So once again I’ve been extending a hand into the mixed bag that is Gumtree housing advertisements. You never know whether you’re going to get a reply from some nice person looking to quietly circumvent the real estate industry, or from somebody who wants to quietly lift the cash from your pockets without providing anything … Continue reading
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Visiting Butterfly
So I was sitting in my back garden yesterday, reading a fictional book about a real magician and trying assiduously to ignore my little bubble of darkness (see previous posts), when a butterfly flitted along and landed on my leg. I know it was a butterfly and not a moth because it had smooth rather than … Continue reading
Reaping Midnight
Okay, it wasn’t actually midnight. More like 10:30. Poetic license; see my previous blog entry Midnight in the Fellows’ Garden, also Shakespeare (Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V, scene 1, Theseus, “The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve”, etc). I was walking home, at 10:30 as we have now established, and in the dark the lavender … Continue reading
The Mysterious Case of the Mendacious Mennonites (…Well, Not Really)
Did I tell you about the Mennonites at the rest stop? When my mom and I were driving back to Florida from Pennsylvania last month, we pulled into a rest stop in West Virginia. As we went into the ladies’ room we saw a small handwritten sign that said: “Beware of placing your purse on the floor … Continue reading
Never Get in a Match of Wits with a Sicilian…
So I went to see that new movie this week, Heartbreaker. You know, the French one about the con men who break up couples that don’t know they’re unhappy. With the Dirty Dancing dance routine and the George Michael singing. It was cute, but trite. Imminent marriage. Girl meets someone else. Marriage in jeapordy–who should the … Continue reading
Too Close to the Stage
While I was in London last week I went to see two pieces of theatre. Actually, I went to see a matinee and an evening show in the same day. That’s like having a box of chocolates and eating both layers all in one sitting. Also, I should warn you now that I’m definitely going to … Continue reading
On Imaginary Things
I visited the Greenwich Royal Observatory recently, home of Greenwich Mean Time, and had occasion to think about imaginary things. As you probably already know, Greenwich is home of the Prime Meridian of the world (Longitude 0o). The Prime Meridian is the basis of Greenwich Mean Time, which in turn provides the references for all … Continue reading
Midnight in the Fellows' Garden
I returned to England last Thursday after a visit home to see my uncle who was losing his life to pancreatic cancer. On Friday, shortly after I’d made it back to Exeter where I live, I got the call that he had died. The swiftness of his passing was a great shock to us all, and … Continue reading
Full of Wonders
I’m in the airport waiting for my flight back to Britain. I came back to America to visit my uncle with terminal cancer. I have a purple rubber Pancreatic Cancer Awareness band around my wrist. My mother and I drove back to Tampa together while my dad stayed up north with the rest of the family … Continue reading
Chattanooga Shoe Shoo
If you’ve been following you’ll know I’ve been visiting the house of my uncle who has terminal cancer. It’s been a very difficult trip in many ways. But I am grateful for this time with my family. This is the first time in several years that my immediate family has gone on a road trip … Continue reading
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