Unripened Hanami Stole beaded cast on, without flash, originally uploaded by jwordsmith. This is just a quick picture post to confirm that the Hanami Stole did survive past the first few torturous rows and that I’m quite enjoying it now. There are mistakes, sure, but nothing crippling. Yet. Must be time for a lifeline…
Author: JulieD
Hob Nobbing
Fun night out with Sally & George tonight — our friends who should, by rights, be our parents’ friends, since they’re about that age. But they’re cool. And Kev might have kidnapped their cat if not for my allergies. I suppose I should take that as a compliment.
Millennial Mom Monday — Things I Never Thought I Would Say
Mondays are for the Millennial Mothers (and dads too. And aunts and uncles, grandparents and friends. It’s just more alliterative this way…) Post a reply in the comments. Or write in your own blog and leave a link in the comments. Invite your friends to join in. This Weeks’ Theme: Things I Never Thought I… Continue reading Millennial Mom Monday — Things I Never Thought I Would Say
Bertie Crampsey
My mum’s cousin Bob Crampsie, known in the family as Bertie, died this week. He was 78 and suffering from Parkinson’s, so it’s not a huge surprise. What was a bit of a surprise (but not really) was that the papers were full of tributes to him and that everyone proclaimed him a genius and… Continue reading Bertie Crampsey
Millennial Mother Mondays — Becoming Mom
Mondays are for the Millennial Mothers (and dads too. And aunts and uncles, grandparents and friends. It’s just more alliterative this way…) We are raising kids at the start of a new millennium. What are we doing? What are the challenges, old and new? Are we different from, or turning into, our own mothers? Post… Continue reading Millennial Mother Mondays — Becoming Mom
Ford Truck
Yesterday, on the radio, I heard these words, “While Ford is largely thought of as a [pick-up] truck company here in America, in Europe it’s different…” Huh? I’ve lived here for 14 years and I consider myself fairly fluent in American culture but it’s the deep, ingrained stuff, the assumptions, that still trip me up.… Continue reading Ford Truck
Technological Woes
I’m trying to work on a project. All was calm with the children and I reckoned I could probably count on half an hour of peace and quiet before things started to deteriorate. I know, thinks I, I’ll work on my project. It’s not something complicated, just formatting some text so that it is all… Continue reading Technological Woes
Reading Binge
I’ve been on a bit of a reading binge recently. Can it have something to do with the gift of my Kindle, I wonder? Well, possibly, but I know it started before that. Earlier in the year I picked out two mysteries from the shelves based on not much at all. Aunt Dimity’s Death was… Continue reading Reading Binge
Joss Whedon Love
Oh dear. That Joss Whedon. I hadn’t seen anything new of his for a while and I had started to think that maybe I had over-rated him. With the resurgence of Doctor Who and my discovery of Stephen Moffat and Neil Gaiman, I had begun to believe that maybe Whedon had been a pale stand-in… Continue reading Joss Whedon Love
Hangover
I have a bit of a hangover today, but it’s not what you think. Granted I DID have two glasses of wine last night, but it’s not the wine that has left me feeling jittery this morning. It’s a socialising-hangover. I had a lovely morning yesterday in one neighbour’s yard, kids splashing, good conversation, very… Continue reading Hangover