♥ Happy Birthday, pim2005, my darling!! Hope you had a nice day ( Read more... )

Golly, who ever saw *this* coming? Oh, that's right. Pretty much everyone ( Read more... )

And today we go to one the country's leading political pundits: my grandmother.

On the subject of John McCain - "What's an old man like that doing running for president?"

♥ You know how I posted a day or two ago about Katie getting trapped by Jehovah's Witnesses? Well, I felt a bit bad about it, because she said they were quite nice (which they were, though I had to struggle to restrain myself from shouting out "she's a heathen!" when they asked if she'd thought much about the Bible, but I was wearing a towel and ( Read more... )

Today I have ( Read more... )

♥ We were graced with Pim’s company last night, which was vee nice. I made the previously mentioned aubergine and mozzarella penne, though I am struggling with the exact cube size necessary for optimum taste. I think slightly smaller is better. I look forward to my next effort. Katie: I’m planning to do bbq chicken for Friday - please can you ( Read more... )

♥ So, what has been going on in my little life that I can share with you? Answer: not a great deal, as usual. Went to Sheffield at the weekend. Came home. Had Chris and Bex over for dinner on Monday. Had woe with Sainsbury’s yesterday. This is about it ( Read more... )

A couple of gems from Grandma ( Read more... )

♥ We are sailing into dangerous waters. As the skies darken earlier and earlier, so vanishes any urge to do something constructive when I get home from work. I’ve never been very good in the winter. Dark, to me, signifies that the day is over, and no further work need be done. I struggle to even sort out laundry after the sun has set. Last night, ( Read more... )

Grandad is in hospital again. He was admitted on Tuesday. Once again, I have only found out because I rang up my mother to ask. I spoke to her last night; she clearly didn't think it worth mentioning. I *hate* it when she does that - when they all do that! Why can't they let me know what's going on ( Read more... )