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Friday daydreamin’: My favourite city | May 24th, 2013
Friday daydreamin’: My favourite city
I started thinking about which city I would write about in joining the Friday daydreamin’ linky by R We There Yet Mom? and realised it’s a tricky question. How do you chose just one? I’ve had to rule out American cities — the ones I like the best also have such a personal connection...
Posted on Feb 17th, 2013 | 17 comments

Silent Sunday

Silent Sunday
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Posted on Feb 5th, 2013 | 10 comments

Finding music on the Tube

Finding music on the Tube
This evening, in a foul mood, having just stepped out of a shivery drizzle and into the Tube, I heard something of a rarity: live violin music. I love the musicians who perform in the official spaces in the...
Posted on Jan 16th, 2013 | 6 comments

They don’t eat horses, do they...

They don’t eat horses, do they?
The news of beef burgers in several big supermarkets around the UK and in Ireland being contaminated with horse meat is all over the headlines today. It reminded me of this picture that I took in Brenham,...
Posted on Jan 13th, 2013 | 16 comments

Silent Sunday

Silent Sunday
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Posted on Dec 28th, 2012 | 24 comments

The problem with thank you cards

The problem with thank you cards
The gifts are unwrapped, the leftovers are in the fridge covered in foil, and Christmas songs have lost their lustre. That means only one thing in our house: the race to complete thank you cards is on. On my...
Posted on Dec 8th, 2012 | 2 comments

The best holiday ice skating in Lond...

The best holiday ice skating in London
Over the past several years my family and I have criss-crossed the city trying out different ice skating rinks. I’ve loved it since childhood, when I would force my mother to drive from 2 1/2 hours to...
Posted on Dec 2nd, 2012 | 8 comments

Silent Sunday: 2 Dec 2012

Silent Sunday: 2 Dec 2012
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