It's been an idyllic week. A quiet Christmas Day spent with my grandmother and parents (Steve was working and sisters were in Hamtown with their inlaws) then a raucous Boxing Day with sisters and boys all present ( Read more... )

They've got the papers now, and unless they have any changes to our clauses today, due diligence will be Monday. One builder's report between us and freedom ( Read more... )

( So it appears I don’t have cancer. )

Something happened to me a few weeks ago in NYC that I wanted to write about. It may not sound like much, but it was quite a profound experience. We were staying in a backpackers hostel on the Upper East Side, in a private room with bunk beds, a TV and an aircon unit - all you really need in the Big Apple. One night I woke from a deep sleep to ( Read more... )