Where've you all been? Having babies and that?

The Stubborn Season - Lauren B Davis ( Read more... )

Arrrrgghhh. .

Let Nothing You Dismay - Mark O'Donnell ( Read more... )

The Lost Garden - Helen Humphreys
Deafening - Frances Itani
Requests and Dedications - Elise Levine
Fire Sale - Sara Paretsky
The Monkey Puzzle Tree - Elizabeth Nickson
Angels Go Naked - Cornelia Nixon
Man Crazy - Joyce Carol Oates
Eleven for the whatever - Janet Evanovich
Pippa Passes - Rumer Godden

(Lordy, am I afraid of boy novelists??)

Tomorrow I'm going to live somewhere else. And I can't quite get my head around that. Is it this difficult for most people to take in major life changes, or am I just seriously silly in the head? Hmm, and I just got ice cream on my favourite roll of red electrical tape (my only roll of red electrical tape) and licked it off. I think I must be tired ( Read more... )

Canterbury Beach - Anne Simpson
Tempting Faith DiNapoli - Lisa Gabriele
Tatiana and Alexander - Paullina Simons
The Sunday Philosophy Club - Alexander McCall Smith


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Dear Grape Peeler:

Happy birthday, happy birthday!

There, I said it twice. That's like a party. Or it is to me, anyway...nothing wrong with that, eh? Still, I hope your real birthday party is even better (!!) than me saying "happy birthday" twice. And also that you got nice new toys.

Today was my graduation day. I didn't get honours, or to wear a silly hat, or to sit down for most of the afternoon. BUT, I did get flowers, delicious dinner, phone calls from weirdos that I love, a pretty photo box, $100, and a piece of paper saying "Susannah Alice Jane has a degree." Ah yes, and one of those ridiculous robes and a pink neck sash ( Read more... )

It rains rains rains like a wretched beast. Which is a bit trying, but, however, I love to watch Canadians trying to deal with the rain. I think it must be taught to them in small people school (or perhaps even conveyed to 'em while they're still in the womb) that CONTACT WITH RAIN KILLS ( Read more... )