Yup. I'm to be a fairy gothmother. It feels very strange. My best friend and soul sister just spent a few days with me, down from Namibia. I really wish she lived closer but perhaps that geographical separation is a good thing. That way we love each other all the more because we can't just hop onto a plane and visit each other whenever the mood ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know, some guy tried to rob me yesterday. The full, sad story is here:
nerinedorman.blogspot.com/2009/11/suffering-bout-of-impromptu-crime.html

Today I'm sitting back trying to analyse how I feel about the situation. One word: guilt.

There's a bit of Great White Guilt suggesting I should have let that poor Tanzanian go. ( Read more... )