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As usual, a mix of a year. Good and bad. Awful and wonderful.But the good dominated – what more can one ask? In no particular order:Good times that have to head this list… Family: A good year. Saw younger daughter … Continue reading
Tag Archives: personal memories
My husband just came home from Vienna. And brought lots of nostalgia home with him. The Graben. God, how I loved that city. That was his office up there… 11th floorAnd that’s the house we lived on from 1986 to … Continue reading
Sometime tomorrow I will finish yet another rewrite of Rogue Rainlord (or whatever the final title is!). And this is absolutely the last draft.* *{Er, well, sort of the last – there’s still an editor’s suggestions to be incorporated (if … Continue reading
Read something in the US news about a mother leaving her teenage kids home alone. Now she’s facing legal action. And her oldest was 17. Hmmm. I remember going off to Morocco with my husband – he was on duty … Continue reading
I listened to the entire “Sorry” speech by Prime Minister Rudd of Australia over on Justine Larbalestier’s blog and shed a tear. So many bad things are done in the name of governments – even in the name of doing … Continue reading
That list somewhere below of “things I have done which you probably haven’t” has got me thinking back to days gone by. And for some reason, embarrassing “moments I’d rather forget” seem to head the list of memories. Why on … Continue reading
This is a meme of sorts, started by John Scalzi over at Whatever. So, 10 things I’ve done that you (probably) have not, if you had any sense… Administered a correspondence course for GP doctors when I know nothing whatsoever … Continue reading
…when I hated shoes. (This post is apropos of nothing, so don’t look for deep meaning here.) It was just that I was bought up on a farm, and whenever I could, I went barefoot. The soles of my feet … Continue reading
Yesterday was the festival of Eid Al-Adha. For my husband’s family, this year was more special than usual, as one of his sisters was off performing the Hajj. Next week is Christmas – yet another Xmas which I don’t spend … Continue reading
The tiger story was the lie. The Libyan minister was caught in the trap with the rest of his countrymen when air flights were banned in and out of his country for many years. He had to drive from Libya … Continue reading