Posted in Home, Life in America, Me, Sports on April 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Gosh, this one’s going to be tough to describe. Here’s a guilty little secret; me, and my family, we’re all a little bit obsessed by an English Football team.
My husband, he’s a fan of different team, but just a fan. It’s not in his blood, he’s a first generation lover of Liverpool FC. Me, I’m [...]
Posted in Friends, Me, The Internet, Weekend Update on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve had all weekend to think about nosugrefneb’s challenge. At first I had no idea how I was going to sum up twenty-eight years in just six words. In between the choir rehearsals and the singing in the services, I started to come up with options. Then, once I got going I just couldn’t stop.
Some [...]
Posted in The Internet on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
I don’t know.
I’ve racked my brains for a reason, for a post that comes even close, but I’ve come up empty-handed.
Just like the poor person who ended up here, where I’m sure they didn’t find whatever it was they were looking for.
I hope.
Posted in Chicago, Life in America, Love Thursday, Me, Photos on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
A beautiful blackbird, which is commonplace throughout most of North American: so commonplace that people stopped to nudge their companions, point, and snicker when I tried to take this guy’s photograph on my walk to the lake. When we first encountered these birds in the park-lands by the Lake I was convinced, in my ignorance, [...]
Posted in Food, Holidays, Home, Me on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’d never really put any hard thought into celebrating the day of our national patron saint before. However, being far away always brings things into sharper focus.
If I was to celebrate this most English of days - you know in recognition of a Greek-speaking Anatolian soldier who probably existed and possibly had his head chopped [...]
