Day 360

Of course, it's a weekend with glorious weather when I have to come down with a cold. But aren't the sheep cute?! more...

Day 358

Blister season has arrived. more...

Day 356

Two shops had no bananas and one had only solid green ones. Since when does one have to go to FOUR shops to find an edible banana? more...

Day 340

The bane of my week. Do you know how LOUD pigeons are?!! Especially when they're sitting on your windowsill at 4 am. more...

Day 334

I hate it when this happens. more...

Day 299

Thanks to jetlag, I nearly forgot to take a photo today! more...

Day 286

I looked out the bedroom window this morning and discovered that my antique prints from eBay had been left in the back garden. The postie hadn't bothered to leave a notice. Good thing it hadn't rained! more...

Day 278

One of two injuries acquired by falling on my way up the front steps. It hurts. A lot. more...

Day 244

As the council can't be bothered to do anything about the icy sidewalks, I decided that the ice-gripper thingies were less dorky than slipping and breaking my neck. Not very comfy, but they worked pretty well. more...

Day 235

Second cold of 2009, blech. But I am extremely glad that it's possible to get pseudoephedrine in the UK without major hassle. more...

Day 228

A mountain of papers to mark. Ugh. more...

Day 221

I was nearly finished with the first half of my bag when I discovered that I'd been wrapping the yarn the wrong direction when purling, so all my purl stitches were twisted. Between not wanting to reinforce a bad habit and the fact that doing it the right way is much easier, I decided to start over. *sigh* more...

Day 214

Still Life with Tissues. Pretty much sums up my day. more...

Day 197

This is not what I ordered. Grrrr. more...

Day 193

The bus driver refused to accept this coin, claiming it was fake. I didn't have another one, so I had to count out £1 in 20p, 10p, 5p, and 1p coins, which seemed a fitting revenge.

I was irritated enough to take it to the bank, and the guy there said it was fine. more...

Day 186

8.00 AM. Ten minutes before sunrise. And sunset was at 3.45 PM.

Two more weeks... more...

Day 174

For some reason I'm really struggling with this week's lecture prep. Ugh. more...

Day 139

Does this look like a diagram that took the better part of three days to construct? No, I didn't think so either. more...

Day 133

This morning it sounded like they were weed-whacking the entire neighbourhood and then grinding it up. Turns out that wasn't far off! more...

Day 130

The bathroom sink become a crime scene this morning when one of my earrings fell down the drain. Fortunately, some insider information on the different types of traps in British pipes (thanks, Paul!) enabled my husband to enact a daring rescue.



The happy couple, reunited at last. more...