Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me. Mary Wesley More Quotes by Mary Wesley More Quotes From Mary Wesley I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldnt have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals. Mary Wesley respect animal children I found out only recently that we were making an index of enemy code signs. Mary Wesley code found enemy Imagination which comes into play in falling in love is different from any other. Certainly in my case, and I've fallen in love all my life, one imagines the person to be as you want them to be. They frequently turn out to be someone different, for better or worse. Mary Wesley falling-in-love play love-is Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write. Mary Wesley looking-back teaching writing It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere. Mary Wesley towns sensible moving People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier. Mary Wesley divorce marriage years That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand. Mary Wesley threatening challenges people It was pretty awful for us children because we never really knew the local children. Mother was keen for us to learn languages, so our travels took us to France and Italy, as well as the West Country. Mary Wesley never mother country children