Every day at Edinburgh Zoo, the penguins come out for a walk. They meander around, mingle with the crowds and are generally charming. I was there quite a lot while a student in Edinburgh, even meeting up with my Mum when she brought her classes on school trips. The penguins always delighted everyone. Apparently, back… Continue reading Sir Penguin
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New Site
So, this is my first official post on the Wordpress site…
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.
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
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
Never Lets Me Down
There are some blogs I read because I have things in common with the writers. There are others I read because the writers are fabulous writers who never let me down. They are storytellers and a good blog entry from them can fill in for the dearth of good short stories out there in the… Continue reading Never Lets Me Down