John Henry Newman, long before he was Cardinal Newman, wrote a novel called Loss and Gain. That's a fair enough title for 2011-so-far, isn't it? There's plenty to put in the "loss" column, anyway--for all of us ( Read more... )

I haven't managed to say thank you properly, but honeyedbiscuit sent me a surprise care package of Lush (and related) goodies that totally MADE my month. Which, outside of resin arrivals, has been iffy at best. But thanks to Judith, I now smell like banana (yes, this is a good thing) and have other delicious-smelling things to sample! *feeling very thankful ( Read more... )