The mothership is expanding my readership in the little corner of Africa that she calls home. She is a very excited grolly(granny)-in-waiting and I think that the ex-pat community in Addis Ababa know more about my pregnancy than my friends do. They should have a face to put to the name (anyone who has a mother still displaying 10-year-old pictures of their kids in the sitting room where anyone can see them will understand this!)With humble … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2008
I’ve got a dongle and I know how to use it!
I know that not a moment ago I was yabbering on about an idyllic childhood with little television, no internet and no mobile phones. And it really was idyllic. I also know that I yabbered on about being quite keen to keep DH from working when we retreated to our retreat. But then I realised that pretty much my whole life is tied to the internet in one form or another, and the fact that I am getting bigger by the day means that sometime soon I … [Read more...]
A Cold War
I have contracted a cold from the visiting Mothership, which has sunk to my chest. The growing bump prohibits any over-the-counter medications, so I have been forced to take to my bed with a large box of Kleenex, laptop, Sky Movies and plenty of fluids. It all feels very 1950's- laptop and Sky Plus aside naturally-and not a little dull. It's amazing how little there is to watch on television given that I have a choice of 1000 channels. I am in … [Read more...]
