If you’d have told me that when I went to Leeds for the weekend to see my aunt’s art exhibition, I would:

a)     spend Friday evening stalking the newsreader Peter Levy

b)     spend Saturday night dancing to Chesney Hawkes live, grasp his hand and develop a crush on him

c)     not actually see my aunt’s art exhibition,

I would have said “don’t be daft ( Read more... )

I can’t believe how surreal my life has become since January. First of all there was meeting my heroes off the BBC Look North Lincolnshire news programme. I was in Lincolnshire for the weekend for my godmother’s birthday and heard on Friday’s edition of the show that Peter (newsreader) and Paul (weatherman) would be appearing in Scunthorpe at ( Read more... )

Shake Hands with the Devil: the failure of humanity in Rwanda - Lgen Romeo Dallaire
The Ghost Writer - John Harwood
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher or the Murder at Road Hill House Murder - Kate Summerscale
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
Clouds of Witness - Dorothy L. Sayers

Yesterday a family friend came round and said she is being recruited to sell Body Shop products at home.  My mum's response was "Oh I don't see you selling beauty products.  If it was dog food - yes".

Luckily she took it quite well.  Don't think me rolling on the floor with laughter helped.

Post 10 things that are going right in your life right now. I don't care how small. You're happy with your cup of coffee. You saw a flock of geese flying over. ANYTHING. Things that make you happy. Things that make you smile. No pressure.

It's small and it's simplistic, but maybe for the time you are compiling your list, you'll forget about the bad ( Read more... )

I worked my first Science Night sleepover on Saturday.  470 children aged between 8-12 slept over in various galleries in the museum and I was one of the evening ushers.  I got there early as I was paranoid about being late and helped set up some stands and then enjoyed chatting to other helpers from different departments whom I don't normally get ( Read more... )

Just got back from a very successful holiday on the Greek island of Lesvos.  Giles and I couldn't believe our luck.  On the way out we waltzed through check in without any queues, had time for a breakfast at the airport, had plenty of room on the half empty flight, no delays, transfer from the airport in Mytilene was painfree and the hotel amazing ( Read more... )

My birthday weekend began with me purchasing Millie's Cookies for work.  I was good and did not eat them on the way though I was sorely tempted.  Rachel brought me a cake and a present so I spent the day stuffing my face.  After work I headed to Camden for a ceilidh.  We all met at a pub on the canal for refreshments and then walked over to the ( Read more... )

Had a productive day.  Washed the car as was very embarrassed to discover there was a cobweb on it the other day.  I have washed it loads recently and can't believe how dirty it gets in such a short space of time considering it just stands in the drive most of the time.  Have done a clothes wash, washed up, done ironing, emptied Tessa's tray, ( Read more... )

After going into work for a couple of hours to ensure the external contractor was set up ok, I trundled to Euston to meet Xanthe for our jaunt to Bletchley Park.  I have wanted to go there for years, ever since I first heard about it.  I have been reading Station X  at the moment so was more than ready to see the place and soak up the atmosphere.

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