I downloaded a few new CDs last night – Glee’s latest, Sarah McLachlan’s new one which I’ve been waiting for some time to get my hands on, although strangely now that I have it, I’ve been afraid to listen to
Dib Dab Dob
This past weekend my allergies exploded. As in really exploded, to the point where my eyes started swelling shut and then last night they commenced bleeding. I wanted to make parallels to certain Biblical references but my sense of humor
Code Breaking
I sometimes think that there’s a code that people with kids learn, something akin to a secret handshake or just the telltale evidence of a smudge of finger paint on the hems of our jackets. In our house it’s the
The Hamburlgar and His Steak Tartare
Yesterday afternoon Alastair’s brother and sister-in-law were burgled. We found this out when we logged into Facebook and saw photos of their house, and how it had basically been ransacked. They took all the goodies, including laptops, jewelry, Playstation, Wii,
How To Create a Hallway
We love this house. I love this house. This house is 100 years old and something always needs working on. When we bought it, we got it for a shockingly (relatively, this being England and in particular, this being Southern

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