Category Archives: erzsebel du jour
Where Am I?
Even long-term [should-be] committed readers of Rise are unlikely to remember Eva. Eva played a significant role in supporting me in the truly horrible periods just before I moved to Budapest, and just after I returned.
Karen’s Big Day Out
Today was supposed to be my Big Day Out. The Easter Bunny (as mentioned in comments to the previous post) gifted me a voucher for a haircut at SensSpa at the [a?] London Hilton Hotel. Putting aside the fact that … Continue reading
Chaos in the skies!
Nothing to do with ash clouds, really; I just liked the mega-panic headline describing the empty skies as chaotic. I like the tranquility. Part of me wonders what the world would be like with no more air travel. Or a … Continue reading
The white-out continues
The sky and the weather forecast are both full of snow, but none is actually falling at present. This raises the question: should we travel to South London today to see friends, favourite friends who we all enjoy being with, … Continue reading
Deeply snowed in
The sheer quantity of snow is impressive. Bushes in the garden are bent flat, and the back door, which opens outwards, is reluctant to do so. Next door they have three identically-dressed grandsons in the 8-10yrs range, visiting from Australia. … Continue reading