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 Blogger seems to be playing games and I am unable to reply to the last few comments on my post, so I'll do it here:

messymimi; thank you, I think Jim is trying to figure out his future, Archaeology or Historian. I hope he finds a balance and gets to do both.

Margaret D; thank you, I used bits of memory from books I had read and my dad's love of cream cakes.

Iris; Thank you. Absolution means different things to different people I think. I chose the forgiveness option.