I've created a monster. I made the mistake of mentioning the song 'Little Red Monkey' at dinner. Dad has since been whistling/humming/singing 'Little Red Monkey' more or less constantly. My mother and myself are near murder, or suicide, or both ( Read more... )

So, yesterday Papa and I went to France. It was three hours to Dover in the car, an hour and a half on The Pride of Dover, and then a brief drive in Calais... then all of that again on the way back. Tiring, to say the least ( Read more... )

Mum and I went into Norwich today. I got my May Ball outfit. It's a green top with straps that pinches in at the waist, and I'm going to wear it with this fantastic gothic lace skirt my mum has at home left over from her youth. It doesn't sound like much, but I think it will look good. Also: purchased a new pair of glasses, a new pair of ( Read more... )

I can be very naughty with updating this thing.

Christmas was good this year. It was all rather jumbled up because it was the first Christmas at Mandalay and we couldn't accommodate all the usual guests, so just one of my nanas and my uncle came up. On Christmas Eve we went to the carol service in Weybread Church. The vicar was enormous and jolly ( Read more... )

The story is printing off right now. All 70,000ish words of it. O_o This is for my parents to R&R. I read through it all up to chpater 15 today and really enjoyed myself! Yes, and I laughed at my own jokes. I know I'm sad. But, seriously, I love my little Amity. She is completely and utterly shameless and nothing whatsoever like me. And she gets ( Read more... )