I was very excited to arrive home yesterday and find a package from San Francisco – something I ordered from Etsy (of course Etsy – are there actually any other website out there? Only I haven’t been looking lately).…
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January 2008
Ooh, I don’t think I ought to ever use one of these, I have trouble slicing bread!…
It’s been about five days now since I’ve been playing shopkeeper and I’m still loving it! I’ve even had a sale (although I’m not booking the Caribbean cruise just yet). I’ve sold things on ebay before (old books and…
You know how people say that blogs are nothing but stories about what people had for breakfast? Well, here’s what I had for breakfast… Notice the hand-made (by those hard working bakers in Sainbury’s) wholemeal bread. No butter! And…
You may have noticed a small addition to this website (hint – look to the right). Yes, I have been Etsy crazy for a while now – addicted to browsing through all the wonderful things there, so I have…
The West Pier in Brighton has had a disastrous and chequered recent past. In fact I think it’s probably in a worse state than can be seen here, with the recent high winds and rain we’ve been battered with……
Just to prove me wrong about all the rain I was on about, the sun came out today, and on a Saturday too! I am more than happy to be proved wrong about this, and so after dippy eggs…
I know, I know, January really does feel like it’s all up hill sometimes – never seeing any daylight and all that pesky rain. But, you know, we have to be positive, people! Yes, it’s hard scarfing down rice…
Some things are just too pretty… …or too tasty… …to get rid of just because Christmas is over.…
Bye, bye Christmas. Thanks for all the glitter, the lights, the red-and-white stripeiness and the great presents, I really am very lucky. Thanks for all the naughty food and the lovely flowers. And did I mention the presents? Thanks…