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A Third

I’ve just worked out that I’ve lived here, in the state where I now live, for a third of my life. How is that possible? Well, we moved here 12 years ago today (happy anniversary!) and tomorrow I’m 36 (happy birthday). Wow, of all the places I have lived, this is the one I have… Continue reading A Third

Reporter Instincts

Apparently my reporter’s instincts are still in there somewhere. Last night I was at a concert when the lights flickered out. There was a huge storm raging overhead and it killed the power for miles around. Luckily for us, the musicians were consummate professionals and just kept on playing, unplugged. As I listened, I was… Continue reading Reporter Instincts

Phew!

It’s hot out there. It’s going to get up to 98 for the severalth day in a row and the humidity is high, making it feel even hotter. The state issued a heat warning, saying ‘stay out of the sun, get into some air conditioning and drink lots of water’. For Scots this is hard… Continue reading Phew!

Tudors

Historians have just identified a previously unknown portrait of Henry VIII with his children, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. I was quite surprised, because, given their dynastic wranglings you don’t expect to see all of them in the one room together (not, of course, that they necessarily were. It’s not a photograph after… Continue reading Tudors

It Had To Happen

Ever since Doctor Who started back up, people have been asking Neil Gaiman if he’s going to write an episode. He said “they haven’t asked” initally. Then recently, he had dinner with Stephen Moffat, who has just been announced as the new Head Who Guy. When asked if the subject of his writing an episode… Continue reading It Had To Happen

Caffeine

Well, I just had my first cup of caffeinated morning coffee in about six weeks. Woooo! I’m scrubbin’ bathrooms, I’m dancin’ up and down stairs with laundry, I’m swabbing the deck (literally) and wondering what else I can do before the crash…

Tension

I’m going through a trying time. In short, I’m having my second miscarriage in five months. But I have two lovely children, I have faith, I have friends and I have people who love me, so it’s all better than it could be. But the other weapon in my arsenal, against the monsters lurking in… Continue reading Tension

Endings

Funny how May and June, after the new beginnings of springtime, have become a season of endings. Beginnings too, of course, because endings are the pause before a new beginning, but today I’m feeling the endings, sharply.