Author: JulieD

Blue Lagoon Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. More stitch markers, since my giftees didn’t seem like the types who would like the browns. So I’m keeping them :D

In my first real, grown-up office job my boss was a man who knew a lot about computers, hardware and software. He understood them as far as they can be understood, but he was no mere techy. He had the soul of an artist and, in another life, would probably have been hanging out with… Continue reading User Error

There are times when I miss  living in a small country. In a small country, where everyone (until the past decade or so) watched the same four channels on TV, things happen that are truly nationwide. On November 11, pretty much everyone is wearing a poppy (although increasingly debating about what colour and whether newsreaders… Continue reading Red Nose Day

Normal Heights Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. My friend Carol lives in the height of normality. See?

I’ve only scratched the surface of Language Is A Virus but it seems like a promising site: the kind that might inspire you to write, rather than burgling your time like so many writers’ advice sites (fascinating but not helping with the actual writing of your own work…) I used their Writers Block “Cut Up”… Continue reading Language Is A Virus

Thanks to Carol for this link: Here’s a post of someone who turned their old TV stand into a play kitchen for their kids. Recycling, AND reduction (no new plastic, no new packaging), money-saving. It’s warms the hippy corners of my heart.