Official photographers all over DisneyWorld take your picture and we, like the suckers we are, had to buy them. But hey, at least we have pics of all four of us!
Author: JulieD
Earth Day
Earth Day Failures: Driving 12 miles there and back for a 20 minute appointment Getting lost on the way (even with GPS), and driving an extra 3-4 miles Sending A in for ‘hot lunch’, which is served on disposable, coated paper plates. Sending A to school with Cheese-Its in a plastic zip-lock bag for his… Continue reading Earth Day
Happy Holidaymaker
I woke up in my own bed this morning, for the first time in a week. Last week was spent at Disney’s Animal Kindgom Lodge in Florida and yes, I was aware of how fortunate I was, every minute of the trip. Before we left I was out of sorts. By the time we got… Continue reading Happy Holidaymaker
Fighting It
So, I wrote a children’s book. It’s a short, 6000 word chapter type book, like one of thos series books that early readers hoover up. My idea was to write a series of them. The first one went really well, and I think part of it was the simplicity. I used a published book as… Continue reading Fighting It
Haircut
I went to have a trim today and came out… …a brunette.
Oh, To Be Welsh
I sat at my computer and just goggled. (That’s right, “goggled”, not “googled”!) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw&hl=en&fs=1]
Garden Fun
We had one of those March weekends where the boys get the sandpit open and ask for the pool and don’t believe me when I say it might snow tomorrow. Of course, I don’t really believe it either and I start casting a critical eye on the garden. I have Plans. They have not come… Continue reading Garden Fun
Working Writers – Scalzi and The Big Idea
I really like reading interviews with writers about how they sat down and wrote their latest book/story etc. I don’t so much like interviews where the interviewer gets all “I want to win a creative-non-fiction writing award so let me describe the sound of the gravel crunching under my feet as I walk up the… Continue reading Working Writers – Scalzi and The Big Idea
Sci-Fi is now SyFy
Sci Fi network is rebranding itself as “SyFy” The head dude said, “When we tested this new name, the thing that we got back from our 18-to-34 techno-savvy crowd, which is quite a lot of our audience, is actually this is how you’d text it,” Mr. Howe said. “It made us feel much cooler, much… Continue reading Sci-Fi is now SyFy
"Vestes" Chugging Along
My Estes Vest (aka “Vestes) is coming along nicely. Actually, I have more done, up to the first increase after the waist. As with all cable projects (and lace), the first couple of times through the pattern repeats have me cursing and unpicking and wondering what the h*ll the designer was thinking. Then, once I… Continue reading "Vestes" Chugging Along