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It’s been far too long since I’ve posted here. But I do still read, even if I rarely comment. I need to change that.
I’ll be over at yesanastasia.dreamwidth.org. I made this account many years ago; maybe this time, I’ll start to use it.
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books read in 2015
books read in 2015...
01. The Art of Asking - by Amanda Palmer (started December 2014, finished 2-January 2015)
02. The Hobbit - by J R R Tolkien (finished 18-January) [reread]
03. Best Food Writing 2012 - edited by Holly Hughes (finished June)
04. Sous Chef: 24 Hours in the Kitchen - by Michael Gibney (finished July)
05. Gone Girl - by Gillian ( Read more... ) -
Eli Patrick
Our beautiful son, Eli Patrick, was born on 1 October, at 3:05am at 37 weeks, weighing 6lbs 3oz (2.8kg). It was earlier than expected (37 weeks), but he is healthy and we are just so incredibly in love with him. I honestly can't imagine life without him now. He is super cuddlesome & loves snuggles, winking like a pirate (I love his little pirate ( Read more... ) -
books read in 2014
Books completed in 2014...
01. Tamil Tigress - by Niromi de Soyza (finished 1-January)
02. Unbearable Lightness - by Portia de Rossi (finished 16-January)
03. Best Food Writing 2013 - edited by Holly Hughes (finished 21-February ( Read more... ) -
and it's over....
Six years of study = FINISHED. My last exam was today. I can't believe I've actually completed everything now.
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my greatest addictions: black phoenix alchemy lab & black phoenix trading post
-- photo heavy post below! --
Most of you will know by now that I am quite addicted to the perfumes & other products created by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and Black Phoenix Trading Post. Not only are their products of amazing quality, but their customer service is exceptional and the community of other BPAL fans is amongst one of the most civilised ( Read more... ) -
dreamwidth
A few people have mentioned moving their journals over to Dreamwidth lately. I don't want to lose touch with anyone who does move, so I have created an account over there, which I will use just for reading ( Read more... ) -
some good in this world
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was after so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even Darkness must ( Read more... ) -
books read in 2013
Completed books in 2013...
01. The Elementals - by Francesca Lia Block (finished 1-Jan)
02. Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough - by Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss (finished 19-Jan)
03. The Devil Wears Prada - by Lauren Weisberger (finished 22-June) [reread]
04. Revenge Wears Prada - by Lauren Weisberger (finished 3-July)
05. The Ocean at ( Read more... ) -
"and when you were elected there was a global wave of joy"
So much excitement this week! I am so, so happy that Obama was re-elected this week; it restored my faith in America and in some way, the world. Hope can prevail. "Thankyou America for being more than I expected" (Ani DiFranco)
&tomorrow, Noel & I fly to Hong Kong! I am very much looking forward to a holiday.