Alice is at the age where she soaks up knowledge like a sponge. She is always asking how to write, say or spell, she is always practicing something.......I wish I could summon up a fraction of her enthusiasm. Some days things, thoughts, ideas are within my reach, other days they are tantalisingly just beyond my view......I can see a shimmering shadow of them, but can't quite get close enough to touch them. Sometimes age is a wonderful thing, but sometimes it scares the hell out of me!