Monthly Archives: July 2008

Note to self…

I saw this story and couldn’t help but comment as I really thought that the ‘don’t pee on a railway track cause you might get electrocuted’ was an old wives tale just like if you swallow chewing gum it will … Continue reading

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Which way is the beach?

  We had a beautiful sunny day on Sunday (ha! how appropriate!) so I dragged my pasty white milk bags down to the common (or park for the North Americans) near our house to absorb some of this British sun.  When … Continue reading

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Face down in the sand

I haven’t rambled on about any good gadgets lately but I found a few that I thought were pretty neat.    The first one I quite enjoyed…mainly cause I would like to be using it on a beach somewhere versus … Continue reading

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What are you wearing?

Today is meant to be the hottest day of the summer so far in London.  To celebrate I have dragged out my best Primark dress and my white ‘milk bag’ legs (the term lovingly given to my legs by my … Continue reading

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Picture it…Sicily

I just read that Estelle Getty has passed away at 84. For those of you not on a ‘real name basis’, she played Sophia – Dorthy’s mom on Golden Girls…the little sharped tongue sarcastic one (all great qualities if you … Continue reading

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I am not sure why it is that way…it just is

I had a friend over from Canada this weekend and her visit helped to remind me of a few things that may seem strange to someone visiting London.   Fish and Chips – they leave the skin on the fish … Continue reading

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Proud to be a P.A.N.K.

I read this today and absolutely loved it…we are all familiar with the D.I.N.K acronym (double income no kids) but this one is even better (and I am one) P.A.N.K standing for Professional Aunts with No Kids.  How great is … Continue reading

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That’s MY cup

As I mentioned before, tea is a fairly important part of our working culture…everyone has their routine of when they have their first cup and their cutoff for the last …ooh I couldn’t possibly have one past 5:00 it would spoil … Continue reading

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No rain today please…

Following my post last week about summer arriving in the UK I was told about Saint Swithun’s Day (thanks Becca) which is today – 15th July. Apparently this is the UK version of Groundhog Day and is the true predictor … Continue reading

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Naming and shaming

I love reading my daily free papers (3 in total, 1 in the morning and 2 in the evening) to get me through my commute and prevent me from starring at the fellow tube travelers and making up stories in … Continue reading

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