Monthly Archives: December 2007
New Year Resolutions
This is a companion piece to a similarly-themed article on Pete’s site, which, all things being equal, should be published at roughly the same time. A couple of years ago I resolved to be much better at remembering people’s birthdays. … Continue reading
Book Swap
My dad is known for his creative bent with Amazon wishlists. He uses them as inspiration, but cannot work within their limitations. There are worlds out there! Books and music that we have all clearly forgotten to list! Thank goodness … Continue reading
Aside from World Peace
This is a companion piece to a similarly-themed article on Pete’s site, which, all things being equal, should be published at roughly the same time. For Christmas, I would quite like a stainless steel colander and a stainless steel measuring … Continue reading
All casseroled up
Alice’s baby is a couple of days overdue, and if she doesn’t pop tomorrow, then a c/section will be upon her. Pete and I feel terribly guilty for going away for Christmas, having promised to look after Stan and/or act … Continue reading
Bent and Broken
On Wednesday night, we drove to Armpit. We arrived at about 11.30pm, after an uneventful journey, during which Bernard mostly slept, and I mostly listened to my audiobook. On arrival, Bernard was whisked into the brightly-lit sitting room by his … Continue reading