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Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman hits all the right buttons on the back cover copy and inside flaps. In theory, it sounds like a great coming-of-age novel dealing with race, culture, immigration, acceptance and adolescent violence. However, I had a… Continue Reading →
I finished The Lady Elizabeth a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to muster a review. I think it’s a little bit of ambivalence; I enjoyed the book, but it lagged a bit in places. I read Innocent Traitor… Continue Reading →
I’ve been meaning to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon for a few years because I’ve heard extraordinary things about it. It came out in 2003, was a #1 international bestseller, and received… Continue Reading →
I know I haven’t posted much on the blog lately, but I’ve been quite the traveller with limited internet access. I’ve seen lots of England, which was my original intention: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Bristol, Bath, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Leeds, and tomorrow the destination… Continue Reading →
Here are some photos CW and I took of the dogs when it began to snow last week. I really enjoy taking them out and the snow makes it even more fun. Happy Dogs on Thursday! 8 inches of snow… Continue Reading →
The stage play was absolutely amazing! It was at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, which was a small, intimate theatre with 2 balconies and the floor. Our seats were fantastic; we were on the floor, row F, dead centre. The… Continue Reading →
We had a little “introduction” tour from one of the Friend’s of St. Paul’s. She told us that Old St. Paul’s burned down in The Great Fire of 1663 and the current day St. Paul’s was designed by Christopher Wren… Continue Reading →
Here’s a little homage to Sweeney Todd I found at the present day Fleet Street. Street sign to prove I was actually ON Fleet Street This sign was above some design store. I couldn’t actually see a Barber Shop, unless… Continue Reading →
I’ve been trying to make this post for-freaking-ever!! For some reason (I swear I didn’t do it) my pictures-upload have decided to stop working. I never used to use this because I never knew when my blog would move (when… Continue Reading →
I didn’t run after him, stop him, and meet him… but he walked past me on his cell phone on Argyll Street (he was headed towards Oxford Street) in Central London. WOW. It was actually him… no mistaking that face… Continue Reading →
On Saturday, Harriet drove us all to Cambridge to have a look around. Harriet’s parents live near Cambridge and she invited us to have a look around the city centre. We drove to one of the shuttle bus stops (as… Continue Reading →
On Friday we all went to the London Zoo. We had a lot of fun, got to see the penguins being fed, saw the llamas, and the lion roared at us! (I just asked Coleen the spelling of her name… Continue Reading →
On Thursday we went to the Natural History Museum here in London. Why? Because we wanted to (and it’s free). NJ is here for the weekend from Manchester, so CW and I met him at Euston and we carried on…. Continue Reading →
Last time when I went to I Knit, I saw Artegano… I’ve never seen it before and their “Hummingbird” line is 100% alpaca. YumYum! So I went back yesterday (Thursday) and was looking at the colourways… and if you know… Continue Reading →
