For this month, proudofthefish asked me to write about what school is like in the Philippines ( Read more... )

So, I heard from my mom tonight that my childhood yaya (nanny) died ( Read more... )

larochka173 is (AFAIK) currently in the European leg of her around-the-world trip. I received a text message from her after she saw one of Saint Walburga's bones ( Read more... )

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this, but the title was enough to grab my attention: Here’s Why Yankees Fans Aren’t the Only Ones Rooting Against the Red Sox. (I guess it really all boils down to who stands to lose a lot of money :-p ( Read more... )

When I was a child, we had a throw pillow at home that had a house appliquéd (sp?) on it. The pillow was brown check with an eyelet trim on it, and the house was made up of appliqués of different colors. I think there were even curtains and a plant in the first-floor window ( Read more... )