30 in 2005

Poor Lazy. Lying supine on the sofa, Lazy tells me about her dream(s). In each one the water has finished, dried up or been drunk by her or ...

I’m feeling a bit shell-shocked. Went with Shoefiend to watch ‘In this World’ at the Amnesty Human Rights Action Centre last night. Direct...

Jane got me thinking about anniversaries . In early May 1991 V and I met for the very first time. I was on my summer vacations having just c...

I had all of last week off - a week between my short term contract and a whole new world of permanent full-time work. With the impending fla...

The post title was not meant to be a precursor to the troubles that the deluge is bringing to Mumbai. At this distance I have no first hand ...

Hindsight is a lovely thing. It’s the perfect opportunity for people to glibly say ‘I told you so’. Some books just are not meant to be turn...

I never get it. Or them. Literally. Cashiers AND change. In London supermarkets, without exception, I am always handed back my change and st...

Whatever happened to just going to watch a movie for entertainment? I am deeply bothered by the fact that countries around the world are deb...

Lazy has her own blog. She won't let me tell you what it is though. She says: Very often lately. The mind has intentions that are positi...

Note: This is the last of my trips down memory lane India holiday in March 2006. I hope you enjoy it. It was so long ago that I barely remem...

This is almost my last post about my long ago trip to India. Just one more after this about Mumbai and then we’re all done. No trip to India...

Warning: Another long post. Credit: Post title is a word stolen from Marginalien I left Heathrow on a rainy day. The skies had been grey and...

Warning: A long post – so look away now if you have no patience! I’ve never had an uninteresting trip on a plane. In my minds eye planes are...

I saw a web-link recently of an exhibition of photographs featuring children interacting with traditionally wild animals in zoo-like setting...

..what all these bloggers read or don't: Shoefiend : the promise of cheese in any form! A lovely long list. Makes me want to go back and...

By Jane Sunshine . Thank you kindly Luckily its about my favourite subject. Books. I hope I've done this justice. Here goes: 1. What is...

Valentine's day - again. Two people near beating each other over a sorry looking bouquet of carnations at M&S. Couples on the bridge...

I hate estate agents. They bring out the absolute worst in me - pretty much more than any other group of people I can think of. I do hate ge...

Took the bull by the horns and rearranged the side bar of this blog. I needed to remove quite a few blogs that I no longer read because - th...

Ever since the non-smoking office, restaurant, mall, station came into existence it has been hell for the non-users. Instead of lessening se...