I started this post on 25th March 2017, when I got back from the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai. Then I fell asleep, hung out in Chiang Mai and Pai for a few days, tootled off to Bangkok and flew back to Heathrow what a mistake so this post has spent the last two-plus […]
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I Learnt How Tennis Works and Now I’m an EXPERT. Also, here’s a drawing of a rodent.
I started a quick five minute sidebar update about… half an hour ago? More? I can’t even remember what the intended effect was but I know I don’t want to look at the sidebar for another half an hour. You look instead. Possibly I chose the wrong time to poke about with delicate design work […]
Summer Buzzin’
This is one of those weeks where I’m glad I’m a freelancer. I go to work in short shorts, I have lunch in my garden and I start the day watching my dogs lollop around the field with the canine equivalent of beaming smiles before flopping down inside all day like sleepy cherubs. It’s also […]
Mirror, Mirror
I fell asleep on the patio with my trousers rolled up yesterday, which means one thing… summer’s here. Or it’s visiting at any rate. I love it. I love that I can swap hot coffee for frappes, jeans for short shorts and procrastinating on the Internet for sitting outside being, like, zen. It’s a bit […]
Calling Everyone Who Can Identify Hollywood Regency from a Line Up
To see if it would boost sales, I just explored the style’ option in the Etsy listings. Here are some of the gems you can choose to help your product increase visibility: Renaissance Kawaii Industrial Art Nouveau Beach Victorian Mid Century Hippie Hipster Waldorf Hollywood Regency Neoclassical Cottage Chic I’m not sure what those words […]
Funny Story…
On Tuesday I woke up at eleven, which I never do, cooked breakfast, which I never do, and decided to chill out all day, which I never do. “I’ll write a leisurely blog and maybe go to the library,” I thought, “then catch up on some TV.” I did catch up on some TV, but […]
We’ve Got to Stop Meeting Like This…
Sunday again. I meant to write yesterday but then I watched Strictly and an old episode of Sherlock and really, those two things can’t be interrupted by intelligent work. Apparently it’s now just 31 days until Christmas, which apparently I’m supposed to be excited about? If I get excited now – and there is a teeny tiny […]
Portable Parlour Game of the Week: Tattoo Watch
Stories no one wants to hear: Why Francesca Can Write a Blog Post But Can’t Publish Her Blood of Olympus Review, Why Flip Flop Blisters Won’t Heal and When Another Frappe Is Too Many Frappes: A Saga. What larks eh. You know what I like about being in a warm country? The popular parlour game […]