Friday, August 3, 2007
Stories You're Scared to Write
As I looked at the crib Rowan was sleeping in the other night, it stirred up a surprising memory of a magazine article I'd read years ago. A story of a woman, going through a pregnancy, conversations with her bump, a fully equipped nursery laid out months in advance, a baby she's nick-named prior to...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Hit the Ground Running!
We've been here a month tomorrow and we've pulled no punches, we've ticked off all the 'to-do's' so far, and now I've a little time to let the little observations and emotions catch up with me. Old is not old in the U.S. People may look dishevelled, creak a little bit, and have grey hair, but their...
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
Sonorous Snoozy Sundays
So yes, I'm in the U.S. for those of you who are still catching up. I'm a Jersey girl now, you'll know me because of my un-manicured nails and off the boat accent. I'm just after seeing Harry Potter with mini-me the elder and a recently acquired friend, I really enjoyed myself. It made up for the...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
For the Sake of Interest & Education
As a wannabe intellectual it's always great to find websites like this. It can almost make you sound like you have a degree behind you. Aside from that, it's fairly interesting to discover the origin of words, or their evolution. There's also a link on that page to a compilation of American slang if...
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