Happy holidays!
Cheers! Cotton 2025 Holiday letter
Hanging up my clubs
I hung up my endoscope 14 years ago. Now my golf clubs can join them in the closet. My legs are reluctant to take me from the golf cart to the green (if ever I found one.) For the last 25 years I have had the great pleasure of playing at Bulls Bay club in
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Fred Book 10 is Published!!!!!
Delighted to introduce “When Fred the Snake and Friends learn the Chinese Zodiac – and the Great race. After returning from their adventures exploring USA, Fred went back to school with Perdy and Jack. They met two Chinese kids, Connor and Ellie, who reminded Fred that 2025 is the year of the snake in the
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Fred’s NEW BOOK. All about the Chinese Zodiac and the Great Race
Delighted to provide this sneak peek at the upcoming new Fred book “Fred the Snake and Friends meet the Chinese Zodiac – and the Great Race” Fred found new friends at school, two Chinese kids. They’re really cool.Meet Ellie and her brother Connor. Listen, it will be their honor to explain the Zodiac, to Perdy
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Physician/Doctor or Surgeon? A fun journey
I have been fortunate to have lived through a period of revolution in medicine. Indeed, had I been born 50 years earlier I would likely not be bothering you now. There have been huge changes, but I will focus on an area in which I have participated, the interface between medical doctors (let’s call them
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Fred learns about the Barber’s pole…..
Friends of Fred the adventurous snake will recall that he had an accident in the first book when he first ventured out onto the street. “He thought the stripey barber pole was another snake, but, oh my soul, he dashed across with never a glance, into the path of an ambulance”. Whilst recovering from his
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Perdy and Jack join Fred’s adventures
Fred started as a bedtime story for my then young children, Andy and Nicky, a very long time ago. Andy and Nicky 1969 bedtime story text When Nicky had her children, she asked “What happened to Fred-Fred”. I found the 1969 text and a wonderful illustrator, Bonnie Lemaire. We published the first book “When Fred
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2025 is the year of the snake! Go Fred!
Did you know that January 29, 2025, marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake? Fred is rather pleased. Wikipedia says “The lunar calendar consists of a cycle of the twelve animals, in sequence: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Each year, an animal is paired with
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Famous Authors of children’s books, and me!
While contemplating writing another of my books about Fred the lovable snake, I have been remembering the authors which captured my imagination as a child, and perhaps awakened my own muse. There were four authors, all British, like me… Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) is of course famous for “Through the looking glass” and “Alice in Wonderland”.
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Holiday greetings
In previous years we have sent our annual end of year holiday letter by snail mail. To save trees (and some funds/energy) I have attempted to send it mainly by email. Recognizing that some of the addresses are probably outdated, I am attaching it also here. Apologies if duplicated, mis-fired or irrelevant. Ignore at leisure.