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Dispatches from my subconscious...
(cookwitch and silenttex are on holiday this week so I've been taking advantage of having the house to myself and indulging in a week long orgy of The West Wing. I figured that a post full of entries saying 'Went to work, missed silenttex, watched West Wing' would be less than thrilling so I thought it might be amusing to try and record my dreams for a week. I've never paid ( Read more... ) -
Dispatches!
Saturday - Picked up some new shoes from the post office. Bought them on eBay while I was over in Canada and they had arrived by the time I got home. A brand new pair of smart size nine slingbacks for £20. Not bad eh?
Sunday - Tried a new hair colour today (still red), but it's come out a lot darker than I was expecting. I'll probably go back to ( Read more... ) -
Dispatches from the old homestead...
Saturday - Went out shopping in Saskatoon. Both The Bay and Sears were having handbag sales, which was nice of them. I got a lovely red shoulder bag and a very cute black handbag with pink accents.
Sunday - As previously mentioned, bought a Palm. Electronic books will mean I won't always have to have room for a book or two in my bag and, obviously ( Read more... ) -
I have a new toy...
A nine hour flight with restricted cabin luggage allowance left me with the burning desire, nay need, to buy myself a new handheld device (no, not that sort of handheld device - wash your mind out with soap). On land, if I'm bored but don't fancy reading (or have run out of things to read), I have a bunch of games on my mobile to play; but, of ( Read more... ) -
Chocolate Chip Muffins!
I'm not sure if I've put this in my journal before. I don't think I have, it's certainly not tagged.
I'm just waiting for a tray of muffins to bake so here's the recipe:
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Dispatches from north of the 49th parallel
Saturday - silenttex and House, does it get any better than this?
Sunday - Why yes: silenttex, House and pancakes for breakfast! Man, we know how to live.
Monday - Went shopping for gifts in Fortnum & Mason and Hamley's. Felt like a tourist walking around with my carrier bags. Saw a very unexpected sign outside Hatchard's: Dick Francis would be signing copies of ( Read more... ) -
Quick post from the one true north...
Man, that was a long journey. The flight from London was delayed because crew members were stuck in traffic in London and the flight from Calgary was delayed because "they had misplaced their pilots"! Finally arrived in Saskatoon about 3.30am London time.
That's it from me, just wanted to post to say: still alive! The family trampledamage are all hale and ( Read more... ) -
Dispatches...
Saturday - The long weekend began, and all long weekends should, with baking. Mmm... Cinnamon Swedishes. silenttex has suggested a couple of improvements (sultanas and more cinnamon), I shall report back with the results once we've tried them out.
Sunday - Sunday was brought to you by the letters N, C, I and S. Lounging around watching NCIS season 1 on DVD ( Read more... ) -
Night Mail
W. H. Auden is one of my favourite poets because of his ability to see the poetry in the everyday and the mundane. I love the imagery of finding love 'scribbled on the backs of railway guides' from another of his poems (O Tell Me The Truth About Love - posted in this journal hereThis poem, written as a commentary for a film about the night mail ( Read more... )