Since meeting Dan, he has taken me to so many places in the world. But there was one I was still missing, one elusive continent I was desperate to check off the list: Oceania! Thanks to Skippy the Bush Kangoroo and Paige Toon my obsession with Australia has only grown in recent years. Throw in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Life
An Ode To Krump
When I first saw Krumpet, he was staring at me from a photo on Tinder. His master had made the wise decision to add his pooch in his profile picture because that does increase the likelihood of people chatting you up. I was obviously part of that statistic, even though I used to think pugs … Continue reading
I’m back, bitches!
Dear readers, I am SO sorry that I let you down and didn’t write anything for ages (years!). Life has a nasty habit of throwing you a bunch of curveballs and the last couple of years have been filled with a lot of stressful situations that just took over, and so at weekends I didn’t … Continue reading
House Or People Hunting in London
You know, when you think of London size-wise, you kind of assume that in this day and age, there will be many flats, with many rooms that need filling, and many people to fill it. Well, yes… and no. Because we are still picky people, and no matter how dire the situation is starting to … Continue reading
BREXIT
Today I feel like I’ve been dumped. Violently, without cause, with little more warning than a “we need to talk”. It’s a very unconscious uncoupling. I’m talking, of course, about the Brexit results which came in this morning. I went to bed hopeful, because I’d seen “Remain” people all around town yesterday and no one … Continue reading
Why The Investigatory Powers Bill Is A Stupid Idea
If you’ve been on Facebook today, you may have noticed a bunch of articles popping up about the infamous Investigatory Powers Bill proposed by the Conservative Government in the UK. Simply put, it’s a bill meant to take away a big chunk of our freedom of speech, privacy and take the whole country back to … Continue reading
Why I’m Still Against Going All Digital
I’ve always been a bit of a shopaholic. And while I do buy clothes and handbags and shoes, the bulk of my money (after bills-sigh) goes to books, DVDs and CDs. Sometimes even records (you know, those big ol’ things your parents and grandparents own). And before you think of me as a hippy loony … Continue reading
Can We Truly “Let It Go”? Should We?
If you believe in Disney’s latest message, all we need to do in order to feel better and empowered is simply to “Let it go”. Even if incidentally, albeit accidentally, we froze our country and hurt our sister. But, let’s be honest here for one minute. Has is ever been that easy to just forget … Continue reading
Why I Love Stuffed Toys
I just finished reading an interview of John Cleese in the latest Times issue. In the top right hand corner, along with the small picture of a stuffed bunny, the text said that Cleese and his wife collect stuffed toys. Why? “Because they make me happy,” he said. And I wholeheartedly agree. I guess I … Continue reading
Romance May Be Dead, But Love Certainly Isn’t
If you’ve ever been called a hopeless romantic, or gotten into an argument with friends about whether love is dead or not, then you’ll understand how I feel at times. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs of course, and if you’ve been hurt before, you’re twice as likely to believe it’s all rubbish and … Continue reading