I'm back from England. The trip was interesting and hysterical and eye-opening and even entailed some serious drama. That's all for another post. Just wanted to check in and say that I was incommunicado for the entire week I was away and loved every minute of it. I didn't bother to upgrade my dumbphone... Continue Reading →
The definition of balmy, according to Merriam-Webster: a : having the qualities of balm : soothing b : mild <balmy weather> I wish it were b the other afternoon, but I settled for a. Mary and I made lip balm (#17 on the birthday list). It was easy-peasy because I ordered a kit online at... Continue Reading →
I've been visiting my high school years via memory lane this month, due to two recent and random events. 1. I went to a DIY framing shop to frame some posters a few weeks ago—one of which I had been holding onto for 20 years. I was a member of my high school chorus,... Continue Reading →
In the nine years I've been completing a birthday list, I don't think I've ever visited England during the birthday list season of January–May. UNTIL THIS YEAR. This is a fast and easy—albeit incredibly expensive—way to knock off multiple items in six days. Is this cheating? I decided that it is definitely not cheating. This... Continue Reading →
I recently read a NY Times article titled "Lessons from Living in London." It was written by a former foreign correspondent for the Times who'd lived in London for almost 20 years. As I read, I found myself gasping in bewilderment and asking my computer: "Did we live in the same place?" This writer had... Continue Reading →
