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…is at day camp over the summer, including drama camp. And he is obviously enjoying himself hugely. He’s also just lost a front tooth. I think we have another creative type in the family. It’s in the genes…my mother was … Continue reading
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.Frankly, a damned good year. January: Started the year writing the book now called Stormlord Rising (and finished the year proofing the publisher’s proofs for it) and with the news that Heart of the Mirage had been on the 2008 … Continue reading
…it’s the only way I’ll ever get to stay in hotels that have reception areas like this: and where the rooms have bathrooms like this (actually it’s a picture of half the bathroom…): Remember while I was on Pangkor Island? … Continue reading
. …to a rather posh furniture/handicraft/art shop in Kuala Lumpur. Above: the ground floor of the shop in Jalan Maarof, BangsarAbove: grandson contemplates the fountain And then turns his attention to a statue of Buddha… And yes, sometimes shops in … Continue reading
.Today is the 20th anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s velvet revolution, which in the end resulted in the replacement of the Communist government by a democracy. Actually the disturbances started slightly earlier, when we were in Prague.* October 28th was the anniversary … Continue reading
.When I was writing yesterday’s blog, I forgot about about another incident that told us that the wall between east and west was about to crumble. In September 1988, my elder daughter – just turned 17 – asked if she … Continue reading
This is younger daughter, the Tiger in Pony v. Tiger. She is wearing a US$ 150,000 Todd Reid necklace of uncut diamonds. Needless to say, it does not belong to her and she had to give it back… And just … Continue reading
Here he is, looking very colourful and rather magnificent. The three men of the family: Noramly, his younger brother and their very proud uncle, in loco parentis, who is 85 today. Above:With brother & wife, two sisters, two nieces After … Continue reading
But see, I have hit the 5% completed!Next few days are going to be slower still, I think. Younger daughter has gone back to LA, and older daughter not back yet – so I am still in charge of one … Continue reading
.Synopsis: many years ago 2 sons-in-law invented a new passive verb: “To be noramlyed”. The meaning: when you travel with any member of the Noramly family, something will go wrong with your plans. Now read on… ____________________________________________ Daughter and husband … Continue reading