Either way Alma was particularly inspired by this and, from that day on, told everyone that she was going to be a marine biologist. She has never wavered in that conviction and has been obsessed by marine mammals ever since.


You may be interested to know that Alma is now 18 years old and we have taken her to the halls of residence at Hull university today. She will be studying in the department of biological sciences and her course is a three year BA hons in Aquatic Zoology.


I just thought you would like to know that the old saying is true, "A teacher never knows where her influence ends"


With very best wishes and with great appreciation for all you have done.


Revd. David Whitney
Methodist minister Isle of Man 93-98
(Now in Leeds)

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Talk about job satisfaction... I couldn't be more proud of her!

More self-sufficiency nonsense coming up very soon - Hedgewizard's Diary is moving house (just the blog, not me) so expect a flurry of activity...