Yes we can.
I don't know what the future will hold for Britain, for the United States and for the World, but I am glad that I am witness to such an extraordinary moment in America's past, present and future. … [Read more...]
My little burrito
DG- the Next Generation…
Cecily Jean Olivia (CJ) born Sunday 18th May 2008 at 12:55pm, and weighing 7lbs 1oz and pretty damn perfect. … [Read more...]
Tea for one-and-eight-ninths
I have been a bit lax of late in the blogging department. Put it down to nesting and such- but now the nursery has been painted, decorated, furnished, curtained and dog-proofed. The Moses basket is stationed by my bed and the car seat is installed (so the dog gets used to it being there, you understand). I have sewn until my fingers bled, packed and repacked the hospital bag, spent hours filling in the forms for Maternity Allowance (a forty page … [Read more...]
Wide load
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...]
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...]
