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Someone I have never met, and wished I had, and loved and admired deeply, died yesterday. That would be the completely fabulous Christopher Hitchens, whether I agreed with him or not on different issues. Christopher Hitchens. Christopher Hitchens. Christopher Hitchens. I want to say his name many times, do NOT forget his name. I can’t [...]
Millions of avid reader’s of the wonderful, incomparable Sir Terry Pratchett (myself included) will instantly recognize the title I have borrowed from him for my latest blog piece. These infamous words are written on a piece of card that witch Esmerelda Weatherwax (who is good at doing witchy spells but is not so good at [...]
It had gotten to the point where I was equipping everyone in my UK household with protective ear gear every time I ran the old washing machine, because the spin cycle sounded like a really loud, ear-grinding, pneumatic drill. It was awful. The whole house would shake. And by the way, do you know how [...]
No, I didn’t really get sucked in by a black hole, because if I had I wouldn’t be back here in blogland, but it’s been so long that I am sticking with the black-hold-being-sucked-in-by thing. Metaphorically speaking. Anyway, hello. But about the cat eating my homework. . . Since Kitteh Princess Pippa came to live [...]
Otherwise known as More Trouble With Travel. So, last Wednesday I left our Rotterdam apartment and set off for Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, and when I arrived nice and early for my flight I discovered that the plane was broken. Yes, the plane scheduled for my flight was broken. The airline chartered another plane from London [...]
And now for something completely different. . . The very nice Melina Kantor asked me to join the Chick Lit Writers for a guest blog. So I did! My little tale of how I was thwarted by multiple persons in my efforts to either read or write romance can be found here. Hope you enjoy [...]
So, on Friday night I was due to fly to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, then get the train to Rotterdam where I would spend an extended weekend in our apartment. Oh, no! I hear you all cry. You know what that means, don’t you, Michelle? It will be exactly like that other time you tried to [...]
First with the bad news to get it out of the way. When I say bad news, it was potentially good news. It was potentially fab news. At least, that’s what I thought. This is what happened… This morning I got up, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, everything was bathed in Spring, [...]
First off, please join me in sending a big yay and big hello to my friend Alyssa Day. She and her family have just arrived back home in America after a difficult time in, and journey back from, Japan. BIG YAY and BIG HELLO, Alyssa! (And big hugs and positive thoughts to all of our [...]
What on earth are you talking about, Michelle, I hear you all cry. Is this a new offshoot of Star Trek, or something or other that we’ve somehow missed? Who and what is The Borg Mothership? That would be me. It sounds completely barking mad, but it is absolutely true. Yes, both of my children [...]
