Inquiring minds want to know: what is the story behind the name Quite Sensible Indeed? This month four years ago Brent and I went to London for his interview and school visits. We were becoming desperate. There are hundreds of schools in London - how in the world to choose? So we had two criteria - Catholic and both girls must go to the same school. But something was not right about the schools I visited.
Then Brent called one more school and yes they have places for both girls. I walked up Fitzjohns Avenue among the fall color and breeze. The school was enchanting. A Victorian mansion converted to a convent converted to a girls school.
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| St. Mary's School Hampstead |
The beautiful chapel. Rows of hats neatly lining the hallways. The accents. Nursery children were coming on to the playground up a small flight of starts. The nursery nurse was calling them up one by one. The nurse said: Fletcher well done walking so sensibly up the stairs! The Headmistress agreed by saying: Yes, Fletcher you are quite sensible indeed walking up the stairs! The blog name was born.
The girls thought I made up the phrase. I assured them to just wait and they would hear it as well. Sure enough...at the first assembly the phrase was said - twice!
