She glanced round the kitchen. It was small and curious to her, with its glittering kissing-bunch, its evergreens behind the pictures, its wooden chairs and little deal table. 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 47 Through the open door you see a red-tiled floor, a large wooden bed, and on a deal table a ewer and a basin.
In my case the 3rd year was definitely more difficult than the 2nd and 1st, though it has to be said that most of the 1st was waiting for some students to catch up to a decent level. Masters year of my Astrodynamics MSci was much, much more difficult though.
Lindsay Brillhart says that, like anything in life, parenting can be hard at times and easy at others. Ten years ago, when she had her first child, there was a period when parenting was harder. Thatâs because Brillhart has Aspergerâs syndrome, and there wasnât much support for parents with intellectual disabilities. Today, attitudes have come a long way and when Brillhart had her second child (seven months prior to press time), it was a whole new world.